I just got this finished today. I took a few pics along the way. This was an experiment that actually worked. I had a 1 inch piece of walnut and a 1.25 inch piece of hard maple left over that i was going to throw away and thought I might as well try to make a bow out of it. I also had a piece of mesquite I bought for $3 which (i was going to try to use for a riser but thought it may look good on this bow to beef up the handle as it would have been so small without it).
So the $3 mesquite, $3 worth of epoxy, $2 worth of finish and $2 in string material/arrow shelf... i ended up with a half decent bow..I never tried an ELB before so this was a good experiment.
First I glued those two scraps and tried to give is a bit of R/D..(it took quite a bit of set regardless but worth a try).
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Now unclamped you can see the ever so slight R/D...but like I said it didnt matter in the finished product
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I glued on that mesquite to beef up the handle a little
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After i sanded that smooth I also did this to the front and back as well
Here is a pic of it rough sanded
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Had the camera in the house...so we missed all the work but I also added mesq. tip overlays and tillered it down to a very skinny, almost entirely round bow. This was the first time I used Thunderbird as well, so I sanded it to 220, applied 3 coats of TB with a brush (waiting 1- 2 days in between and sanding with 320 ist coat, then 400 second and 3rd. Followed up with 0000 steel wool and 2 coats of paste wax...then buffed it out. I am very happy with the ease of sandign on the TB..This is a decent finish even without getting out the spray equipment.
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Havent had it on the scale, but I am assuming 58# @28.
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nice bow, I like the contrasting woods.
turned out nice brad !!! brock
How long is it?
68" n to n
Nice job, Iam lik'n it. Whats it shoot like? Iam guessing slow, stable, and consistent.--just how I like em.
Thank you...Its shoots pretty decent actually..but overall as you guessed...The draw weight is fairly heavy compared to my others...so the speed is not too bad (compared to what i am used to with the same arrows)...it is very lightweight and has very little handshock....but take the string off and it has considerable string follow..(beign so skinny with those woods).
Tiller seems a little funny lookin to me...hmmmmgood job though
Looks great! Have fun with it!