Take down recurve - build along

[Steve B.]

Amazing amount of work.  How much time does a lam-bow take?

[Bradford]

All depends on your skill set and tools.  I have done a one piece recurve in about 10 hours.. this one is taking me ALOT longer..hehe.. but it is a new design from limbs to riser.. so lot's of figuring stuff out along the way

[Troy Breeding]

I know exactly what your talking about. Some bows only take afew evening work. Others can take weeks to get things right.

Troy

[Bradford]

did a quick tiller.. looks pretty good overall.. just a bit of sanding here and there, but nothing major!



Got one limb done up pretty.. got it to the point where now all it needs is a final sand with 240 and 320







Tomorrow night we shall do the other limb

[Bradford]

Got the other limb tip - top



So time to wrap up the riser!

[scottm]

Beautiful work Bradford!

[Troy Breeding]

Even though you had to make new limbs, that is going to be one sweet looking puppy!!!

Troy

[Bradford]

Thanks guys.. yeah that was a bummer, but no biggie now that we are getting down to it.

I would rather have everything 100% than to half-a$$ it!

[longrifle]

keep it up i love this build a long

[Bradford]

All right... I had to make a way for me to pull this bow back 30" to see what the poundage was.  This was my answer.. U-bolts!  I u-bolted it down to my bench with a yard stick so I could use all my body weight to pull it back.  It hits 64lbs @ 30".. Yeah baby.. hit my goal.





Then all the final sanding and 3 coats of tung oil.. used a 0000 wire pad and scuffed it up.. then buffed it out.. then sprayed it down with Deft satin finish..

[Bradford]

Here are some pics of it put together.. will do all the goodies tomorrow night!

[Glunt]

Very nice!

[Trux Turning]

Nice Bradford!! What are the specs on this one?

[wookiewebster]

That turned out really nice.  Good job!

[NormanDale33]

Looks great!

[Bradford]

Thanks guys.. will have more pics of it tonight when all the goodies are on it.

It is 62" AMO... 64lbs @ 30".  I am just so pleased on how it turned out.  That Honduras Rosewood just looks awesome.. expensive wood but well worth it.

[JJB]

That turned out great!  Your riser and limbs compliment each other very well.
-Jay

[jess stuart]

Looks great very nice job.

[Bradford]

Thanks for the compliments everyone!

Here is a few more pics after all the goodies where put on.  It goes to its new home tomorrow!