Author Topic: My first selfbow, Red Oak Boardbow (Read 1874 times)

Flyboy718 · « **on:** January 27, 2011, 02:19:00 PM »

Here she is so far...just about finished floor tillering, I think I need to get her bending a little more. Then glue the riser and back it...think I am going to back it with burlap.

Pat B · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2011, 02:38:00 PM »

With a backing like burlap you can back it anytime. It won't effect the shape or tiller of a bow. Looking good so far!

Flyboy718 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2011, 03:16:00 PM »

That last pic is older than the first two pics...the tips are actually thicker in the third pic...in the last two which are the most recent my tips are already down to 3/8".

KellyG · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2011, 04:08:00 PM »

I like the shape.

tim-flood · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2011, 04:56:00 PM »

You are almost there just go slow and work the limbs alot everytime you remove wood.
1. Never pull more than your intended weight
2. Never pull farther than you intended draw length
3. Never pull past a bad spot, hinge

John Lipinski · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:51:00 PM »

it looks like you have a lot of grain runout in your last picture; I'd back it soon before proceeding further to avoid having a catastrophe involving those. You don't know when it might snap, it'd be safer to have a backing on it. So far, so good. Start long string tillering and go slow; if you take it off, remove wood, and put it back on to the same draw length, and it still has the same incorrect shape, it should be obvious not to pull further. Work out everything about the tiller before pulling further.

Flyboy718 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2011, 06:05:00 PM »

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Originally posted by John Lipinski:
if you take it off, remove wood, and put it back on to the same draw length, and it still has the same incorrect shape, it should be obvious not to pull further. Work out everything about the tiller before pulling further.

John...let me make sure I understand correctly: set up the long string tiller and see how it bends, identify the areas that need work, take it off the and remove wood, put it back in the tiller but do not proceed in draw length until the problems are worked out and pulling evenly before increasing to the next inch of draw?

John Lipinski · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2011, 12:41:00 AM »

bingo! I know there's always that little part of your head that says, "c'mon... just pull it an inch farther..." You shouldn't listen to that voice (Admittedly, a little hard at times) and as has been said before, work the wood by pulling it to where it's properly tillered a few times before rechecking

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2011, 08:30:00 AM »

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karrow · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2011, 09:22:00 AM »

lookin good flyboy give me sum time for those pics of my tillering set up you asked about, ill do it

Flyboy718 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 29, 2011, 04:55:00 PM »

Going to get the backing done and riser glued on tomorrow. I am going to do the backing in burlap, I don't have enough burlap to go the full length of the bow, so can I just overlap it and if so what is the minimum of overlap?

Flyboy718 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 29, 2011, 05:28:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Flyboy718:
Going to get the backing done and riser glued on tomorrow. I am going to do the backing in burlap, I don't have enough burlap to go the full length of the bow, so can I just overlap it and if so what is the minimum of overlap?

Change: Looks like I won't be using burlap, for some reason all mine disappeard...may be using some old blue jeans.

Flyboy718 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 29, 2011, 11:31:00 PM »

Snagged me a piece of cypress to make my handle out of!

Flyboy718 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2011, 06:44:00 PM »

Is it ok to use a piece of wood for the riser that is thicker than 3/4"? The cypress I got is a little more than an inch thick.

Flyboy718 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2011, 09:56:00 AM »

Got my 1" thick cypress riser glued on last night...I should have some time to shape it on Wednesday.

KochNE · « **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2011, 08:54:00 PM »

Jason,

Which side is your belly and which is the back? In your last picture, it looks like you've either glued the handle onto the back of the bow, or you're removing wood from the back rather than the belly.

Flyboy718 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2011, 09:51:00 PM »

I attached it to the belly...if the belly looks a little flat, I took most of the "crown" shape out of it when reducing it. The back is un-altered.

Flyboy718 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2011, 10:07:00 AM »

Began shaping the riser last night.

Flyboy718 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 03, 2011, 07:15:00 PM »

Just wondering...should I have used tip overlays? The poorfolkbow build along did not...just wondering if it is too late for me to do it and if not what type of glue to use?

Dave Bowers · « **Reply #19 on:** February 03, 2011, 08:00:00 PM »

You don't have to put an overlay on...its up to you really. I used TBIII for wooden overlays and epoxy for others. I read guys using super glue also.

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