2022 Bow Swap Progress Thread - Finished

kennym · March 28, 2022, 09:10:52 PM

Thats gonna look good Dannon!

4 point · March 28, 2022, 09:11:28 PM

I like it Dannon, looking great so far.

Nicholi · March 30, 2022, 01:40:26 PM

I got the riser cut out and fit to my form last night. I'm hoping for a glueup tonight.

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Nicholi · March 30, 2022, 01:41:15 PM

That picture makes the back side look much worse than it is... I promise there aren't splinters sticking all over the place.

Longcruise · March 30, 2022, 02:31:14 PM

Quote from: Nicholi on March 30, 2022, 01:41:15 PM
That picture makes the back side look much worse than it is... I promise there aren't splinters sticking all over the place.

What is the wood? Looks kinda like black palm...

EvilDogBeast · March 30, 2022, 03:41:30 PM

My guess is wenge.

Nicholi · March 30, 2022, 05:20:50 PM

It is wenge.

Crooked Stic · March 30, 2022, 05:23:17 PM

No pics butt got base coats on today. And 320ed Ready for top coats.
Prolly next week. Heading to Tradfest this weekend.

PV · March 31, 2022, 12:28:34 PM

Love the look of wenge, one of my favorite woods to look at and one of my least favorite to work with.

PV · April 01, 2022, 08:11:36 AM

Starting to look like a bow

4 point · April 01, 2022, 09:14:18 AM

Very nice PV

kennym · April 02, 2022, 01:42:28 PM

Got first coat of finish on, pics sometime...

wood carver 2 · April 02, 2022, 03:03:23 PM

I'm tapering core lams today. I find this part to be tedious. It takes a lot of passes through the drum sander for each pair as I can only take a small bite at a time to prevent burning.
I'm preparing seven pairs so that I will have a choice of woods to match with the riser I use.
Dave.

Crooked Stic · April 02, 2022, 09:25:22 PM

What core carved.

wood carver 2 · April 02, 2022, 09:57:27 PM

My bows are bamboo backed and bellied tri lams. I was grinding tapered core lams to build with. I have seven pairs ready now. Walnut, maple, cherry, osage and hickory.
I will be preparing a riser and bamboo lams next for a glue up. Hopefully the weather will be good tomorrow. It's a lot easier for me to work when I can have the door open in the garage.
Dave.

Mad Max · April 03, 2022, 09:09:47 AM

Quote from: wood carver 2 on April 02, 2022, 09:57:27 PM
My bows are bamboo backed and bellied tri lams. I was grinding tapered core lams to build with. I have seven pairs ready now. Walnut, maple, cherry, osage and hickory.
I will be preparing a riser and bamboo lams next for a glue up. Hopefully the weather will be good tomorrow. It's a lot easier for me to work when I can have the door open in the garage.
Dave.

How long have you been building BBB?
Did you learn on your own?
What is your core taper?
In January I went to James Parkers house and he showed me how he makes BBB
Wanting to see you finished bow

kennym · April 03, 2022, 09:39:37 AM

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Mad Max · April 03, 2022, 09:46:20 AM

Looks good kenny

Stagmitis · April 03, 2022, 10:34:53 AM

I think Roy would say "Its Ok"....

wood carver 2 · April 03, 2022, 11:06:21 AM

Max, I've been building backed and bellied tri lams for about 10 years. I learned how right here on TG. There was a lot of trial and error and I'm still learning. There's no hard and fast recipe as each piece of wood and bamboo is different.
Basically, I taper the bamboo back and belly lams from 1/8" to 1/16". The wood for the core lam has about the same taper rate, but the thickness will vary depending on the draw weight you want.
This is the one I built for last year's swap.
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I built a total of 4 bows last year. Two failed for different reasons, one came in light, but a nice bow, and this one was a bit heavy, but it looks really nice and shoots well.
That's why I ground so many core lams. If I have a failure, I'll just move on to the next.
Dave.