2020---->What did ya do today?

wood carver 2 · October 10, 2020, 09:26:35 PM

Very nice. I like the wood combination.
Dave.

Roy from Pa · October 11, 2020, 04:48:19 AM

Pretty nice Brad..

kennym · October 11, 2020, 08:39:11 AM

Nice one Brad!!

Mad Max · October 11, 2020, 09:57:47 AM

Shredd · October 11, 2020, 11:27:21 AM

Nice one, B... She looks quick... Let me know when you get one perfect... Been trying for years...

Can we see a 28" draw on that girl?

Bvas · October 11, 2020, 01:44:20 PM

Quote from: Shredd on October 11, 2020, 11:27:21 AM
Nice one, B... She looks quick... Let me know when you get one perfect... Been trying for years...

Can we see a 28" draw on that girl?

This is actually closer to 29".
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Mad Max · October 11, 2020, 04:16:25 PM

Nice Bvas

I got some string wax from 3Rivers Archery today.
USPS took 59 days to deliver the package, Date on package is Aug. 13th.

We will see how the USPS ships my next stuff in November

Bvas · October 11, 2020, 06:55:40 PM

Quote from: Mad Max on October 11, 2020, 04:16:25 PM
Nice Bvas

I got some string wax from 3Rivers Archery today.
USPS took 59 days to deliver the package, Date on package is Aug. 13th.

We will see how the USPS ships my next stuff in November

I hope it doesn't take that long for my mohair fabric to get here

Crooked Stic · October 11, 2020, 09:22:39 PM

Not real surprised right now with all the goings on with USPS postmaster change

Mad Max · October 16, 2020, 03:04:13 PM

I'm making a riser from East Indian Rosewood .920 x 3-3/4" x 28-1/2"

Cut one side to 1-3/4"

And cut it to 22" and split the short piece
Cut the other on on a angle to make it longer.

see the paper pattern next to the riser

I added a flat stripe---time to glue up

Roy from Pa · October 16, 2020, 03:21:25 PM

That is awesome, Mark.

Mad Max · October 16, 2020, 04:51:45 PM

Thank you Roy

flntknp17 · October 16, 2020, 10:30:35 PM

I finished a maple longbow backed with hickory. I have been wanting to do some 1/8" hickory backed bows for a while, but I didn't have a saw that was powerful or precise enough to cut the slats from lumber until recently. This bow is 66" long and 50#@27" with about an inch of reflex left after tillering and shooting it a couple hundred arrows. The string is 14 strands of 452X and the overlays and handle are che chen.

Matt

Roy from Pa · October 17, 2020, 05:35:48 AM

Very nice..

Stagmitis · October 17, 2020, 09:22:13 AM

Flnt VERY Nice eliptical tiller and bend at full draw!

How much backset did you start out with for it to hold an inch after it was shot in?

Eric Krewson · October 17, 2020, 09:57:47 AM

That is some fine craftsmanship, I am impressed, REALLY IMPRESSED!

Mad Max · October 17, 2020, 10:34:10 AM

Looks really good

On the next one the high point of the arrow shelf needs to be in line with the deep part of the grip

Shredd · October 17, 2020, 11:06:05 AM

Purty nice, Flnt...

flntknp17 · October 17, 2020, 11:22:53 AM

Quote from: Mad Max on October 17, 2020, 10:34:10 AM
Looks really good

On the next one the high point of the arrow shelf needs to be in line with the deep part of the grip

I agree with you completely......this was an experiment at best because I almost never cut an arrow shelf into wooden bows. I got a wild hair on this one. I did ponder radiusing the shelf as your diagram shows, but that tropical wood is CRAZY HARD and I was afraid I'd mess up the maple so I left it with the radius it had. Seems to shoot really well.

Thanks

Matt

flntknp17 · October 17, 2020, 11:26:25 AM

Quote from: Stagmitis on October 17, 2020, 09:22:13 AM
Flnt VERY Nice eliptical tiller and bend at full draw!

How much backset did you start out with for it to hold an inch after it was shot in?

I typically start with 3" of glued in reflex when I apply my normal bamboo backing. The boo backed bows lose maybe 1/2" to spring back, but the hickory lost a full inch so the bow started with 2" of reflex before I started tillering.

Matt