2020---->What did ya do today?

Fishinglink · March 05, 2020, 02:21:53 PM

Hey guys, surgery went well. I am doing quite a bit better than I thought I'd be. No tears were found. They cleaned up bone spurs and found a spur that had broke off and was floating around the joint. They did relieve my AC joint to make more room for my nerve that goes under it. Looks like I'm 6-8 weeks in PT and about 3-6 months until I'm back to 100%. Gotta find me a nice 20-30# bow for Compton in June. Then comes getting ready for GLLI in august and deer season and the hope bow in October. Got a bow project sitting in the corner that I gotta decide on a riser for.

Cody.

Mad Max · March 05, 2020, 02:33:01 PM

Good news
Take it easy

Flem · March 05, 2020, 02:40:19 PM

No tears, thats really good news! Enjoy your PT, Ha Ha. Seriously, stretch out the PT as long as you can, it sucks, but it will pay you back for the rest of your life. Hope this is the start of a turn around for you and yours.

Buemaker · March 05, 2020, 04:21:51 PM

That is good news, take it easy for a while.

monterey · March 05, 2020, 08:18:55 PM

Remember, PT (pain & torture) ain't doing any good unless it hurts!

The weather warmed up and let me get a few things done today. Made up some blockers for the sides of this kid bow form. And glued some lay up blockers on the ends. This will make a 54" blank but pretty sure it's going to make a bow closer to 50".

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This is a 1" form and using a topless hose form might not work out due to the hose width so it's going to be a rubber band form. Instead of using a single pressure strip, it's going to be two thin ones back to back. The idea being that they will be flexible and a bit stouter than a thicker single. Still need a strip down the center to prevent cupping.

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Double checked the fit of the little bocote riser its good. Just need to feather the fades. But that won't be happening cause I dropped it! :(

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Now, I know walnut don't get no respect as a riser wood but it should be able to handle this little bow. Got a start on it but the sun was going down. More to come, of course.

The walnut has been in my wife's family for 65 years. It was cut into rough boards in Omaha and my wife being a military brat, the wood travelled the world. It has lived in Paris, Arizona, Sacramento, Arlington and now here in Colorado. It oughta be dry by now.

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Buemaker · March 06, 2020, 03:36:54 AM

I have dropped a riser on the floor too, with the same result as yours. Made me real angry with myself for being careless. Looking forward to your build.

Crooked Stic · March 06, 2020, 07:48:49 AM

Maybe CA glue that piece back on the riser.

Roy from Pa · March 06, 2020, 09:56:16 AM

Hell it's only a gwass bow.

Super glue her back up....

No big deal..

Flem · March 06, 2020, 11:41:00 AM

I get the allure of expensive, exotic woods from far away places. It's like a shiny nickel at the bottom of a fountain. But that Walnut has been the object of a life time of custodianship. Thats invaluable.
I might be a little biased

ztontonz · March 06, 2020, 01:08:18 PM

Then I guess you have to make two bows!

monterey · March 06, 2020, 01:53:10 PM

Quote from: Crooked Stic on March 06, 2020, 07:48:49 AM
Maybe CA glue that piece back on the riser.

I don't think it would work. It wasn't feathered out yet and probably would go south.

I am making two of these but got a nice piece of Zebra from Kenny that will be fun to play with.

If this form doesn't toss me a good bow, I have two other forms standing by.

monterey · March 06, 2020, 10:00:07 PM

You guys made such sense on the super glue suggestion that I had to give it a try. Glued it together and it's going to cure overnight. I'll give it a go on the rigid and see what happens.

Looks pretty good.

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Flem · March 06, 2020, 10:19:42 PM

Looks good! Buy the time it get soaked with epoxy during pressing, it will likely be bomb proof

monterey · March 06, 2020, 11:32:46 PM

I think you are right on. If it can survive the feathering it should be solid.

Flem · March 07, 2020, 10:09:20 AM

Mike, do you use a program for your riser template pattern?

Crooked Stic · March 07, 2020, 05:36:44 PM

I just happen to know that CA glue trick can work.

Actually worked on the victim bow. Got the limbs and riser drilled inserts in and out of pins. Fastenal was closed.
So I done this.

Forwardhandle · March 07, 2020, 06:32:50 PM

Very cool thats my favorite riser wood very nice !

monterey · March 07, 2020, 07:40:12 PM

Quote from: Flem on March 07, 2020, 10:09:20 AM
Mike, do you use a program for your riser template pattern?

Yes, I use a program called Cad Std. When I got it it it was a free version and there was also an upgrade version. The free one was completely adequate but eventually I got the upgrade solely to be able to do offsets. Which I I rarely use but it can be handy.

http://www.cadstd.com/pro.html

Buemaker · March 11, 2020, 06:44:09 AM

Sometimes I wish I had a 8 inch wide beltsander, but since I do not I use this, works very well. I like to have one side of a recurve limb dead straight before running it through a machine so the width is parallel before drilling. I cut a 8 inch wide belt and stretch it out on my dead straight work bench.
If your finished width taper is straight from the fades, using this thing when you are nearly there will give you a slight trapping to the back.

Crooked Stic · March 11, 2020, 08:17:09 AM

Bue that looks like a lot of elbow grease.

Cut in the sight window and limb profile and got it in two. .002 taper bottom to top front to back and .008 bottom to top on the sides made it come apart really easy.