Building a Tri Lam

[KellyG]

I guess it's ok.

[cunruhshoot]

Roy I would love to see some video of you tillering the bow. BTW the bow looks awesome can't wait to see the finished work.

[Roy from Pa]

I work the bow slowly down the tree, an inch or two at a time for 30 pulls, correcting what need be along the way. I want the rope to come straight down the line. If it drifts to the left or right, that means one limb is stronger than the other. The rope will drift towards the stronger limb. I begin removing wood a little at a time from the strong limb, and I use the gizmo tool in conjunction with the tree.

ANYTIME I remove wood from a limb, I put the bow back on the tree and work it 30 times to however far I just worked it before. I get the limbs bending evenly within only 3 or 4 inches down the tree on a short/long string.

And remember this, Cameron.. You can always take more wood off, "BUT" once you remove too much wood, You CAN'T ever put it back on. SO go slow and have a plan/goal in mind of why and where you are removing wood.

[Bowjunkie]

She took some set, aye? How much from the glued up profile? How long and wide is it?

[Roy from Pa]

Prolly lost 1.5 of reflex from glue up. 1 1/4 wide, 63 tip to tip. The 30 inch draw is rough on wood bows..  

[Zradix]

whoa..63" 30" draw..and only 1 1/4 wide.

..NICE!

[Roy from Pa]

29 inch draw. But pulled to 30 for fun..  

[cunruhshoot]

Roy - I definitely learned the take if off slowly rule...and now I have a 30# BBH bow.  lol

[Pheonixarcher]

Great work Roy! That's lookin mighty fine. If I ever get any time in the wood shop again, I might have to try one of these for myself. Unless you want to build me one... Lol.

[Roy from Pa]

The other day right after pulling it about 300 times.



Today after it rested for a day. It's back to more reflex. That's normal for a wood bow to recover after a while, especially after 300 pulls down the tree in 3 hours the other night.



Have the riser roughed in, need to clean up the fade ends of it a tad more. That spalted maple looks sweet.

[takefive]

Looking good Roy    

[Roy from Pa]

Ya think it's just ok, Greg? LOL

[Trapper Rob]

Roy is the beaver tail going on it.

[LittleBen]

Looking good Roy. Almost looks like you know what the hell you're doing.

I really like that spalted maple.

[Roy from Pa]

No Robbie, it's for a buddy's bow.

LOL Ben

[Zradix]

This section is gonna look great with some clear on it.
..the grain of the osage, the spalting, the little knot..NIIIICE...

   

[Zradix]

..just watched the vid again....jeez you got that thing bending..     lol

[canopyboy]

Originally posted by LittleBen:
Looking good Roy. Almost looks like you know what the hell you're doing.

Ahhhh great, now you've gone and done it Ben. Ain't nobody supposed to say stuff like that to Ole' Roybert.

[fujimo]

purrrdy.... looks like a rising sun!

[joe nichols]

I think I'm more anxious to see this done than my own.  Looks great.