Author Topic: Padauk Longbow build along (Read 2025 times)

bjansen · « **on:** January 04, 2009, 02:08:00 PM »

Hello everyone,

This week I built a new longbow and took a bunch of pics along the way...so here come another build along for those who want to see it.

First the specs, I am using a mild R/D form. The handle is teardropped, made of bubinga and cocobolo...and centered horizontally in the form.

The laminations consist of:

.040 white glass
.110 - 0.020 hard maple superaction
.110 - 0.020 hard maple superaction
.110 - 0.020 hard maple superaction
.060 Padauk
.040 clear glass

bjansen · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:10:00 PM »

Dry fit a few times to get the riser to fit

bjansen · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:11:00 PM »

Then apply smooth on to each lam and begin the glue up. I put a 1/8 strip of rubber between the form and bottom laminations then used clamps and rubber bands along the form. I protect the top laminations with a piece of scrap MDF and use a couple piece of thin spring steel on the riser/fade outs

bjansen · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:14:00 PM »

Here it is all clamped up and then into the hot box it goes.

bjansen · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:15:00 PM »

Here it is out of the oven

and after glue cleanup on the sander

bjansen · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:17:00 PM »

I then put a new piece of tape on and layout the limbs, cut them on the bandsaw and add tip overlays. The overlays conists of .030 maple S/A, Padauk, .040 white glass

Then sanded

bjansen · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:18:00 PM »

Tips were about 5/8 in this pic...i brought them down just a tad after some more sanding

bjansen · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:20:00 PM »

Cut the shelf, 1 inch above center

mwmwmb · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:21:00 PM »

looking good. i hope to try this sometime.

bjansen · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:22:00 PM »

Added overlays on the side for a thumb rest...laminations again were maple, Padauk and white glass...firs time I tried this....

And then sanded

bjansen · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:23:00 PM »

Then overlays on the back

bjansen · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:23:00 PM »

And a little finger tracing

bjansen · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:25:00 PM »

Checking for tiller...Thanks for the advice Diamondback

bjansen · « **Reply #13 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:33:00 PM »

The bottom limb was too strong and I was getting handshock...so after fixing that I finish sanded the bow down to 320 and put on a coat of Thunderbird epoxy to seal the pores. Here is a pic of the bow after the first brush coat

bjansen · « **Reply #14 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:39:00 PM »

This morning a sanded down the first coat and I will likely put another sealer coat on and then spray two coats of TB finish...I have 3 bows ready now for final finish...so i can kock them all out at once.

bjansen · « **Reply #15 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:41:00 PM »

It turned out pretty decent...possibly a little ugly in the handle...but it is defitely different than all my others. It is 54# @ 28"

bjansen · « **Reply #16 on:** January 04, 2009, 02:46:00 PM »

Aeronut · « **Reply #17 on:** January 04, 2009, 03:41:00 PM »

Looks good Brad.

Dennis

Ian johnson · « **Reply #18 on:** January 04, 2009, 03:45:00 PM »

looks great I like the thumbrest on the side

sulphur · « **Reply #19 on:** January 04, 2009, 03:52:00 PM »

looks pretty good to me! how a pic at full draw?

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