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Well done guys, how's that look in her eyes, I reckon she's been here before .

Congrats, Rob.

Hard to say Jeff, I've only been using it for two years, in that time the first bits I used have lost a Little color but not enough to be a concern, but I reckon to much sun exposer wouldn't be good.

Rob.

Lookin' good Rob! I must say, you are meticulous, which is a requirement for this line of work, eh? I reckon every trad archer should see this thread to see what kind of effort goes into making a bow. Can't wait to see the finished product! Thanks Chriss, Andy, Here's my "simple" philosop...

BTW I'm doing the thread in detail like this cause when I first started learning about this stuff I would have loved to have found one with all the "assumed" bits and pieces included

Rob.

Not so close KellyG, I reckon it's about 20% done, things go a bit slower from here on, it starts to get a bit fiddly now :roll: :lol: . Come on Jeff, you should know better than to say something like that this early in the game :lol: :wink: . Jeez Scott, I was only joking, but thanks any way! Nice ...

A bit more progress this afternoon. After removing the excess glue from the second limb I squared the butt ends on my miter saw and put them back on the form to mark the position for the knock grooves and the cut for the tips. SDC11179.JPG These marks are squared across both sides of the limb for re...

The other limb is in the heat box until 8.00 tonight then I'll turn it off and let it cool overnight. meanwhile, here's the first one out of the form. SDC11171.JPG Nice and tidy, that's one reason why I wrap the limb instead of trying to lay the plastic over the form. Before I started doing it this ...

The other limb is in the heat box until 8.00 tonight then I'll turn it off and let it cool overnight. meanwhile, here's the first one out of the form. SDC11171.JPG Nice and tidy, that's one reason why I wrap the limb instead of trying to lay the plastic over the form. Before I started doing it this ...

Could be from the outer layers of the intermediate wood, Tulip Oak trees have very light sap wood then a thick layer of darker intermediate wood which has similar properties to the heart wood except it's not quite as dense, then the heart wood which usually gets darker the closer you get to the cent...

Very nice Daryl, simple and elegant. N G Rose wood hey! I've often thought about using it but thought the grain length might be too short, have you used it before? and if so how does it perform?

Rob.

Thanks guys, I like the idea of taking it from bush to bow too KellyG, kinda makes it more holistic hey. I didn't manage to get the limb in the heat box last night but I did this morning. Didn't take any photos during the lay-up, it's always a bit too hectic and sticky for camera work, so took one u...

I didn't manage to get the limb in the heat box last night but I did this morning. Didn't take any photos during the lay-up, it's always a bit too hectic and sticky for camera work, so took one using a dry lam set to demo how I do it. (a little different from most from what I can gather) I start the...

Don't know enough about stave bows to offer advice KellyG but it's definitely looking better, going great guns mate, keep up the good work.

Rob.

Thanks blokes :) . It must be the Steve King books I've been reading lately :twisted: :lol: . Well after studying all my records of core thicknesses I've used up to this point (which don't really apply to the materials I'm using :roll: ) I've committed my self and made a partially educated guess, (r...

Well after studying all my records of core thicknesses I've used up to this point (which don't really apply to the materials I'm using :roll: ) I've committed my self and made a partially educated guess, (read taken a stab in the dark :lol: ). I'm going to attempt my limbs first and ere on what I th...

Excellent Kim.

Rob.

Classic piece of work. No dought about it nick does an excellent job and he's a really good bloke to boot. I'm sure you'll get many years of great shooting out of it.

Rob.
PS what is chargrin?

Wowsers! Daryl, so I'm not the only loony around. Go hard I reckon .

Rob.

Outstanding Wayno . Looks like you could give your day job away.

Rob.

Thanks Daryl, now I get it, good stuff, it'd be eazier in a block. I was imagining cuting it in and gluing them as thin veneers, dar .
Thanks, Rob.

OK, time to start actually making the bows (at last :D ) The next part is IMO one of, if not the most critical stage in making a three piece take down; forming the limb planes. If they are not perfectly aligned in relation to each other then what ever error exists will be exponentially magnified at ...

OK, time to start actually making the bows (at last :biggrin: ) The next part is IMO one of, if not the most critical stage in making a three piece take down; forming the limb planes. If they are not perfectly aligned in relation to each other then what ever error exists will be exponentially magnif...

Beautiful work Daryl, how do you do that veneer splicing I'd love to learn that. I know what you mean about being afraid to use it Jeff, but it's all I use. I've complained to binghams about it because I buy my glass in lots of 100 strips (to bring the price down) and when you make that kind of inve...

Tell you what Rod, PM me your address, give me the colour, length and width of the lams you need and I'll send you a stick. By colour I mean red or blush or some where in between. Hey LB Rod, if it's that light a colour then it's probably from a young Blush Tulip Oak tree, it's one of those woods th...

You have it right Rod, an eazy way to remember is, Quarter-cut is the face thats exposed if you quarter a log. What you can do Rod is have a look at the end of your board and measure the grouth rings tangentaly, (don't know if thats a real word :oops: :lol: ) if you can find one thats wide enough fo...

Hey KellyG, I'm watching your thread too and I'm glad it's you and not me trying to straighten that piece of Osage, you are doing really well so far. I hope you can get that bend out of it, it would be a real shame to do all that work and not end up with a functioning bow. Keep at it, I wish you wel...

Hey Rod, I use heaps of Tulip Oak but not a lot of bamboo. but I have noticed that the darker the Tulip Oak is, the denser and heavier it is and thus the higher the poundage is. I use the same figures for Tulip Oak as I use for Tas black wood if that helps. My guess is the bamboo would be quite simi...

Thats a nice curve in those limbs Rod. very hard to pick which should be the top or bottom, I reckon when you measure the tiller both limbs will be the same or that close it wont mater. I don't think it's really necessary to cook the overlays on (I don't) and I would be worried about the heat affect...

Thanks for the kind words fellas, I'm enjoying doing the thread, as I said to Craig AKA Morton in a PM it gives me a chance to babble on about what I love to do, I think my friends and family are a bit over me talking bows (at least the ones that aren't into archery are) so it's good to have an inte...

Nicely done Kim. I like the feature in the riser.