2025 What did you do Today

[Jeff tech]

And the palm side

[Watsonjay]

Dang it. Those were looking good too.
You can probable still save that if the glass is ground out too far. It'll just be a short base on the tip but still look decent.
Besides, less tip overlay=faster tips....Trying to look at the bright side

you ever thought about dual string grooves?  Saw it once. One for practice and one for hunting switch string and move to lower string grooves and niw you are at hunting poundage.

[Longcruise]

And the palm side

How are you liking that asymmetrical riser design?  I've been doing it on my rd style but not so far on a longbow.   How long is the riser?

[Jeff tech]

.my riser on a 66" longbow is 16-1/2" on a 28" draw.been working out great

[Jeff tech]

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[Kirkll]

Better speed with a longer riser on a 66'longbow at 28". Shorter working limb. It will  stack at 29" 3# pounds.  Max efficiency and  comfort at 28"

Your 66'' bow starts stacking at 29" ???   That doesn't sound right....

I can get 33" out of a 66" and 31" on a 64" on my long bows ....and... i use a 22" riser fade tip to tip and power lams beyond the fades 4".   

.004 FT with Bamboo cores. .040 glass.     Kirk

[Brian from GA]

Got tired of riser glue up being so annoying, so I made some clamps from flat bar and coupling nuts I tapped.  Worked well on the first go. I may re-make the setup with 4 clamps instead of three tho.
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[Kirkll]

That's a pretty cool riser clamp set up ....

[B-JS]

Almost finished a nice Bocote ILF Riser.
Will get some SR Limbs at the Weekend.

[Brian from GA]

Thanks Kirk. I'd love some of those rockler mini panel clamps, but they're just so dang expensive. I'm happy with how these came out.

[Kirkll]

These are the clamps i like...

https://www.amazon.com/IRWINQUICK-GRIPOne-Handed-Bar-Clamp-Medium-Duty-1964718/dp/B001DK7SJM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39OSRXPA3N3RM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pAhjWsr97uVWjRrTTIJwRztzwqLfQWlSqkbUfS51w10pGzOvwyvsD6HITVqB_6xavzR66xbTN37YgjRoUw1tiZov1D1F8qRatnV1NBxiIsasncdnJbgBy5EC_0lA0H-88mUmO_k5PV4cPUJ_kmuATWiACIyk-PoKdc6GuBreMbrgMd3ZrEO2sFkd1MLTLtN5YYNtfqW3u0T725eT5XN_ghnc-WjF2rTmF48uc6Kq8EVwWW7EJpy3ZZ2E-KK0jwl0f5qwHMGRh_C86uM1bOpmwul_vqfZwo32pxNHULAsIR8.EFxN_qf-DJx6dfptYL-7-Um96tDQhPtHRlfqP9sY6pI&dib_tag=se&keywords=irwin%2Bquick%2Bgrip%2Bclamps&qid=1746206264&sprefix=%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1&th=1

[Brian from GA]

Got some bows done. I still don't have a way to spray finish so a buddy of mine sprayed them at his paint and body shop. Got them back today. I think I'm going to build a paint booth in a small modular shed. I've got to figure something out. He sprayed them in gloss, but I'm hoping an extra fine brillo pad will knock down some of the sheen once they're fully cured. They all shot within 10-15 fps of each other with some variance in draw weight. Best speed was 191fps. Learned a ton. Gonna learn a ton more with the next batch.
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[Kirkll]

Got some bows done. I still don't have a way to spray finish so a buddy of mine sprayed them at his paint and body shop. Got them back today. I think I'm going to build a paint booth in a small modular shed. I've got to figure something out. He sprayed them in gloss, but I'm hoping an extra fine brillo pad will knock down some of the sheen once they're fully cured. They all shot within 10-15 fps of each other with some variance in draw weight. Best speed was 191fps. Learned a ton. Gonna learn a ton more with the next batch.

0000 steel wool will take the shine off and give you a satin finish... They also make an extra fine scotch bright pad ...........Then buff it out with a cotton rag. 

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     Kirk

[Jon Lipovac]

All but finished uo the mobile dust collector.
Not super excited about the box collector at the bottom.
If its end up a giant hassle to clean, I'll build a drawer for it later.

[Buemaker]

Setting up a new shop?

[Kirkll]

What's the big gray cylinder for?  I built my own too and it doesn't look anything like yours...    I'm scratching my head here trying to figure out how this thing works....where does the dust go?

[Jon Lipovac]

The dust enters the cyclone below the blower and centrifugal force separates the dust from the airflow and drops straight down into the bottom box. Only the super fine dust makes it through the impeller on the fan and the larger gray cylinders are Merv 15 air filters that filter down to .3 microns.

I've still got to build a door for the base. What looks like storage underneath is where all the dust will go.

Here is a picture of the set up mounted on the wall.

Buemaker, I used to be a homebuilder and now that the kids are gone, my wife and I are gonna build a new home every couple of years for a while to build equity towards retirement. Hence, I wont have a 'static' shop for a while. All the tools will be mobile for a while

[Kirkll]

Thanks Jon... I get it now... I just run my exhaust outside.  I can tell when my sawdust collection barrel is full by how much sawdust it's blowing outside.

[Jon Lipovac]

Yep, consider that a luxury. Living in town that is definitely not an option for me

[Burnsie]

Jon, is that a commercial dust collection system that you made modifications to, or did you build it from various separate pieces. 
Do you have any info on what you used  - I need something for my shop - would cut down on a lot of sweeping and runnning the shop vac.