Author Topic: Sulphur bow swap- Final Pics! (Read 1354 times)

sulphur · « **on:** February 28, 2010, 11:55:00 AM »

Ok got the riser cut out, the lams ground and the dry run. Hadn't really planned on starting till spring break but couldn't help myself. I decided on a one piece recurve with 2 walnut lams and two mahogony lams and black glass. the bow will be a narrow recurve at 1.5" wide. It should be plenty fast, i have done this design one other time by acccident. I was way over weight on one and so i narrowed the limbs. it was fast and pretty stable because the recurves are working. hopefully the combo of walnut and mahogony will give it a good mix of light weight and stiffness. the riser is zebrawood with a purple heart saddle and maple accent stripe. i'll post the rest later.

pokeanhope · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2010, 12:24:00 PM »

man that bow is looking awsome!!!

Stiks-n-Strings · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2010, 12:31:00 PM »

Looks great,

What did you use to build your form? Looks a 2x12
With the rubberband style clamps

sulphur · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2010, 12:33:00 PM »

yeah 2x12. i have to check for straightness every time and this will probably be the last on this form. I beleive i will try the air hose system. but the inner tube method has worked just fine so far.

bjansen · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2010, 01:18:00 PM »

Oh my...hopefully you picked a guy named Brad Jansen. Its looking awesome Sulphur

Dmaxshawn · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2010, 08:49:00 PM »

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Originally posted by bjansen:
Oh my...hopefully you picked a guy named Brad Jansen. Its looking awesome Sulphur

No way that would shoot perfect out of a pop up this spring right in my hand.

sulphur · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2010, 07:57:00 PM »

ok, got the glue up done today. My wife swiped my glue up table for a garage sale, so i had to lay it all out on the floor. what a pain! It will be a few days till i get it cut out and tillered.

Stiks-n-Strings · « **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2010, 08:03:00 PM »

Nice looking curves!

bjansen · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2010, 08:12:00 PM »

Man that is looking sweet Sulphur. How long do you intend it to be when finished.

sulphur · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2010, 08:22:00 PM »

it will be 58" ntn. Its the OMC blueprint, but narrower and slightly different taper rate.

scottm · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2010, 08:36:00 PM »

Loking great sulphur!I cant wait to see it with a finish on it.The wood combination looks awesome!

Dmaxshawn · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2010, 09:16:00 PM »

That looks totally awesome. Love the colors.

Bone lake · « **Reply #12 on:** March 06, 2010, 10:44:00 AM »

Looks great Sulphur, hope your sending it way up north!

Stagmitis · « **Reply #13 on:** March 08, 2010, 12:22:00 AM »

Woohooo!!!

THAT LOOKS FAST

sulphur · « **Reply #14 on:** March 09, 2010, 03:14:00 PM »

Ok made some progress today. the purpleheart looks terrible until you put a finish on it. lots and lots of sanding to do. this was going pretty smooth till i noticed just a small amount of twist in the upper limb. didn't feel any instablity while shooting it. going to heat it slowly with a hair dryer and see if i can't twist it out. It shoots great so far.

klm5121 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 09, 2010, 03:18:00 PM »

Lookin good

bjansen · « **Reply #16 on:** March 09, 2010, 04:33:00 PM »

Very nice sulphur

Apex Predator · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2010, 06:19:00 AM »

Wow! That's some pretty good reflex ya got there. Did the twist straighen out ok?

sulphur · « **Reply #18 on:** March 10, 2010, 07:06:00 AM »

marty thats actually the same as my one piece recurve. not as much curve as most but its pretty quick with .004 taper. i am going to work on the twist a little at time all week. its not much so shouldn't be a prob.

cobbow · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2010, 11:01:00 AM »

Man that looks great. I like how you used the drop from the riser for the overlay on the back.

Nice

Cobbow

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