The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker
I cant get over that riser. That's gonna be a looker.
Nothing clears a troubled mind like shooting a bow.
Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker
Wonder what I could do with the left over pieces?
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker
That will be one wild looking bow, and I see a matching knife handle from the cut offs.
Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker
Wonder if this will match?
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker
I wonder.
Nothing clears a troubled mind like shooting a bow.
Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker
Well you know what they say "No guts, No glory"
It was kinda scary, but I started cutting this gorgeous block, a work of art in its own right.
First thing I cut off what will be glued on later to build up the belly side for the palm swell grip area.
Then I cut it on edge in 3 more pieces to make room to add the I-beam for added strength.
Then I pulled out my panel of Charcoal colored Dymalux and ripped off some to get the I-beam out of. I chopped off 14.25" off that.
I then went back to the bandsaw and cut off about 5/8" for the I-beam. Then matched it to the other riser parts.
Then I sanded each part to a special thickness so that my I-beam is placed were I want it.
After that it is time to glue the 3 parts back together to get the width I need back prior to glue up. I drilled pin holes at each end to help hold the parts in place while I clamp it up.
Once clamped I cooked it for 2 hrs at 156° in my small hot box. Once cooled I unclamped, cleaned and cut off the rest off the riser and very carefully made it fit the form.
Now it's time to prep for the limbs.
It was kinda scary, but I started cutting this gorgeous block, a work of art in its own right.
First thing I cut off what will be glued on later to build up the belly side for the palm swell grip area.
Then I cut it on edge in 3 more pieces to make room to add the I-beam for added strength.
Then I pulled out my panel of Charcoal colored Dymalux and ripped off some to get the I-beam out of. I chopped off 14.25" off that.
I then went back to the bandsaw and cut off about 5/8" for the I-beam. Then matched it to the other riser parts.
Then I sanded each part to a special thickness so that my I-beam is placed were I want it.
After that it is time to glue the 3 parts back together to get the width I need back prior to glue up. I drilled pin holes at each end to help hold the parts in place while I clamp it up.
Once clamped I cooked it for 2 hrs at 156° in my small hot box. Once cooled I unclamped, cleaned and cut off the rest off the riser and very carefully made it fit the form.
Now it's time to prep for the limbs.
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker
Neat thing about cutting those hybrid blocks, you never know what's going to show up.
Looking great Tom.
Looking great Tom.
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker
Top notch work.
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker
That's awesome.
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