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Title: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: beachbowhunter on February 18, 2014, 04:39:00 PM
limb butts that is    :readit:

How do you guys shape the end of your take down limbs? Do you freehand, use a jig, etc?  If you do use a jig, can we see it?
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: Crooked Stic on February 18, 2014, 05:29:00 PM
This is mine used on the Grizzly profile sander.
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/New%20Pronounced%20TD%20longbow/ElkCountry31.jpg)
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: snapper1d on February 18, 2014, 06:30:00 PM
Mine is dragging right now!
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: carpin'mark on February 18, 2014, 06:53:00 PM
Other than limb pad and rough cut on shelf/window, I love free-hand for everything else on the riser.   :shaka:  


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Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 18, 2014, 07:13:00 PM
Carpin that is awesome...
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: ChuckC on February 18, 2014, 07:17:00 PM
Does This Riser Make My Butt Look Big ?

Sorry.....
chuckc
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: heartlandbowyer on February 18, 2014, 07:28:00 PM
Chuck, yes it does!   :scared:
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: carpin'mark on February 18, 2014, 07:35:00 PM
Thanks Roy, 'cept I clicked on wrong picture/wrong bow side! What a schmuck! Anyway, you get the idea.

Good one Chuck!
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Post by: Pheonixarcher on February 18, 2014, 07:56:00 PM
That's sweet! What kind of wood is that?

I free hand mine and blend them into the riser.
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: carpin'mark on February 18, 2014, 08:04:00 PM
Thanks Pheonix, its Zebra.
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: beachbowhunter on February 19, 2014, 12:42:00 AM
Mike is that a plastic template underneath? Do you bolt it to the limb?
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: beachbowhunter on February 19, 2014, 12:44:00 AM
Hey Carpin that is sick!!!  Wow!
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Post by: bigbob2 on February 19, 2014, 03:11:00 AM
Deadly, captain!That Zebrano is a killer.
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Post by: Pheonixarcher on February 19, 2014, 03:27:00 AM
That is one fine piece of zebra! Always been one of my favorites, but this one takes the cake.

That grip looks outstanding! How about another pic or two?
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: MoeM on February 19, 2014, 04:38:00 AM
Wow that palm rest (?) looks just perfect!
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: carpin'mark on February 19, 2014, 05:46:00 PM
Thanks a lot guys, beachbowhunter here's a better example showing actual limb butts this time! Jigs are definitely better for consistency, but for me, I seldom make two bows exactly the same. This one I wanted harder lines, a little more 'radical' I guess.
Yeah, sometimes it can bite you in the arse, go too far on one and you have to play match up with the other, but it opens up creativity and the bow will start to tell you what it wants to be. RL=http://s123.photobucket.com/user/bonzaibows1/media/PICT0006_zps42694b81.jpg.html] (http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/bonzaibows1/PICT0006_zps42694b81.jpg)[/URL][/IMG]
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: LittleBen on February 19, 2014, 05:55:00 PM
Mark you clearly have a great eye for the wood grain. I like how you did the actionwood on that one. Very nicely executed.

Nice butts too.
Title: Re: Tell me about your butts...
Post by: Pheonixarcher on February 20, 2014, 12:08:00 AM
That is nicely done! I was thinking about trying something similar on my next three piece. Great job!