the building of my first lam-recurve... Its done! pics p.4 & p.5

[sulphur]

i agree you do great work regardless of tools you have or don't have.  man, what could you do with a fully equipped shop!!

[Focusource]

You are quite skilled.  I am enjoying this build-a-long.

[Dmaxshawn]

looks great for the limited resources you have.  Outstanding craftmanship. Show us more.

Shawn

[wihill]

I can't believe the level of craftsmenship with the the tools you're using Nick - it's just fantastic!!

Almost makes me want to give an all wood bow a shot (heck I'm still working up the nerve to glue up a glass bow!   :D  )

[pditto613]

It takes great natural talent to what you do the way you do it. You have a lot of great bows ahead of you.

[Tom Leemans]

If this kid gets a bandsaw, watch out!

[dutchwarbow]

thanks for the kind words!

as you obviously noticed, I'm poorly equipped    But that bandsaw's coming!! saved quite a bit for it, hope to find a nice powerfull one soon.

I'm going slow with this one, may finish a few other bows first. The fades are worrying me.

Nick

[Okie 1]

Looks great Nick! Love the nocks    Like everyone else has said, you've got great talent.

[Hermann From Bavaria]

yehaw! what a fantastic stick! really cool stuff, nick! my respect to you!

greets

[coulter]

hey nick' great bow i got a question, do you use titebond3 to glue lams as well as risers?

[limbcracker]

Impressive work, those tapers are really nice, and you're doing them free hand! But hey, get yourself some safety glasses, it's no fun having splinters pulled out of your eyes, I know! And they can get in there no matter which way the dust is flying - I learned that the hard way too. Keep up the great work. Kirk

[SteveD]

Great work. Bow looks great

[ARCHER2]

Hey Nick,
Great job man, you're tools and shop favor mine a lot. Keep up the good work.
                        Charlie

[TheFatboy]

Nick,

for how long have you been into building bows?
Looks like you've been a bowyer in your previous life, eh?  :D

[toolslinger]

Absolutely brilliant build along. Please can I have some more? I have about the same tools and would really like to progress to building laminated bows.

[b.glass]

This is one talented and driven young man!

   

Bona

[dutchwarbow]

thanks guys!!

kirk, the tapering is pretty hard indeed, but it gets easier after a few attempts. Safety glasses for sure!! had a splinter in my eye not long ago, wich didn't want to get out... had tears over my face for a few hours, luckily the splinter was gone the very next day.

fatboy, right now I've made 42 bows, this one not included. the 30 I broke aren't included either    

Toolslinger, you want some more? please be more specific     I'd be glad to help you!

guys, Imma put some more pics of the tillering online tonight. The finishing pics might take a while, as I have some tests (school!!) coming up soon.

Nick

[dutchwarbow]

okay, were at tillering stage!!

For tillering I use mostly my scraper. If the bow's still wayy too stiff, and spokeshaving results in tearout, I grab another tool, my ugly but reliable anglegrinder. Utmost care is needed with this agressive tool!!!

I mark the places wich I want to bend more, remove some wood, and check again. This can take several hours, so I won't post pictures of every wood removal.

it appeared that I've cut through my bellyslat, so I'll go with one, a little thicker lam for the next time. This will give me a blank wich is almost ready to be shot once it's off the form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dutchwarbow]

I managed to bring this guy to 55#@27", my goal was 50#@28". But I'd prefer 55#!

here's what it looks like now. Still needs some work!

 

 

 

Nick

[Hermann From Bavaria]

yeah! another one finished by the skilled dutchman!

my respect, its a beauty!

greets