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Padauk Longbow build along
« 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

 

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2009, 02:10:00 PM »
Dry fit a few times to get the riser to fit

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« 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

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2009, 02:14:00 PM »
Here it is all clamped up and then into the hot box it goes.

 

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2009, 02:15:00 PM »
Here it is out of the oven

 


and after glue cleanup on the sander

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« 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

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« 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

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2009, 02:20:00 PM »
Cut the shelf, 1 inch above center

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2009, 02:21:00 PM »
looking good. i hope to try this sometime.

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« 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

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2009, 02:23:00 PM »
Then overlays on the back

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2009, 02:23:00 PM »
And a little finger tracing

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2009, 02:25:00 PM »
Checking for tiller...Thanks for the advice Diamondback

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« 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

 

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« 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.

 

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« 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"

 

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« Reply #17 on: January 04, 2009, 03:41:00 PM »
Looks good Brad.   :thumbsup:

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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« Reply #18 on: January 04, 2009, 03:45:00 PM »
looks great I like the thumbrest on the side
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Re: Padauk Longbow build along
« 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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