2024 Bow Swap Progress Thread - Open

[Mad Max]

First night wrestling this thing into shape.

They can be a pain sometimes

[DVSHUNTER]

All clamped up.

[jess stuart]

DVSHUNTER that looks great.  Those that build all wood bows have my respect and admiration. 

[DVSHUNTER]

 

Thanks! The love of selfbows for me came from the lack of funds a d desire to have a custom bow. Hahaha

Here it is off of the caul. It doesn't appear to need further adjustment, so I'll put in the string grooves and clean up the thickness and side some more tonight, but no bending...I think...

[DVSHUNTER]

Sorry for the multiple posts, I'm dealing with this through my phone.

[Buemaker]

4 point do you use four different templates for grinding the pieces in such a riser? Going to be a very nice riser.

[4 point]

Bue, I don’t have a pattern sander. I just hand fit them. I need to get one built.

 I swear every swap bow I do I have an issue with. I grabbed a lam I had already ground for an accent piece. I think there was a reason it hadn’t been used. Some how it wasn’t ground even. Makes it unique I guess.

[Mad Max]

Bue, I don’t have a pattern sander. I just hand fit them. I need to get one built.

 I swear every swap bow I do I have an issue with. I grabbed a lam I had already ground for an accent piece. I think there was a reason it hadn’t been used. Some how it wasn’t ground even. Makes it unique I guess.

Looks good from here

[Crooked Stic]

Terminology I use is character flaw. 

[Kirkll]

I remember the days of hand fitting those flair shaped footings. Some went together well, and some I sanded on for hours.

The one thing I did learn about hand fitting those type footings was to never force those tight together with clamps. I had my first riser failure doing that.

If I had a CNC set up and the knowledge of writing programs for them, I would build custom footing jigs for pattern sanders. Brandon Stahl from rose oak creations built some years ago that I was fortunate enough to have a couple custom jigs built.

He had it down to a science. They make footed risers much easier to build without all the sanding involved.      Kirk

[Mo_coon-catcher]

I didn’t get near as much done as I hoped since we had company over a good part of the afternoon. But I got the Osage stave roughed out and ready to start tillering. I also picked out a bamboo slat and eastern red cedar plank as an alternative.

Kyle

[dbeaver]

now that stave is having a party.   Bent up and twisted, looks like fun brother!

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Oh it is. And it was dead standing long enough the sapwood rotted off and the wood has the aged color all the way through. Twist wise it has about 90* from one end to the other. I got the other half to work without heat so I’m gonna try on this one and see how it turns out.

Kyle

[BO-R]

well Its time to get started, gathering a few items...

[dbeaver]

Laminating a riser with a hard maple I beam.

[Noah70]

4 Point, thats real nice looking work on the riser accents, specially for freehand sanding.  Years ago I bought this cheap little drill press, and then ordered a template sanding drum from Klingspor. It takes a standard 3 x 3 sanding sleeve, and with 50 grit and the fastest rpm setting it cuts fast and smooth.  Once you get the base to a perfect 90 degrees to the drum, it does an incredible job. I’ve been using it for the past 10 years with never an issue. Affordable too!

 

[dbeaver]

I've yet to break into the footing and templates aspect  but this bow swap is making me want to get my act together and get some templates made up.   Some really beautiful risers coming together in this swap.

[Crooked Stic]

I know a guy he's here if he wants to do templates.______

[4 point]

I’ve seen those pattern sander drums for drill presses. I always worried about not keeping the sanding surface square. I have a really good drill press and there’s still a little side to side movement in the chuck.

[Crooked Stic]

If you mean robo sanders they are junk. Would work OK if you had a bottom brg.