Ok...the long awaited Acadian Woods Build-along. Let's start with the bow specs.

Bow Model: 3 piece Tree Stick Recurve
Riser Materials: Cocobola and Mascara with Canary Wood accents
Limbs: Bamboo with Cocobola and Canary Wood accents
Limb Tips: Deer Antler and Cocobola
Limb Bolts: Deer Burr limb bolts
Tiller: Standard
Right Hand Bow
Length 60"
Bow Weight: 50 Lbs. @ Draw Length 29"
Bow Grip/Style: Medium/Standard Pistol with Leather grip

I've include a picture of a bow similar to what mine will look like.

 http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu78/mhcarbon/macascar_flare.jpg  


Michael

Ok with the photo this time...

Tim starts out cuting out the mascara riser flare.

Another pic as Tim grinds/profiling the riser flare.

Tim rough cutting the Canary wood Veneer`s

Tim straightening out the bamboo laminates for the bamboo limb core

A couple pics of the roughed out material, riser,laminates,veneers and a couple of cocobolo overlays.  





Well that's all for tonight...hope to have some more pics in a few days.  Hope you all enyoy the fun...I know I am.

Michael

ttt

Oh my! The three piece tree stick is on the top of my gotta get bows and that is one BEAUTIFUL bow right there!! Thanks for sharing. I'll be watching this one!

ttt

That'll be a beauty....can't wait to see it finished. Tim does some nice work.

Love this typr of thread.Tim has got his stuff together.

Glad you guys are enjoying it.  I hope to have a few more pics tomorrow.  I'll try to get a litle more technical with the descriptions in the next few posts.

Michael

This is just getting good!!  Looking forward to the rest!!!

Thanks for taking the time to share it with us!!

Whooooweeeeee I'm keepin' an eye on this one.

OK...few more pics...from Tim!  First off take a look at how neat and clean Tim's shop is!  I can't keep my office that clean....

Here are a few pics of Tim grinding the bow limb laminations out of Bamboo(natural & actionboo)




A few pics of Tim grinding the Canary wood veneers





And a few pics of all the components in the oven getting a final curing/drying out before they get glue-up on Monday!






I`ll post more on Monday after the glue-up.

Enjoy...I know i am!!!

Michael

Dang he must have done some serious cleaning before he took those pics!  LoL  

ttt

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