My first bow :)

[Johan van Niekerk]

I've finally finished my first glass-lam (2nd attempt, no1 ended up in the 100# plus ranges).

Needless to say, there's still a lot of small things I want to improve on, so I'll shortly start no. 3  

The specs...
 

I used bubinga for the riser
 

Strung up with jackal skin silencers
 

And ARROW IN THE AIR
 

[Trux Turning]

Looks nice and a shooter too! Way to go.

[Goose Gossett]

Those silencers are slick.  My neighbor's dog might end up with some bald spots.

[jess stuart]

Good looking bow.  Do you order your glass etc. from the U.S.A. or is there supplier in South Africa?

[Johan van Niekerk]

Thx  

I order my glass from a local bowyer who orders in bulk from bingham.
My core lams I made out of bamboo flooring. I basically made a tapered jig and simply use a flat bit in a handheld router to "grind" the flooring to the desired shape.
The glue I also get locally. The epoxy i use is less runny than smoothon to work with but costs a bit more.

[jsweka]

Good job!

You've probably already realized what an addiction building bows is.  You will now lay awake at night pondering wood combinations for your next one (and the one after that, and the one after that,.....)

[Benner]

Good job, that's very nice for a first one.

[red hill]

Nice, Johan. Wish my first had been so nice. Interesting silencers.
Stan