i built the form with two bottom sides   :D  
if you look at pic no 2 above where i am putting the bow in the form, the back side is the good side with the formica strip- easier to load this way, then when the belly side lays on top, and clamped down, then it is flipped over for the oven- so that the hose points up- otherwise it would not fit in the oven.
but the main reason for building it this way was to have the air hose around the outside of the static tip radius- so that it would squeeze in better against the radius, eliminating glue gaps, in a tricky area , compounded by the sitka inserts. this way , the mare air in the hose- the tighter it gets as the hose outside the form treies to round itself- and pushes against the edge of the form- almost stretching the airhose out.
my thought process anyway !!??!  

fresh out of the form!
 

started to run it through the sander- getting it cleaned up
 

all cleaned up, and the riser block glued on
notice the assymetrical riser?

 

really happy with the static tips so far- great glue lines
 

after chatting to mark this morning- gonna have to go real slow around these tips, and just figure out how much i can take off, it going to almost be like working on a self bow- creeping up on the final desired thickness, a bit at a time.
i am going to use marks trick with the thread and the string wax- to see exactly when the tips start to flex.
been thinking about removing material until it just starts to flex, then adding a thin phenolic underlay on the tips,
1. to bring back some stiffnness.
2. to allow me to sand in a longitudinal string groove, without violating the glass, and
3. hopefully adding some stability

i have phenolic and the left over 030 ul glass from the layup- which do you think would be better?
i could put it through the sander  to thin it down some??
i really want to keep the weight down- but still retain stability
maybe next time i will use uls glass- its my first recurve- so didnt even think about it when i ordered the glass

Lookin' great! I'll hav to make the trip up this summer and try it out.

Nice work Wayne,
Looking forward to seeing the finished product    
Looking great sofar.
Bert

That is going to be one cool bow, Wayne.  Your secret's out though, buddy.  You have helper elves.  Spotted those elf slippers in your pic right away.

Must be nice...

Cool slippers!  
Looking good so far....hoping to see it bent next time.
My Turkish form that you asked about is done and the outers have been steam bent,lams to cut now....give me a week to get one finished.
So with this one did you go for a 0.004 total taper?

LMAO on the cute slippers..  

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What Bue said..  

Glad to see your project is coming along. Can't wait to see it with an arrow on the shelf.

:D  
yup - 004 total taper.

thanks y'all. not finished yet- anything can still happen.
really excited- its all i can think about the last few days!

looking good

Awesome
If it were me
I would use wood for over and under lays
Lighter and you get the contrast of wood color

 

thanks guys

I bet it will be fast!
That limba should give it a nice camo effect too.
Dave.

was hoping to get it strung up...
but then i lost the string, so i ordered one, but i lost the order in my sock drawer, then when the string came i couldn't find the stringer.

anyway i borrowed the neighbors camera and got a quick pic of the profile thus far

Where did you find the 5 toed frog slippers...  

Gonna be cool!!