Successful Failure

[matts2]

Started this bow as a donation for a St. Jude auction but due to a air bubble issue, it's not going to St. Jude.  I am really disappointed but my Dad has been wanting a bow so it will go to him.  He won't mind a few bubbles here and there.

Coco limbs & riser
ActionBoo core
64" NTN
45# at 29"

 
 
 
 

[bjansen]

It finished up very nice Matt.  Great job

[rainman]

Beautiful!!

[Dan Landis]

Outstanding bow!!!!  The next time more of those pesky bubbles show up, just ship it to me LOL...Dan

[jess stuart]

I bet Dad is going to be tickled pink.  That is one nice looking bow indeed.

[Lee Robinson .]

To date, I have never had an air bubble with the air hose clamping method (which I use for my adult bows), but I have had a few air bubbles using the inner tube type form (which I use for some light weight kid bows). I have wondered if it was caused by a lack of clamp pressure from the inner tubes or if perhaps there was something on the limbs that may have "soiled" the lamination...or if it was moisture in the laminations that evaporated when in the heat box creating a air pocket. Regardless...I haven't seen that happen in the last several bows I made even using the inner tube method on my youth bow form, so I suspect I did something wrong in some way or another...but, since then I have been using more rubber straps in order to increase the pressure on that form.

Anyway...just thought I would share my experience and thoughts on the matter.

Regardless, it is a very nice looking bow and I am sure your Dad will be very pleased with it.

[matts2]

I use a air hose and think I just got to skimpy on the smooth-on.  Working on a bow now and I made sure I smothered it in SO.  No air bubbles in this one.