Author Topic: 65" glass flatbow.....build along (Read 1230 times)

bjansen · « **on:** January 23, 2010, 06:44:00 PM »

I made this bow over the holidays and just finished it up with the arrow rest and string tongight. It is 65" ntn, 58# @ 28". Here comes 38 pictures!

Starting with the riser. Cocobolo with an osage saddle. Black glass and zebrawood seperating the two. The riser is 18.5" long fade to fade.

The last rubber band glue up. It works great, but I am going all airhose from here on out.

bjansen · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2010, 06:47:00 PM »

Ever so slight R/D

Marked center and used the circle guage to scale out the limbs. I first was going to make a 68" bow, but to gain some pounds I dropped it to 65"

bjansen · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2010, 06:49:00 PM »

Look at the riser come to life

bjansen · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2010, 06:52:00 PM »

Now check out the butt joint...The back of this bow is actually .030 of carbon fiber (which I only had in 36" lengths. I wanted to make a thin grip and I like the look and added strength the front overlays add...so I needed to get rid of that butt joint. So I took it to the 36 grit drum sander and ate though to the coco...then made an even arc across the front to glue on my overlays...it was an experiment, but I think it looks pretty good.

Now for back overlays..osage and white glass

bjansen · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2010, 06:53:00 PM »

bjansen · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2010, 06:54:00 PM »

bjansen · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2010, 06:55:00 PM »

bjansen · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2010, 06:56:00 PM »

What could I do with this nice cut out...I was thinking making it into a turkey call...any ideas woudld be appreciated..

bjansen · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2010, 06:58:00 PM »

After sealing it up with CA glue and sanding off..

bjansen · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2010, 06:59:00 PM »

Not too thin...I finished them a bit thinner but not by much..

bjansen · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2010, 07:00:00 PM »

After more sanding, sealing with CA..sanding..etc

Now for finished pics.

bjansen · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2010, 07:01:00 PM »

bjansen · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2010, 07:06:00 PM »

It shoots fairly well..one of the quietest bows I've made. I really like the thin grip..its about 4 3/8 in circ. This is the 4th and final bow I made on the form...its in the hands of another tradganger now.

kennym · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2010, 07:18:00 PM »

Another nice one Brad! Seems the less d/r or curves you build into em,the easier they are to quiet! JMO

Igor · « **Reply #14 on:** January 23, 2010, 08:30:00 PM »

Wow!

That is one great looking bow!

Thanks for sharing

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Glenn

Apex Predator · « **Reply #15 on:** January 23, 2010, 08:39:00 PM »

That is a work of art Brad! Great job man!

bjansen · « **Reply #16 on:** January 23, 2010, 08:46:00 PM »

Thank you kindly gentlemen.

Blue EagleBum · « **Reply #17 on:** January 23, 2010, 09:14:00 PM »

Great looking bow. I hope to be at that level someday.
A real functional piece of art.

JGoemaat · « **Reply #18 on:** January 23, 2010, 09:16:00 PM »

Wow,
You guys that makes these bows make me so jealous, you've got more talent in your pinky than I've got in my whole body. I really admire what you guys do. I hope some day I could pull off an acomplishment like that!

Bob Barnes · « **Reply #19 on:** January 23, 2010, 09:24:00 PM »

thanks Brad...now I know what a bow looks like off my new form.

You do need to show how you do those tips.
Bob

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