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Title: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: chillz on June 19, 2009, 05:53:00 AM: Hello

I have be a long time viewer of this website but until now i haven't posted any of my creations. This is my first takedown so bear with me.
Here are the specs:
Riser 19 inches
Limbs 30 inches
Draw Weight: 55lb @ 28
Limbs are made of ash recurved with a heat gun
riser is teak and ash , same as the tips
As for the backing, i haven't been able to get anything better than drywall tape so far :(
the finish is just a reguar outdoor teak oil.
I am very new to building bows so any imput would be great :D

(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/chillzi/DSC00997.jpg)

(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/chillzi/DSC00996.jpg)

(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/chillzi/DSC00998.jpg)

(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/chillzi/DSC00999.jpg)

Full Draw
(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/chillzi/P1060081.jpg)
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: Cody Roiter on June 19, 2009, 06:06:00 AM: THAT IS COOL.... Man very very nice.....

Cody
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: Cody Roiter on June 19, 2009, 06:08:00 AM: man I to use the drywall tape works fine... the looks are not so great.... But man it start.....

How dose she shoot..

Cody
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: chillz on June 19, 2009, 06:10:00 AM: She shoots very nicely. Well i dont really have that much experience with bows but i guess you have to start somewhere :p
Now all i have to do is make another one and see if it turns out better.
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: ProArcher on June 19, 2009, 07:36:00 AM: Chillz that is a great looking bow.
Here's a thought my buddy has backed a bow with silk ties he got from a thrift store
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: bjansen on June 19, 2009, 08:02:00 AM: Great Job! That is an excellent looking bow! I like that laminated riser and your tips have been shaped very well. If you dont like the looks of the drywall tape...I wonder if you could glue snake skins overtop of it..

Was the bow made entirely from board stock and how did you recurve those limbs?
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: chillz on June 19, 2009, 08:09:00 AM: Bjansen.

The limbs where made etirely from a lumber board and i used this type of form to recurve the tips. Clamped the metal sheet to the bow and started heating and gradually curving it onto the form
(http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/chillzi/DSC00953.jpg)
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: bjansen on June 19, 2009, 08:32:00 AM: Excellent. That looks great.
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: tommy6 on June 19, 2009, 08:47:00 AM: Thats a cool idea for the limb bolt bushings. How did you make them?
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: chillz on June 19, 2009, 09:32:00 AM: Tommy6

I put the piece of wood in between 2 washers and used a bolt and nut to keep them tight together and attached the bolt to a drill. I mounted the drill in a vice grip and turned it on and used a file and sandpaper the get them round while the drill was on.
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: tommy6 on June 19, 2009, 09:57:00 AM: Looking good! Thats the first teak riser Ive seen. Its so expensive, a couple of board feet is about the same as my car payment!
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: mattfromuk on June 19, 2009, 10:01:00 AM: Love it! I'm in the middle of doing a 3 piece ash bow, bamboo backed and causing me no end of problems, glad to see someone else using it! All I know is mine won't finish looking that good!
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: chillz on June 19, 2009, 10:32:00 AM: Tommy6

The thing is i work with boats and i can get lots of teak scraps from the carpenter there so i dont have to buy any :D
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: Jesse Peltan on June 19, 2009, 04:10:00 PM: Looks great. The only thing I would do is raduise the shelf and sight window so that the contact point is directly above the deepest part of the grip. Are those ash laminates or a solid piece of ash for the limbs? Those tips look especially good. You did a great job shaping them.
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: bog monster on June 19, 2009, 09:37:00 PM: wicked cool bow, the craftsmanship is excellent.

ASH......the other white wood
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: sulphur on June 24, 2009, 08:56:00 PM: thats a cool riser. i think you have a great future in laminated fiberglass bows. sinew or silk would work as good or better than drywall tape. i 've only seen a few all wood 3 pc takedowns. to be honest they all looked dangerous. Your looks pretty capable, well crafted and a fine looking bow all around.
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: Fr33lancer on June 24, 2009, 08:59:00 PM: Really nice job man and great improvisation. I love it!
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: bubby on June 25, 2009, 07:56:00 PM: how hot did you set your heatgun at, having hard time with mine. might not be hot enough gun
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: LC on June 25, 2009, 09:55:00 PM: Wow that is a good looking bow for sure. Some great craftsmanship!
Title: Re: 3pc Ash takedown
Post by: chillz on June 26, 2009, 07:05:00 AM: Thank you all for your nice comments and suggestions. Right now i am in the middle of building a BBI so if i can get it finished i'll post it also.

Bubby:
To be honest i'm not 100% sure how hot the heat gun was because i use one that cost like 5 bucks and it only has one setting. Since i made the 2 limbs out of the same 2m long staff and cut them after recurving. I just clamped a metal clamp on the opposite side that was being heated so that i didnt apply any pressure myself and just heating the limbs until it curved onto the form. I have tried different methods of applying force to it myself but most ended up with cracks on the belly. A nice steady force will do the job the best in my experience (which is very limited)