Sulphur bow swap- Final Pics!

[sulphur]

Ok got the riser cut out, the lams ground and the dry run.  Hadn't really planned on starting till spring break but couldn't help myself.  I decided on a one piece recurve with 2 walnut lams and two mahogony lams and black glass.  the bow will be a narrow recurve at 1.5" wide.  It should be plenty fast, i have done this design one other time by acccident.  I was way over weight on one and so i narrowed the limbs.  it was fast and pretty stable because the recurves are working.  hopefully the combo of walnut and mahogony will give it a good mix of light weight and stiffness.  the riser is zebrawood with a purple heart saddle and maple accent stripe.  i'll post the rest later.

   
   

[pokeanhope]

man that bow is looking awsome!!!

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Looks great,

What did you use to build your form? Looks a 2x12
With the rubberband style clamps

[sulphur]

yeah 2x12.  i have to check for straightness every time and this will probably be the last on this form.  I beleive i will try the air hose system.  but the inner tube method has worked just fine so far.

[bjansen]

Oh my...hopefully you picked a guy named Brad Jansen.  Its looking awesome Sulphur

[Dmaxshawn]

Originally posted by bjansen:
Oh my...hopefully you picked a guy named Brad Jansen.  Its looking awesome Sulphur

No way that would shoot perfect out of a pop up this spring right in my hand.    

[sulphur]

ok, got the glue up done today.  My wife swiped my glue up table for a garage sale,  so i had to lay it all out on the floor.  what a pain! It will be a few days till i get it cut out and tillered.  

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Nice looking curves!

[bjansen]

Man that is looking sweet Sulphur.  How long do you intend it to be when finished.

[sulphur]

it will be 58" ntn.  Its the OMC blueprint, but narrower and slightly different taper rate.

[scottm]

Loking great sulphur!I cant wait to see it with a finish on it.The wood combination looks awesome!

[Dmaxshawn]

That looks totally awesome.  Love the colors.

[Bone lake]

Looks great Sulphur, hope your sending it way up north!

[Stagmitis]

Woohooo!!!

THAT LOOKS FAST  

[sulphur]

Ok made some progress today.  the purpleheart looks terrible until you put a finish on it.  lots and lots of sanding to do.  this was going pretty smooth till i noticed just a small amount of twist in the upper limb.  didn't feel any instablity while shooting it.  going to heat it slowly with a hair dryer and see if i can't twist it out.  It shoots great so far.

[klm5121]

Lookin good  

[bjansen]

Very nice sulphur

[Apex Predator]

Wow!  That's some pretty good reflex ya got there.  Did the twist straighen out ok?

[sulphur]

marty thats actually the same as my one piece recurve.  not as much curve as most but its pretty quick with .004 taper.  i am going to work on the twist a little at time all week.  its not much so shouldn't be a prob.

[cobbow]

Man that looks great. I like how you used the drop from the riser for the overlay on the back.

Nice

Cobbow