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Jeese Rod your set up looks way more pro than mine :oops: :lol: . What's the electrical gizzmo you've got pluged in above the riser, a temp gage or something? Very nice work, on both the form and the bow 8) . Just saw your other thread and I reckon you're well qualified to hand out a bit of advice, ...

It's all good Craig, I get caught up in the details a lot to, just part of our natures I guess. Thanks for all the "great thread" comments, I wanted to ask you guy's do you want more or less detail on the process, IE photos,comments on methods, materials and technique etc ? Fiddled around ...

Fiddled around a bit more this afternoon. One of the most difficult lamination fittings I have ever done. I wouldn't normally do it this way, usually I would build it up in layers, but I made the mistake of cutting out the whole leaf shape instead of just one side at a time which made clamping it in...

Time for another episode in the continuing saga of the Flatline opus bows. After repeating the same, though more complex process for the second set off limb blanks I ran them through the lam grinder this morning and they came up OK. I couldn't get the full width of the limb profile out of two of the...

Time for another episode in the continuing saga of the Flatline opus bows. After repeating the same, though more complex process for the second set off limb blanks I ran them through the lam grinder this morning and they came up OK. I couldn't get the full width of the limb profile out of two of the...

I have used a lot of forrest red (gum) in decks it is rather hard it rates a 12 janka hardness, and dense 1050 kg/m3, modulus of rupture 120, modulus of elasticity 14. Compared to the figures for spotted gum (which is considered one of the better gums for self bows) ; J/hardness 11, density 950 kg/m...

Yeah Kim, Knife handles and limb tips is about the size of it. I've been very lucky to get the opportunity to find and collect Conkerberry of this size. When these bows are finished I'm pretty sure they will be the only two of there kind in the world (hope I don't screw it up :lol: )and if it grew l...

My advice is don't take short-cuts Steve, in my experience short-cuts are the longest distance between two points . I'd go the techniglue.

Rob.

Yeah it's a lot of work but I think it will be worth it in the end. I didn't know about the photobucket thing Jeff, thanks for the heads up, I'll upload them straight from the computer in future. Ah yes Bob, it's actual full name is Western dead finish and has pinkish and red tones from memory, very...

I've decided to put a little Beefwood into the mix on these bows, that way I'll have a bit of all the timbers we collected on our timber hunting trip (then they will be kind of 'story bows', if you know what I mean). I've also decided to grind the Conkerberry down as thin as I can and use it as vene...

I've made a bit more progress over the last few days because my car blew a head gasket on the way home from work on Friday, so I've been ducking out to the shed every now and then to get a break from the quoting and book work I keep trying to avoid and no longer have an excuse to, cause I can't get ...

I've made a bit more progress over the last few days because my car blew a head gasket on the way home from work on Friday, so I've been ducking out to the shed every now and then to get a break from the quoting and book work I keep trying to avoid and no longer have an excuse to, cause I can't get ...

You might like to check this out, http://sticknstring.webs.com/ferretsboardbow.htm I used it to make my first self bow out of a piece of Tulip Oak I pulled out of my timber rack, worked quite well, but I ended up breaking it when re tillering it after backing it with bamboo. Definitely worth a look ...

Nice bit of work Daryl. I have a dust extractor on my band saw and an industrial vacuum on my lam grinder which generates plenty of suction at the right point, picks up around 99% of the dust. I also have the advantage of living in a really warm climate so I work with both ends of my shed open and h...

Thanks for the vote of confidence Hazard, it may not happen over night but it will happen :lol: I think it's going to be interesting for me too :roll: I see lessons ahead. This is what I'll be Telling my self (like a mantra) in those difficult moments. (I ALWAYS start by telling....no convincing my ...

This is what I'll be Telling my self (like a mantra) in those difficult moments. (I ALWAYS start by telling....no convincing my self, this is going to be way way harder than I think it is). Then I try to keep this in my head. This doesn't require patience, patience is waiting in a line where it does...

Yeah it must be the leather,if your happy with that fine but if you want some ruber ones just PM or email me your address and I'll send you some.

Thanks Dryfired glad you're happy, by the way whats that redish looking stuff hanging out from under the limb in the last pic in your previous post, I didn't put that there .

Sounds like a nice way to spend a couple of days even with out the game (they've probably headed north to escape the cold ) and very nice pics, it's realy hard to take good photos of bows but you've done realy well.
Rob.

AAAHHH!! what have I started. I spent a few hrs in the shed this morning, thought I'd start with the easiest part :lol: :oops:, the belly lams for both bows. Using my limb profile stencil I selected the best cuts for feature and strength out of the material I have to work with. After cutting out the...

AAAHHH!! what have I started. I spent a few hrs in the shed this morning, thought I'd start with the easiest part :lol: :oops:, the back lams for both bows. Using my limb profile stencil I selected the best cuts for feature and strength out of the material I have to work with. After cutting out the ...

hazard wrote:I would say these are written by some University Greenie moron without a clue. Just hit the Ba$tard with a hammer and be done with it! I would then do the same with the mouse!!!!

Good one Hazard
By the way where is Maraylya?

I would go the snake method myself.

Rob.

Given a choice between my mates black widow at 50# and this MC2 I'd take the MC2, no hesitation. Thanks again Rob :!: :shock: 8) This MC2 can shoot heavy arrows. I have built some aluminiums up to 550 grains and they are flying straight up to ~25m at the least. The arrows hit really hard. What blow...

Hey thanks for the plug Dryfired, I'm really glad you're happy with it, and it gives me that "everything is as it should be" feeling when one of my bows finds it's true home with the person that it's really ment for. Oh yeah, what do you mean "some prize or something" it was the ...

Just love those female curves , and nice timber combo.

About 18 months ago me mate Paul Mayall (the knife maker) and I were siting around drooling over some Conkerberry samples he had brought back from down Charters towers way and fantasizing about a bow made completely from this outstandingly beautiful timber. I said 'Paul if we can find pieces long en...

About 18 months ago me mate Paul Mayall (the knife maker) and I were siting around drooling over some Conkerberry samples he had brought back from down Charters towers way and fantasizing about a bow made completely from this outstandingly beautiful timber. I said 'Paul if we can find pieces long en...

How long have we got before we decide, I'm still designing the one I want to keep

Sounds like a reasonable combo to me Rod but you gota remember I'm a composite bow man so I'm a little out of my field (and maybe a little out of my head too :lol: ) so I would be waiting for a second opinion if I were you. I was also thinking it may be a good idea to select back cut sections out of...

Well I always say get your self a good set of Principles and you won't need to read the rules.