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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: breazyears on November 19, 2016, 11:12:00 PM

Title: Couple of new ones
Post by: breazyears on November 19, 2016, 11:12:00 PM

Made a couple new bows.
       
           
          http://imgur.com/yn0PnSc        
       http://imgur.com/SXjmCcM      
        http://imgur.com/P3VBQjg    
       http://imgur.com/VVz7hVx  
The second pic is the limbs on the bow in the first pic. Found that spalted maple in a cut and split log in my father in laws burn pile. Both bows still need a finish.
 The last pic is just a glamor shot of a bow i finished some time ago.

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: passion for knowledge on November 20, 2016, 09:33:00 AM

Your image links don't seem to be working.

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: breazyears on November 20, 2016, 10:12:00 AM

Thanks....fixed it. the order may be a little messed up now lol.

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: dagwood64 on November 20, 2016, 11:04:00 AM

Beautiful bows.

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: passion for knowledge on November 20, 2016, 01:07:00 PM

Nice work.

Worth the link fixes!

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: Mad Max on November 20, 2016, 05:58:00 PM

nice job

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: Wolftrail on November 20, 2016, 07:54:00 PM

Great looking bows.

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: Bodork on November 20, 2016, 10:59:00 PM

nice work!

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: beachbowhunter on November 21, 2016, 01:29:00 PM

How did you do those long splices for the veneers?  They look awesome.

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: breazyears on November 21, 2016, 04:33:00 PM

I just kinda clamp them along a straight edge at the center of the splice, then put a long clamp along the length. You dont need a lot of pressure. Never had them come apart.

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: bigbob2 on November 21, 2016, 05:51:00 PM

Beautiful work Sir!

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: beachbowhunter on November 22, 2016, 01:23:00 PM

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Originally posted by breazyears:
I just kinda clamp them along a straight edge at the center of the splice, then put a long clamp along the length. You dont need a lot of pressure. Never had them come apart.

How do you cut/pattern them to begin with?

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: breazyears on November 22, 2016, 04:02:00 PM

All i did was make a hard board pattern the same width as the lams...1.5" with the "s" shape cut into it, then traced that to each of the woods i used, cut them out, and sanded carfuly until they matched. I put two thin lams between them at glue up.

Title: Re: Couple of new ones
Post by: JJB on November 22, 2016, 07:13:00 PM

Beautiful work!
-Jay