A while back I was one of the lucky ones to win some free lams from Kenny. I got some zebra veneers and he threw in some elm lams. The riser is a shorty (14") made of zebra and wenge to make a 62" bow. This is my best attempt so far... Thanks Kenny, hope I made you proud!!
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Wenge is cool!
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That turned out great!
Very nice.
Thanks guys. Oh yeah...Narragansett is the beach I grew up on... :cool:
those colors are really something , looks terrific!
Looks great!
Great looking bow!! I think you nailed it!
That's a beauty! I made a wenge and zebra riser before and really like that combo.
Thanks Gents. I've been admiring all of y'alls work for so long I'm happy to contribute finally. This is my second bow on my own.
Did you ever notice that wenge smells like chocolate when you cut it? (or maybe the fumes were getting to me)
looks awesome!! great job!!
looks awesome!! great job!!
That is awesome. I really like the wenge and the white really sets it off nicely. Really killer looking bow.
Very nice....
"attempt"? My friend, you nailed it! I assume it shoots fantastic. That is a killer looking bow! :thumbsup:
Beautiful Bow...love the wood combo in the riser...
Fantastic bow! Guess you got the very out of your ressources....
Beautiful Bow. Great work
I dont know if you can see them in the pictures, but I came up with, I think, a new idea for the alignment pins. I use the "line up and drill through" method that Sixby and others have described to align the limbs. I filled the top with 1/4" mosaic pins I got from a knife making supply place. It really looks nice but the bummer is that it is almost impossible to drill through the glass without a split or splinter.
I've heard if you lay the limb on a wooden block as a backing, then the glass doesn't splinter out? But I've never built glass bows... I can see where it would be tricky drilling thin glass though.
beachbowhunter....what if you were to grind through the glass instead of drill? Like a with a pointed stone wood shaping bit (like say for a dremmel) in the drill press? Grind through the glass then switch to a bit to drill the rest of the way through the limb? Well, just a thought.....
The grip on that bow looks comfy btw! Great job, once again!
Roy, I did use wood on the back and clamped down but fiberglass is pretty sketchy. I even bought some different bits. I guess it is just practice.
Eric, I use a stone bit to chamfer the holes after drilling and it does pretty well at cleaning them up. Yeah, the grip really sucks your hand in. I went a little nuts on the palm swell and bulging out the site window and thumb rest. Thanks!
The wedge and zebra really goes good with each other. Awesome job! :thumbsup:
Great job! That's a beauty!
Its a looker!! Narraganset eh Can't get any father away without swimming
When I used to make 3 piece bows I found a sharp brad point bit and a drill press on low speed minimized the splintering
That's as good as they get! Absolutely beautiful.
-Jay
Norb,
That is a great looking bow. You will have to bring it over so we can measure the draw weight. And we can plan the next ones.
Kevin
What did you pattern the riser from? If you'd have told me it was an ACS riser I'd have believed you! Beautiful bow!
very nice!!
NBK you are pretty observant. I had the ACS in mind but was really going for a look like the new Striker fastback. Kind of a combo of those two.
Love it Norb!! Really nice job man!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: