OK, took her out of form today after 24 hours of 70* temp.

Good glue lines, and think I can use the riser cutout for grip one way or another...

 


Took tape off and put new tape on for limb marking.

 

Gotta keep your centerline thru all the cleanup of limbs!!

 

Since this is gonna be a 64" ntn bow, I mark from center both limbs 32" along bow back...

 

Clamp yardstick to limb to hold thru curves and mark 32" from center both ways

 

Now mark center at nock marks and centerline of bow, stretch a string end to end and make sure it goes across center. If not move both marks at nocks the same direction to bring across center mark.

 

Here is how I check at center when the reflex is enough you can't get string close to mark, ....

 

Now I mark 12" from center , this is where the limb side taper starts...



OK I missed a detail, you need to mark 5/16" each way from centerline at nocks, this will give you a 5/8" starting width, I usually end up around a half inch wide at nocks...

Now from that mark, straight line to edge of limb at 12" from center...



And now the limbs are marked out....



More next weekend, should be shooting it then...

Hope everyone is enjoying seeing how I throw one together!   :D

Great build, Kenny!  Can't wait to see the finished product.

Question - Do you have a clone of yourself working the shop with you?  How else could you have found the time to work on this bow and grind my laminations at the same time?

5 more min. you could have it tillered

 

Alright, I gotta ask. How do you cut your hand while laying out limb profile???
I understand that it is almost somewhat of a requirement to bleed on each and every project. But while laying out limbs  

Sweet ole boy...

John, I needed somewhere to be, Renee had a ladies gathering and I wanted to stay out of house.

It may take longer than that Mark!!

Brad, that goes back to the gathering in house, I had the bow form in the vise and one of those nifty stem caps with the end you can take valve cores out with. Went by and raked it across back of hand. Didn't want to bother ladies, so a folded up paper towel and some masking tape til it quit leaking. Had just taken the homemade bandaid off and no cleanup yet! LOL

Thanks Roy!

so a folded up paper towel and some masking tape til it quit leaking.

LOL, that's what I use too....

LOL

Looking good Kenny!  I am going to cut back on my glue next time.  You mix up way less than I do.  I sure like the shape of that bow.

QuoteOriginally posted by David Flanrey:
Looking good Kenny!  I am going to cut back on my glue next time.  You mix up way less than I do.  I sure like the shape of that bow.

Wow,me too.If those are 5oz cups .I have been mixing 1 3/4 of each part for your 62/64 and 58/60 in bows.  

This is the longest glass bow thread I've ever seen. Heck glass bows are like cookie cutters, so I've heard..
   

Heck, I heard glass bows are the longest lasting anyway....  

Heck, I heard glass bows are the longest lasting anyway....  

QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:
Heck, I heard glass bows are the longest lasting anyway....    

QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:
Heck, I heard glass bows are the longest lasting anyway....      

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QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:
Heck, I heard glass bows are the longest lasting anyway....    

:p

quote:
Originally posted by kennym:
Heck, I heard glass bows are the longest lasting anyway....    

quote:
Originally posted by kennym:
Heck, I heard glass bows are the longest lasting anyway....