bow for my wife (updated with profile shot)

[JkChenault]

So my wife has decided she wanted to get into archery. So I decided to build her a bow, well the first one ended up to long and to heavy so I am working on a new one.


Amboyna burl veneer for under the glass
   
laminated on the core strips
   
close up of the seams
 

bow specs:

recurve limbs - osage core with veneer overlay under glass and .002 taper

riser - Bubinga with osage accents and Amboyna inlay

[b.glass]

OOOO! That should be preeettty!

[4runr]

Can't wait to see how this turns out, Justin!!

[rmorris]

Wow! I love Amboyna burl, just a little pricey.

[D]

wow that's pretty stuff

[Roy from Pa]

Awesome wood, can't wait to see the finished bow.

[JkChenault]

Thanks everyone I am gonna be working on it this weekend hopefully after I get my rush order custom knives done for Christmas.

Kenny  

Rmorris I actually got a pretty good deal on the burl veneer but I had to order 14 sq ft so I have a bunch left over, so I'm trying figure out a few projects for it the sheets are 12 x 18.

[Mad Dog]

Sweet looking woods.Did you get a hose setup? If not i got one for a bingham's takedown recurve someplace you can borrow if needed. I'm south of Ashley about 10 miles away from ya.

[Trux Turning]

That's going to be a beauty!! Those extra sheets will make a nice table top.

[SwampEagle]

Amboyna Burl, Wow!  You are wise to seal the edges.  I used to be heavy into woodturning.  Unsealed, some of the burls would throw chunks as soon as you turned on the lathe.  LOL!   That must have been a huge one.  Wish you had a picture of it!  Gorgeous stuff.  Thanks for sharing.

Take care,
Matt

[tenbrook]

Why are you laminating them to the core.  Could you explain more about how/why you do this?

Thanks!

[JkChenault]

Thanks everybody i am hoping it turns out

Maddog you have a pm

Tenbrook the amboyna veneer is only. 025 thick and is also brittle so i laminated them with a flat press and smooth on to the outside core laminations so when i do my layup i dont have to worry about the amboyna

[JkChenault]

Because when i glued it i had tape on one side to hold it all together and keep the seam tight then after it was cured i was able to run it through the wide belt to even everything out

[JJB]

That's going to be a pretty one, looking forward to following your progress.
-Jay

[johnny girardi]

Maybe if it comes out real nice looking it could come out to heavy also like last one. hint hint

[JkChenault]

Ok so There have been some design changes she likes the way the pronounced reflex/deflex bows look and shoot so I am going to make that instead.

I was shooting for a 58"-60" amo length with 35-40lbs
@ her 24" draw

Q #1- can I make a takedown pronounced r/d @ 58"-60" amo or should I shoot for 64" amo length

The reason I ask is I got some glass ( thanks  4runr ) that is 52" long so I can get 2 26" pieces out of them and conserve glass or I am gonna loose about 20" off of each piece

Limb specs:

.030 glass
.090 parallel
.070 taper with .002 taper
.090 parallel
.030 glass  

hoping for around 35-40 lbs @24" so we will see gonna glue up in the morning

[JkChenault]

I just pulled the first limb out of the form and it looks pretty good and have decided the air hose pressure method is so much better.

profile shot
 

close up
 

I am getting ready to go glue up the other limb now.So if anybody has any input on my length questions in my last post I would appreciate it.

Also what limb profile should I use a straight taper or a curved taper from the fade.

[Troy D. Breeding]

Looking Good!!!

[JkChenault]

Well worked yesterday and today on the bow ( now named "Golden Sunrise") and got the limbs glued up and the riser profiled, now I have to drill them and then start shaping everything.

Gratuitous profile shot:

 

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So before I screw it up does any one have an opinion on whether I should straight taper the limbs or do a slight arch taper on them?

[rmorris]

That is going to be beautiful! Thanks for sharing.