Started another project 64” d/r td

[kennym]

Building a bow to paint and possibly use this fall if it shoots as good for me as my ol faithful.
Will be a 3 piece with hard maple riser laminated from 1/4" slices of flat grain from a really heavy board .

Gonna go with .0025" per inch taper and some streaky glass I put back from orders .

64" again but with a tip wedge 6" inside nocks of .060 to 0 instead of the super lam .

Here's the start of her...


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[Roy from Pa]

What's ya gonna paint it up wif? A camo paint job or solid color?

[kennym]

Saw a camo paint job on pow wow awhile back done with loofa sponges that was cool so gonna try it

[Roy from Pa]

I've stained BBO bows with a wash cloth and the little threads that stick up on it made cool little lines on the bow..

[Pat B]

A regular kitchen sponge makes a good pattern maker. I use it on leather a lot. I made a belt recently using the method. I've also made stencils from leaves and bunches of leaves with spray paint on bows and tree stands. It works good.

[Mad Max]

Watching 

[Shredd]

Cool...  I am Guessing it's gonna be a R/D bow???

[kennym]

yep d/r for me!!

[kennym]

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[Bvas]

Sponges? Wash rags?  Loofa????

Just refreshed my browser. I thought I had ended up on a Martha Stewart site by accident. 

[kennym]

LOL Brad !!

I cut the pads to 12 degrees today , one was not zackly square with side of riser so hit it on the 6x80 a little til it was right

Then pulled out a self centering jig that I've had awhile and messed with it a bit

Got it drilling in center of a scrap block and drilled one end of riser perfectly!! Man this is great I thought.

Second end not quite perfect so I'm wondering if when I glued and clamped the 6 pcs of maple, I put different pressure on back and belly of riser or something.

I think it will work tho

[kennym]

Little change of plan , found some brown glass with damage enough I won't sell it. One 040 and one 050, limbs are short nuff to cut damage out...

Now to decide to go with 040/040 or 050/030

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[Crooked Stic]

Well it ya go 50 30 50 on the belly.

[kennym]

Yep , I haven't decided but if I go 50/30, it will def be 50 on belly!!

[kennym]

Ha! Another change in plan, remembered I had one pc of black .030 so its gonna be black and brown glass!!

Lams and wedges and tip wedges are made , glass taped up, ready to mix glue for it and the shortie...

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

Maybe I overlooked it,but what weight are you shooting for?

[kennym]

Guessing about 45@28
But using maple and not boo, more taper, tip wedge so 

[kennym]

First limb in oven with shorty

[kennym]

Here's how I keep tip wedges in place without elaborate pin system . LOL

Notice the dots on lam edge for nock and 6" in for wedge


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Then just apply glue and fold back on lam , tape holds wedge in place and acts as a hinge...

Just make the wedge plenty long and cut to get feathered end where you want it.

[OldRawhide42]

Kenny what kind of glue ???