Sasquatch is BLIND - We need to talk....

[Terry Green]

Geeezzzz at the HOOKS....

[Terry Green]

Wicked....

[STICKBENDER98]

Terry, my thoughts also when I saw them WOW!!! you could almost use them for fish hooks!!! 


Jason

[Kirkll]

Well those hooks are cut down a bit when the length is established, but they still have a pretty nice hook when finished.  About 3.5" ahead of the riser, and the preload is outstanding!.



i've added some Tip overlay photos to your album too. (see link below)



Album update:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/zw8FeCF4juoVv9dG8

[Kirkll]

BTW..... Those tip overlay photos just have a sanding sealer on them to pop the color. The finish sanding cleans up those marks and flaws before finishing the bow... Just a heads up.

[smokin joe]

Wow. I can't wait to see it in person.

[Kirkll]

Here ya go Terry... A couple pics on the tiller tree why i'm balancing limbs and bringing the draw weight down a bit. Check out that string angle at full draw here.
Easy on the fingers...

[Burnsie]

That is going to be a beauty!

[rastaman]

Beautiful bow!

[Tajue17]

They are very fast bows! 

[Kirkll]

Here is the tricky part... I milled all the laminations for the full overlay to match the limb butts. This is one of the key parts of giving the illusion this is a one piece bow.




After milling everything i match up the limb butts for a visual inspection.




Once i'm happy with the millwork, these need to be clamped to the back of the riser and bent to fit perfectly. The material i'm using to match the limb wedges is very dense , and very stiff, and needs to be milled in 2 pieces so i can bend it easier. Even then it takes a lot of clamps to get this overlay tightly fit to the riser. This is done in a 5 part series of lay ups.  I clamp everything together dry with no glue first, and let it set overnight so the material takes a set.  The second lay up  will be done tomorrow and i'll use epoxy.... But it will not be attached to the riser yet. i'll use a thin plastic over the riser to keep the two separated.





The 3rd lay up will require cutting the overlay to exact length to match the limb butts, and will be attached with stainless steel screws on each end and epoxy. i'll get more photos of that procedure as we get there.

The 4th layup requires doing the finish overlays over the whole riser and limb butts, and get everything fit perfectly.

The 5th lay up is the belly ramp caps that cover up the bolt holes and ties everything together.    Stay tuned .... More to come.

[Terry Green]