Bow build along...

[Grantmac]

So did you back the cherry with the hickory? That looks like a great glue-up, I may have to bite the bullet and get some of that G2.
Cheers,
Grant

[sealevel]

It looks like it mite be fairly skookum. I hope it shoots good .

[OOBuck]

It looks like it mite be fairly skookum. I hope it shoots good .

I will be tapering the limbs out to the tip on a bandsaw as soon as I find one or buy one.. Then I plan on tiller the back of the limbs out to the tip as well.. Right now might be a little hard to pull...

[sealevel]

00buck i don`t think you should touch the back at all . Taper the sides and front not the back.

[OOBuck]

I tapered the limbs today with the help of a new belt on my sander. I can't believe the difference in the limb flex once the tapers were sanded into the limbs. I also thinned the limbs and I hope to get some string grooves cut into the tips soon so I can finish tillering.

I will cut a arrow rest into the bow next as well as modifie the handle to fit better.


tapers



side view



close up



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[Grantmac]

Looking good. Those tip can get thinner yet, the thinner they end-up the faster the bow will be. Right until the point where it gets unstable. I would recommend making the back narrower that the belly, like a trapazoid. This is especially useful with compression weak wood like hickory.
Cheers,
Grant

[OOBuck]

Well another 3 hours into the bow.. I managed to get the handle, arrow rest & string grooves in tonight. I will post pictures ASAP. I figure I have about anywhere from 11-15 hours total time into the bow now.

I'm looking into making strings so I can finish tillering & then put the finishing touches on the bow including some form of weather protection like an oil, epoxy or a clearcoat... Everyone seems to have a different opinion..

more to follow soon..

[Grantmac]

True-oil, hand-rubbed poly, tung-oil, paste wax, bacon grease
They all work, but most recommend the poly in satin as the easiest most water proof solution.
Are you confortable making strings yourself?
http://www.stickbow.com/stickbow/fea...ishstring.html
you don't really need the jig either.
Cheers,
Grant

[OOBuck]

True-oil, hand-rubbed poly, tung-oil, paste wax, bacon grease
They all work, but most recommend the poly in satin as the easiest most water proof solution.
Are you confortable making strings yourself?
http://www.stickbow.com/stickbow/fea...ishstring.html
you don't really need the jig either.
Cheers,
Grant

I need to find the stuff for making strings... I guess I might as well give that a go to

Poly in satin?? where, what how ??? Don't forget I'm a mechanic not a woodworker..

[Grantmac]

Polyurethane in satin. Just go into Home Hardware and look in the finishing isle for Minwax hand-rubbed polyurethane. You will see it is available in satin or gloss, I recommend the satin. Should get you about 1qt for $20, last you a good long while. Just apply it with a cloth.