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Title: Actionwood ?
Post by: Crooked Stic on October 14, 2013, 06:01:00 PM
How do you guys saw your actionwood to get the camo effect under clear glass. I guess grinding an .002 would get some effect. Any other tricks?
Title: Re: Actionwood ?
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 14, 2013, 06:13:00 PM
Don't quote me here, but I think they cut it diagonally.
Title: Re: Actionwood ?
Post by: kennym on October 14, 2013, 06:14:00 PM
To get tha angled lines I built a jig to set the back end over 3/8 and set saw at 2 degrees. After you've got the look you want, put that side down and square sides up to proper width. I start1/4 " big.
Title: Re: Actionwood ?
Post by: chackworth3 on October 14, 2013, 09:55:00 PM
What Kenny said 'cause I get mine from him   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Actionwood ?
Post by: Crooked Stic on October 14, 2013, 10:25:00 PM
Kenny I was thinking along those lines. I got a left over piece that I will try it on. THX
Title: Re: Actionwood ?
Post by: Crooked Stic on October 24, 2013, 10:57:00 PM
Your idea worked well Kenny Thx again.
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/2013-10-17180042_zpsc064210e.jpg)
Title: Re: Actionwood ?
Post by: Trux Turning on October 25, 2013, 08:25:00 AM
Those are cool!!
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Post by: chackworth3 on October 25, 2013, 01:20:00 PM
They are cool lookin'. Never seen just green and gray In a lam like that!
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Post by: Dmaxshawn on October 25, 2013, 05:01:00 PM
Hah those are going to be nice with just the green and gray
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Post by: MoeM on October 25, 2013, 05:28:00 PM
Awesome, they`ll be too cool on a bow- plz show then!
Title: Re: Actionwood ?
Post by: Crooked Stic on October 27, 2013, 06:10:00 AM
I got it glued up yesterday and will try to get it out of the form after the morning hunt. I don't usaly pull the tape real early but I may on this one just to see how it looks.
Title: Re: Actionwood ?
Post by: Crooked Stic on October 27, 2013, 01:03:00 PM
Ok I got this one out of the form. The limb profile tapered and some overlays curing right now. I would say a person would have to really like camo to warm up to these lams. One thing for sure you might not want to leave it in the bushes and walk off cause you may have a hard time finding it later. Anyhow here a few pics. This is the Spectraply stuff in oliveshade. It is quite a bit darker under glass.
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/2013-10-27101041_zpsf148f501.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/2013-10-27100901_zpse218786c.jpg)
A new tool added works geat for cutting excess off after the bow is out of the form. Hoping also to use it cutting shelf.
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/2013-10-27103017_zps80b4eff3.jpg)