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Title: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 11, 2018, 07:51:00 AM

Dad and son working on their first bows.

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Kevin gluing up his bow.

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In the hot box.

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Ryan cutting out the riser handle.

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Jerry's riser glued up.

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Hot wings warming up on the wood burner.

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Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 11, 2018, 08:00:00 AM

Gluing on Ryan's handle.

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Ryan gluing on tip overlays.


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Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: Kopper1013 on March 11, 2018, 08:11:00 AM

Looks like an awesome day

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: Buemaker on March 11, 2018, 09:07:00 AM

Looks like you had a good time   :)

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: mwosborn on March 11, 2018, 09:33:00 AM

Good times in PA.

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 11, 2018, 10:12:00 AM

Mitch, needless to say when there are new guys there, I don't get any bow work done...

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: kennym on March 11, 2018, 10:13:00 AM

Looks fun !

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: rockkiller on March 11, 2018, 10:20:00 AM

That looks like a great party

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: C. Johnson on March 11, 2018, 10:52:00 AM

Looks like a good time and some great bows about to enter this world!

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: mwosborn on March 11, 2018, 11:04:00 AM

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Originally posted by Roy from Pa:
Mitch, needless to say when there are new guys there, I don't get any bow work done...

LOL - ya that is ok - somebody has to cook!

Those guys look like they are having a good time!

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 11, 2018, 11:08:00 AM

Oh ya good guys.

I hunt out of their camp up north every year.

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Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: soy on March 11, 2018, 12:57:00 PM

rock on!

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: scrub-buster on March 11, 2018, 05:17:00 PM

Nice way to spend a weekend Roy.  Good job passing it on.

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: BMorv on March 12, 2018, 09:34:00 AM

Nice...I wish there were that many people around me interested in bow making.  
Roy looks serious about getting that handle glued up.  So serious he pulled out his 12 inch c-clamps.

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: perry f. on March 13, 2018, 03:36:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by BMorv:
Nice...I wish there were that many people around me interested in bow making.  
Roy looks serious about getting that handle glued up.  So serious he pulled out his 12 inch c-clamps.

Go big or go home!

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 13, 2018, 03:49:00 PM

All the other clamps were in use..   :)

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: John Malone on March 13, 2018, 09:01:00 PM

Question. When you fellows pull those R/D bows out of the form what ever profile it keeps that's what you trace the riser out with right? In other words the riser and bow fit together perfect no stress or forcing?

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 13, 2018, 09:08:00 PM

Yes...
The riser being cut on the bandsaw, you can see the curved line he is following..

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Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: John Malone on March 13, 2018, 09:11:00 PM

Band saw,, HA!

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: BMorv on March 13, 2018, 10:38:00 PM

Yeah, that’s the biggest PITA in building a tri-lam as far as I’m concerned. Cut, sand, check, sand, check, sand, check, repeated a thousand times.
You can also use thin strips .125” or so and it will bend to the exact curve.

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: John Malone on March 13, 2018, 11:09:00 PM

Yeah I've made pieces like that for other things. It is kinda tedious.

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 14, 2018, 05:55:00 AM

It's not all that hard to do. Trace the curve, cut almost to the line, then I finish it up with the edge sander. Just be careful on the ends not too get them too low or you get a sloppy glue joint.

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: BMorv on March 14, 2018, 09:59:00 AM

I'm working with a sh$$$y bandsaw, which is not helping either.

Title: Re: Bow building party yesterday
Post by: Zradix on March 14, 2018, 12:26:00 PM

hmmmmm...I dream of a bandsaw...lol
Sanding down to the backing strip makes a mess..lol