Hawaii to Stalker Recurves "semi-live bow build" Finally Home! Pg9

[Big-un08]

Ryan, be careful bud. South invited the wife, daughter, and myself up there to get my Schleyer. After a short visit to the "spray room" or what I now call the "veneer closet", my wife had just about talked me into another bow purchase.      

[Ryan Sanpei]

Trimming
 


Rough cut of the riser window
 

Belt sanding again and again
 

Glueing up the final laminates of the riser.


Re clamping
 

Back in the oven, one last time.
 

I have to admit, I never knew how much work and time it took to constructing a custom stickbow.  I was simply amazed by the process!!!

[Ryan Sanpei]

Originally posted by Big-un08:
Ryan, be careful bud. South invited the wife, daughter, and myself up there to get my Schleyer. After a short visit to the "spray room" or what I now call the "veneer closet", my wife had just about talked me into another bow purchase.          

LOL!  I made sure that I left my credit card at home.  Only took enough money to fund the trip and the one bow.   :D
Good thing because those longbow limbs sure looked tempting for my hybrid riser!!!

[Hopewell Tom]

No kidding on the amount of work!
And you're not even to the limbs yet.
Great tag along on a very interesting project. Thanks for taking the time to share.

[ron w]

Can't wait to see that riser with the finish on it.....It's gonna be a looker!!      

[Ryan Sanpei]

You're welcome Tom

Ron,
I can't wait too!!!

[GRINCH]

Ryan this thread is an eye opener never realized how much work went into a bow makes me appreciate the bower evan more.I can't wait to se the finished product.

[Ryan Sanpei]

No kidding Larry!  I'm only showing a fraction of the photos too.  The amount of sanding, cutting, grinding, glueing, measuring, laminating, etc. is crazy!!!

[Ryan Sanpei]

While the riser sits in the oven for one last time, South starts on the limbs.


Choosing belly and backing laminations.
   

   


Curly Walnut overlays
   


Using the jointer to rough cut the wedges
   


Trimming lams
   


Running lams to the thickness snader
   


Cutting glass lams to length
   

[Ryan Sanpei]

Now for the glueing...


Laying out the lams
   

   


Glueing
 

   


Wrapped up and ready to go
   


Limbs in the form
   

   


Now we wait...
   

[Josh Perdue]

very cool

[RUSTY1]

[KentuckyTJ]

Great stuff guys!

[jcar315]

Really enjoying this one.

Thanks Ryan!

[Ryan Sanpei]

Thanks and you're welcome Gang!

Look who came by again.  

[Ryan Sanpei]

Fresh out of the oven
   

   


Cutting the excess overlays from the sight window
   


Drillin the holes in the riser
 

   

[Ryan Sanpei]

Shaping the handle
 

Roughed out
   


Time for the pins and limb stems
 


Additional sanding  
 

[Guru]

This is great Ryan        

[Green]

What a great trip.  Thanks for taking us along on this build!

[owlbait]

Ryan, it's amazing to think that the grip(your grip) will be even better. That is one of the most outstanding features on South's bows as far as I'm concerned. I won my shooting contest at Compton's with the "Ugly Bow". It is so smooth and repeatable. Can't wait to see YOURS finished up.