It’s in the oven!

ztontonz · February 17, 2019, 02:09:41 PM

Hi there,
So this weekend the wife and kid were away. I got everything ready for glue up Friday night

Flem · February 17, 2019, 02:13:21 PM

Nice! is that Yew wood?

ztontonz · February 17, 2019, 02:14:53 PM

And Saturday first thing in the morning I spent 1,5hr gluing up all the pieces together on my new design bow press

ztontonz · February 17, 2019, 02:16:29 PM

And put it to cure in the oven

ztontonz · February 17, 2019, 02:18:46 PM

Quote from: lignaphile on February 17, 2019, 02:13:21 PM
Nice! is that Yew wood?

No just laminated bamboo and one macassar ebony veneer (broke the other one while fine sanding it)

ztontonz · February 17, 2019, 02:21:49 PM

Now I have it cooled down, stated cleaning and gluing overlay.
I will try to cut it out during the week

Shredd · February 17, 2019, 04:03:47 PM

That is some radical curves you got coming off the riser... I am very curious to what she is gonna look like at brace... Good Luck Brudder...

Forwardhandle · February 17, 2019, 04:29:34 PM

Looking good

Crooked Stic · February 17, 2019, 08:02:35 PM

That is a crap ton of reflex.

Stagmitis · February 17, 2019, 08:29:06 PM

Thats a crap ton of oven too!

Roy from Pa · February 17, 2019, 08:35:33 PM

Why the hole drilled in riser?

Flem · February 17, 2019, 08:55:05 PM

Looks like a sauna. You could have a nice sweat and cook a bow at the same time

Mike L. · February 17, 2019, 09:33:07 PM

Maybe to get a jigsaw in there?

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ztontonz · February 18, 2019, 01:04:06 AM

It's a sauna indeed. I didn't build an oven yet and the sauna works fine for that purpose.
The baow isn't cut to length yet there will be a bit less reflex.

The hole in the riser was just part of shaping the handle

ztontonz · February 21, 2019, 04:42:20 AM

Hi there,

I roughed out the handle yesterday. I checked the tiller with a length of 62" (I was affraid of the bow coming in too heavy. But it actually came pretty close). Tiller was way off! So I played a little around untill I got something fairly even.
Today I am gluing tips reinforcement and then will cut to the final length of 60".

Buemaker · February 21, 2019, 05:49:04 AM

Looking good.

Forwardhandle · February 21, 2019, 07:01:53 AM

Looking good there brother across the pond

kennym · February 21, 2019, 08:57:16 AM

Looks great, can't wait to get a shooting report! Looks kinda rad.

TattooDave · February 21, 2019, 10:03:20 AM

Looking good! Question for you. You said the tiller was way off, are you guys making tiller adjustments by removing material off the sides of the limbs, as to not loose too much fiberglass off the belly?

Tattoo Dave

Bvas · February 21, 2019, 10:42:01 AM

Nice!!!
Looking forward to seeing it finished

It’s in the oven!

Shredd