POWER TOOLS FOR LAM BOWS

[blacktailchaser]

O.K...I am looking into some equipment for making glass bows..i all ready have a 3/4 horse band saw..i am looking for maybe a table saw and a sander.thats if i need them..i want to cut my own lams and riasers...so,it would be great if you have any info on these tools or if i even need them...thanks john

[dutchwarbow]

lams:
bandsaw, thickness sander

risers:  spindle sander!! anglegrinder with sanding disk (I use 40grit, really digs through wood, making it easy to fully shape a riser in a minute or even less...)

and ofcourse, for any shaping, the beltsander! go for raw POWER on this one  

ofcourse a chainsawfile for nocks, a few files for the fineshaping of tips and risers, sanding paper...

Nick

[blacktailchaser]

hey nick,how much does a person need for making a bow...that is going to clear out my life savings..LOL..thats if i had one..john

[dutchwarbow]

haha you'll need an axe, a rasp, and a chainsawfile. Welcome to the world of PRIMITIVE bowmaking. No glass, powertools, or fastflight strings allowed  

Nick

[Loren Piper]

One tool you can make is a lamination saw buy a skill saw used or new and turn it upside down and buils a wood box and mount it upside down and wire the blade gard back and buy a soft metal fiber cutting blade and install it will save you tons in band saw blades when cutting the limbs just leave the line then sand to perfections we have used this trick for many years .                   Piper'Bowtuff

                      www.lorenpiper.com

[dutchwarbow]

Loren Piper do you have any pictures? this sounds interesting.

Nick

[Peckerwood]

One of the tools I use the most is the least expensive. It is a rigid oscillating sander. It is a combination spindle sander small belt sander.  This sander along with a band saw will get the job done. You can buy your lams from Kenny.

Bill