2022 Bow Swap Progress Thread - Finished

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice Travis..

[kennym]

More overlays today , bout one more days worth and I'll be ready to shape the grip. 

[Crooked Stic]

Prolly will grind the cores today. Have wedges already made and need to tape glass also.

[4 point]

Make sure you tape the smooth side Stic, don't ask how I know.

[Crooked Stic]

Ha I done that once to but caught it before too late 

[Crooked Stic]

Got the parts all ready. Riser is drilled and inserts in and cut out.

[4 point]

Looking good Stic! Those veneers have a lot of curl in them.

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice, Mike..

[Nicholi]

I am trying a new riser layout with the belly glass passing through the middle. Here was my prototype cutting last night before I break out the nice wood.
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[Mad Max]

You have a CNC router? Did  you make it or what brand is it?

[Nicholi]

Its better at cutting than I am 

This one is BobsCNC. I'll probably build my next one that I can set up to rough out an entire bow.

[Mad Max]

 
Was it hard to learn how to use it?

[Crooked Stic]

 The package said those are Australian sycamore. They are true sliced veneer.But remind me of maple when cutting to width. Anyhow Got one limb under pressure.

[Nicholi]

Was it hard to learn how to use it?

I took a 9 hour class and had zero cad experience and I do ok. With the easier programs it is relatively easy. I like V Carve Pro.

[4 point]

I could really jack some stuff up with a cnc machine. Me and computers don't usually get along

[Mad Max]

 

[Nicholi]

Its much easier than you think. If I can figure it out, anyone can. I can't even imagine how some of these bigger bow manufacturers are using these machines...

[PV]

Some nice work going on here.
Been waiting on Mother nature to turn the heat up a bit. Had good weather today(snow expected for the weekend) so I spent a little time in the archives......
Haven't posted a pic on here in the last decade ,hope it works

[wood carver 2]

I haven't got much done on my swap bow. It's been too cold and damp in the shop. I do have a couple of risers that I had made for future bows and some tapered core lams.
When I was going through my stash of bamboo slats, I came across a few nice ones that are carbonized. They have really wide spaced nodes. No more than three or four over a six foot length. I'm wondering if they would be good as backings.
Has anyone built a bamboo backed bow using carbonized bamboo?
Dave.

[kennym]

All I got right now
LOL

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