2018 What did you do today?

[Roy from Pa]

Ouch, Clint.

[kennym]

Clint, can you see that snake in the bark very well before you cut it?

[Forwardhandle]

Sorry to see your bow blow Bue , Clint I realy like your spliting stand , back saver ''  that log definitely has some character !

[Roy from Pa]

I seen it in the first picture, Kenny.

I'd have never cut that tree...

 

[Zradix]

That does look like some snakey bows are in there...jeesh.
Good luck Bud.

I've got to clean up some boogers and see what the heck happened under all that glue and plastic..

[BMorv]

Nice Zradix.  Got some deflex on that one!  Hope it works out.

[Zradix]

Yeah...trying for a little more of a forward handle/grip by gluing a thick "powerlam" or whatever under the back.
This way I'm thinking I can dish out the grip darn near to the belly lam.
Not sure if I put quite enough reflex in the tips...we'll see.
I was afraid that moving the grip an inch or so forward on a bow with too curvy of limbs would leave the string laying on the limbs at a 6-7" brace.
I did put a little flip in the tips..about 1.25" from flat.
..who knows...lol  

[Roy from Pa]

Hope it works out for you, John..

[Zradix]

Thanks Roy.

Thing that really steamed me is when I was mocking things up I noticed about 1/3 of my c-clamps were missing from the box of em I keep at work.
No one fessed up.
Didn't have $$$ in the budget for more...so here's to hoping..lol

[kennym]

That totally sucks John, hate a thief!

[BMorv]

I'm not an expert, but I think you have the right amount of reflex especially if this is the first of this design.  Look at the difference between the low in your deflex to the tips.  Anything more than that and you would be fighting with stringing it, and no telling what the tiller should look like.

[scrub-buster]

Originally posted by kennym:
Clint, can you see that snake in the bark very well before you cut it?

Sometimes I can see it in the bark.  I didn't on this one though.  I have a tree that you can see the bark snakes back and forth all the way up.  I'm going to cut it one of these days.  It might be something special or it might be firewood.  It's on the property line and leaning the wrong way.  It's going to take some work to get it to fall where I want it.

[scrub-buster]

Originally posted by Yellowwood:
Sorry to see your bow blow Bue , Clint I realy like your spliting stand , back saver ''  that log definitely has some character !

That stand has definitely been a back saver.  My yard is sloped.  The poles are sunk in at ground level on the uphill side.  I can drag a log in front of them and then roll it to the end.  I can get the log to the perfect working height without lifting it.  It's very easy to roll them back and forth to walk the split down both sides of the log.

[monterey]

Cut some plywood for the trade bow form and fitted a riser to an RD.  Had to cut the glue joints out of the lams and re glue em cause none of them were fitted all the way together and were thin at the joints.

Don't know how I did that to all three   :confused:    :(

[Roy from Pa]

Old age..    

[Bvas]

Some nice looking work being done.

[monterey]

Ya know, Roy, you could be more like bvas and if you have nothing good to say don't say nothing.

I think that's a twofer.  

[Roy from Pa]

LOL..

[Roy from Pa]

Well today sucks...

My brother in law passed away at 6:30 this morning..

[monterey]

Sorry to hear that, Roy.  Tend to those left behind.