Well they say the best lessons are expensive lessons. I built a new form and this was to be my first bow off this form. Although I checked and double checked I still ended up reversing my belly taper. :banghead: I was really looking forward to finishing this bow out. Who doesn't love Osage?
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I write butt end on all lams, left and right too
you can save that riser with some work, very careful work at the fades :thumbsup:
Sorry Bro... I feel your pain... Double triple, check and make a checklist... Label the ends of your lams...
Some bows have been made with reverse tapers, why not put a string on it and see how it bends?
21 century longbows was made like that and according to Norbert Mullaney an excellent one.
KennyM and Mad Max suggested saving the riser. I think I'm going to try that and just start over :dunno:
Man that sucks..
That does suck! :banghead: No way to make it work? Looks to be a pain in the a$$ either way.
Would not hurt to shape the limbs little and see how they bend, if your going to trash them anyways.
Quote from: Flem on August 31, 2020, 12:24:40 PM
That does suck! :banghead: No way to make it work? Looks to be a pain in the a$$ either way.
Would not hurt to shape the limbs little and see how they bend, if your going to trash them anyways.
Could be a new discovery that shoots 250 feet per second and always hits the bulls eye, or not
My Treadway mild R/D has reversed tapered lams in the limbs.
What taper rate is the belly lam?
And what is the back lam? Taper also?
Bvas, the back taper is .002 and the belly is .001
Well heck, ya still got .001 taper overall.
I'm with the others. I'd profile the limbs and see what ya got before stripping them off. Maybe start your profile a little further off the fades to help stiffen the inner limbs.
That's assuming ya screwed up both belly lams.
Lol! No only one of the belly lams are screwed up
Well....,In that case....., :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:
Oops, I see, not much to do then.
Quote from: Dannon on August 31, 2020, 10:01:04 PM
Lol! No only one of the belly lams are screwed up
If you are going to screw up, at least do a complete job of it :bigsmyl:
Time to go into riser salvation mode! :)
Quote from: Longcruise on September 01, 2020, 03:26:51 PM
Time to go into riser salvation mode! :)
Yep, that's what I'll be doing this weekend!
Have you profiled the limbs? If the glass is full width still, bandsaw thru the core lams and run the glass thru your thickness sander til cleaned up, you might lose a couple thou but you could always use it on a kid bow if it gets too thin.
Quote from: kennym on September 01, 2020, 07:25:31 PM
Have you profiled the limbs? If the glass is full width still, bandsaw thru the core lams and run the glass thru your thickness sander til cleaned up, you might lose a couple thou but you could always use it on a kid bow if it gets too thin.
I may try that Kenny. I haven't profiled the limbs yet
Slow and easy, glass will kill yer blade. And you don't wanna get into the riser, so it's tedious... :o
I'ma gonna hafta try maken me ah gwass bow someday...
Quote from: Roy from Pa on September 02, 2020, 07:51:29 AM
I'ma gonna hafta try maken me ah gwass bow someday...
It'll be fun they said!
:laughing: :biglaugh: :laughing: It aint exactly like building a bird house, is it??
:biglaugh: :thumbsup:
Quote from: Shredd on September 02, 2020, 03:04:06 PM
:laughing: :biglaugh: :laughing: It aint exactly like building a bird house, is it??
I beg to differ....Ya start out building a simple bird house from a kit. Then ya build your own custom bird house from rough material. Then ya build a three story multi condo bird house. Then next thing ya know your building bird houses for all your friends.
:laughing: :thumbsup: