Let's just say I had a number of learning moments. Did you know that when putting on the tip reinforcements with a 4" "C" clap and turning up the heat in the shop that the weight of the "C" clamp pulls the bow tip a whole inch off center? I used Smooth On epoxy to laminate the bow. What happens to a bow left in a car in the summer in a place like Tucson when the inside of a car can get a lot hotter than my shop? I am happy to say that heating the limb with a hair drier and twisting the tip back in place worked. It's 62", 60# @ 28"and shoots straight !!!!
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WOW! That's a heck of a nice riser! Can you post some pictures of the whole bow? I really like that glue-up. :thumbsup:
Dave.
Awesome !!!!
wow!!!!! nice bow
I'll have to find a good place to take a whole bow picture. I'm having a hard time finding a decent backdrop. Thanks for the compliments.
I have been toying with the idea of doing a really labor intensive riser lamination lately...having done the initial planning I can really appreciate the work that went into what you have done here!....NICE JOB!
Brian
"FIRST BOW??!!!" Wow! I thought you were supposed to break a few, then make a few ugly ones that shoot and then after years of practice finally get around to something like that. Very nice. :)
Looks good, never seen a riser laminated like this one. Bue--.
Very nice! I like the design and can appreciate the amount of time spent on it, great job!
-Jay
Very nice first bow like the riser nice work.
Rob
Cool looking riser, very nice.
Nice job. A lot of work,for a,first bow. May not need another.
Great job. Way to customise the handle too. That's one of the best parts about making your own.
I can't find where to add a photo of the complete bow...............
Sweet job.
Thats great. You don'e a great job on her. As far as the car goes....don't leave it in your car in the summer if you can help it. lol
HOLY CRAP! what an awesome bow, Nice work
Very creative. :thumbsup:
Wow! That's great.
Good job
Well the handle looks great now how about the rest of the bow and the money shot (full draw)!
My first bow doesn't even look like a bow. That looks great.
Very nice, a heck of a lot better looking than my first attempt....which is still in process.