Thanks guys. I used to be fast at making decoys, back when I was making them for my hunting rig. Back then I made about one a day and then painted a bunch at a time. I've only ever made four wood ducks. Painting them takes time. Later on, I figured out a fast way to make super lightweight hollow dekes.
I really want to get back into duck hunting and it would be so cool to use a bow.
Dave.

I've been wanting to make a BBI tri lam recurve so here I go, wish me luck

I going with 2 lams Ipe .187 thick .003 taper
and 1 Bamboo slat 1/16" at the tips and 1/8" at the center of the riser.
Roy sent me his last bamboo but it has to much crown and will be to thick to make the backing (by the time I get it to thickness it will be to narrow) Thanks any way Roy


I had to revers taper the last 7" for the recurve tip to get the Ipe to bend, also the belly ramps on the riser.
The dry run looks good
Edit--I'm going to glue the Ipe up first and then glue the boo on.
I will be using EA-40


I still need to screw the forms on



This one will have a riser with a shelf

What are your needed dimensions for the Bamboo backing? I might have something that will work.

Sorry Mark.

Quote from: Flem on April 02, 2022, 09:29:32 AM
What are your needed dimensions for the Bamboo backing? I might have something that will work.

I found some flem it's on it way

Here you go Pat B. A Shakespeare Necedah, a browning Wasp and some draw knives and a Sandvik file. Bows I got for 30 a piece.

Nice scores Hillbilly

Quote from: Mad Max on April 02, 2022, 10:11:54 AM

Quote from: Flem on April 02, 2022, 09:29:32 AM
What are your needed dimensions for the Bamboo backing? I might have something that will work.

I found some flem it's on it way

Quote from: Appalachian Hillbilly on April 02, 2022, 10:27:33 AM
Here you go Pat B. A Shakespeare Necedah, a browning Wasp and some draw knives and a Sandvik file. Bows I got for 30 a piece.

That's a great score of stuff.


Mark

The bows are left handed. Makes them a little more of a specialty item and probably harder to find. Got a few lefties in my club that might want them

You could shoot them with a thumb release ... just a thought.

There is a guy that has all left hand bows
Lefty's are us
google it

Nice haul, Ken. Now all you need for selfbow building is a card scraper. 
I used to have a Shakespeare Necedah but I think I gave it away years ago.

Glueup went fine, now waiting on the bamboo

Holy crap, thats a lot of clamps! Good thing EA-40 has a long open time

Those bar clamps go on pretty quick 

Purpleheart....

How long do you expose it to sun and air to get the "right" amount of purple?
Before painting it...

Quote from: B-JS on April 03, 2022, 10:59:57 AM
Purpleheart....

How long do you expose it to sun and air to get the "right" amount of purple?

I don't have a lot of experience with purple heart, but it  doesn't seem like it can be assigned a reliable schedule.  How about as a SWAG, a year?

I build and Sand a Riser and let IT sit for....
A YEAR???? Before i coat and use IT?

Quote from: B-JS on April 03, 2022, 11:26:33 AM
I build and Sand a Riser and let IT sit for....
A YEAR???? Before i coat and use IT?

Sealing and finishing won't effect the color change at all. It will change over time anyway.  But using  epoxy finishes do yellow out the finish over time giving it a gold tint. Different clear coats have different qualities for durability and clarity.

Kirk

I painted a purpleheart riser directly after sanding some time ago.
I had the Feeling, IT did Not Look very nice.
An other one, with some days between sanding and Paint, looked better, in my eyes.

I thought there a certain number of days, that Wood "needs" to oxidise the fresh sanded surface.

I use a PU 2k Finish.