My first build-Finished pics pg7

[Roy from Pa]

I guess it's OK...

     

[Mad Max]

You got it going

[Big Stew]

Looks great! Your first arrow out of it you will always remember!

[Bvas]

Thanks gents (and Roy).
Got the profile tapered today. And started shaping the grip a little bit. Mostly wanted to see if I was gonna have enough grip length or if I needed to add overlays to the belly, but I think I'll be fine with out. I do want to add overlays to the back and tips. So those will be going on before I finish shaping the grip and sights window.

[Bvas]

Forgot to mention. I know this has been discussed multiple times and there are various methods. I started by using blue painters tape to lay out the profile lines.  Next I began removing material with  a 4" grinder with a flap sanding disk to get within 1/16" of my masked marks.  This went really quick. Then used my small belt sander to get as close to the tape as I could without violating it. Finished off with some 100grit on a nice long chunk of wood.

[Roy from Pa]

Ya did well.

[Mad Max]

when you pull tape off the limbs you can pull a sliver of glass with it , so sand the corners down the limbs and pull the tape off from the riser down to the tips

[Bvas]

String on!!!!
Alright, so the scale I have only goes to 50#. I hit that mark at about 25.5-26".  So I'm guessing it will hit the upper 50s @28". The bow is braced at 7". Tiller is dead even.
My target weight was in the low 50s.
Should I try to drop some weight on the upper limb now, or wait til I'm closer to completion. I still need to finish shaping grip and do final sanding.

[Robertfishes]

Nice job, round the limb edges, then check tiller again. Shoot a arrow or two and maybe tiller is where it needs to be??

[Roy from Pa]

I guess it's ok...

 

[Mad Max]

looking good

[kennym]

Looks great! We do require a full draw pic at some point.....  :D

[Bvas]

[Bvas]

Judge the bow, not my form. Between the sharp edges on the grip, no glove, and my daughter making me laugh.....this is the best I could muster.

[kennym]

Looks good!

[Trux Turning]

Looks good!

[Wolftrail]

The bow looks grreat.  Is there enough fade transition in those limbs.?

[Bvas]

Not sure I understand the question. But the limbs have .003 total taper and are profiled from full width about 1" off the fades to 1/2" at the tips.  They also have a 6-1/2" .002 tip wedge.

[Wolftrail]

Fade transition is basically a long thickness taper from the limbs into the handle. Hence; gradual bend in the fades. Not sure if I explained this correctly.
I had a few problems in my bows because of this.

[Bvas]

I'm not sure it shows in the pics. But the wood in the riser is only part of the fades. I kinda cheated and built the riser with a piece of red glass on the back side and this is what became the fades on the riser.
I've had the bow to full draw about a dozen times. And so far it seams to be holding well