2013 Annual Bow Swap

[Steven Russell]

I'm a bit concerned about some of the branches and pin knots, but my main concern is what you see when you flip the stave over and look at it from the belly side.




Because of that check I decided to use a lot of the white wood and hope that the check wouldn't go deep enough to be part of the limb.  Turns out that I was right and after shaping the bow, the only place the check remains is in the handle area.

Here's after initial shaping and some heat bending to get the string laying on the handle.

[Steven Russell]

And here's the initial side profile.



I was able to avoid most of the limbs during layout but I do have a few to deal with along with some bumps and rollercoaster.

And after initial rasping and scraping, it starting to bend nicley at floor tiller.



I hope to finish up floor tillering this week and get it strung up this weekend.  I'll post more once I do.

--Steve

[coaster500]

Man I need a day off you guys are cranking out some bows!!!!

Man I need to get some shavings on the floor  

Beautiful work guys!!!

[talkingcabbage]

Well I didn't get much done, but I did manage to finally start on something! Got my spliced veneers started for the trade bow. What do you guys think, too simple?
 

This will be back and belly under clear glass. I dunno. It may be alright once I actually get everything all laid out. I think maybe I'm just being too critical.

[Trux Turning]

Joe- those are going to look nice under glass!!

Al- a glass overlay on the riser will help eliminate that type of problem- bummer

[inksoup]

razorback the second picture you have put, it is very much alike what i have send last years bow swap. in the first place i thought it was mine. uhhh.




isn't it?

here it is:  http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=007554;p=204#003058

well i don't know why i said this. just talking  :D

[Goose Gossett]

I don't log in for a couple of days and there looks like quite a bit of progress on many bows.  I made a couple of unique strings but I haven't had much time to scrape on some wood.  Great progress everyone and those glass bows underway are looking mighty fine!

[goobersan]

nice strings Goose. I thought 3-bundle looked cool. how many bundles in those buggers?

[whossbows]

Finished pictures coming soon.im all done.

[Troy D. Breeding]

Finally got back to work on my swap bow. Laminations are ready, afew overlays have been made, riser beds are ready to drill and back of riser is ready for glass and overlays. Even managed to get the limb wedges ready.

Tomarrow it's on to laying up limbs.

 

[whossbows]

Looking good

[jsweka]

Ooooooooo....That's gonna be real nice, Troy!

[Troy D. Breeding]

I sure hope ************** likes it. I think it's going to be a good shooter.

Troy

[KellyG]

Sweet work all. I need to get cracking on something soon. Just trying to finish up a bow for my nephew.

[bigbob2]

Looks great Troy!

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Looking amazing Troy!!!

[Trux Turning]

WOW Troy- that's going to be a beauty!

[D]

Sorry Jeff (whossbows) for taking so long to get your finished pics up tonight.  Here they are ol buddy explain away about em.
 

[D]

Here's a couple more

[D]

Man I love how the glue and glass brings out the color of zebra wood.  Hey ****************** that he built that bow for....nanana boo boo I get to shoot it before your do....lololol.