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Title: My first bow :)
Post by: Johan van Niekerk on August 09, 2010, 01:23:00 PM

I've finally finished my first glass-lam (2nd attempt, no1 ended up in the 100# plus ranges).

Needless to say, there's still a lot of small things I want to improve on, so I'll shortly start no. 3  :)

The specs...
  (http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg197/joe2006vn/bowform%202010/Beta13.jpg)

I used bubinga for the riser
  (http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg197/joe2006vn/bowform%202010/Beta16.jpg)

Strung up with jackal skin silencers
  (http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg197/joe2006vn/bowform%202010/Beta17.jpg)

And ARROW IN THE AIR
  (http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg197/joe2006vn/bowform%202010/Beta18.jpg)

Title: Re: My first bow :)
Post by: Trux Turning on August 09, 2010, 01:51:00 PM

Looks nice and a shooter too! Way to go.

Title: Re: My first bow :)
Post by: Goose Gossett on August 09, 2010, 02:35:00 PM

Those silencers are slick.  My neighbor's dog might end up with some bald spots.

Title: Re: My first bow :)
Post by: jess stuart on August 09, 2010, 03:05:00 PM

Good looking bow.  Do you order your glass etc. from the U.S.A. or is there supplier in South Africa?

Title: Re: My first bow :)
Post by: Johan van Niekerk on August 09, 2010, 03:57:00 PM

Thx  :)

I order my glass from a local bowyer who orders in bulk from bingham.
My core lams I made out of bamboo flooring. I basically made a tapered jig and simply use a flat bit in a handheld router to "grind" the flooring to the desired shape.
The glue I also get locally. The epoxy i use is less runny than smoothon to work with but costs a bit more.

Title: Re: My first bow :)
Post by: jsweka on August 09, 2010, 08:35:00 PM

Good job!

You've probably already realized what an addiction building bows is.  You will now lay awake at night pondering wood combinations for your next one (and the one after that, and the one after that,.....)

Title: Re: My first bow :)
Post by: Benner on August 09, 2010, 08:57:00 PM

Good job, that's very nice for a first one.

Title: Re: My first bow :)
Post by: red hill on August 09, 2010, 10:10:00 PM

Nice, Johan. Wish my first had been so nice. Interesting silencers.
Stan