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Offline Bodork

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2012, 08:23:00 PM »
Nothing like you guys are doing but I was quite proud when I did them. The first one is a fluer de luis under clear glass and the others have laser engraving under the glass.    

   
   

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2012, 08:25:00 PM »
WOW... You guys are amazing............

Offline ChristopherO

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2012, 09:03:00 PM »
Are you using these lams as actual working lams or as decrative veneers?
Nice work, BTW.

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2012, 09:11:00 PM »
COOL!!!  :thumbsup:    :notworthy:
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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #24 on: March 06, 2012, 03:43:00 AM »
Oh Yeah.......Very nice fellas!   :saywhat:
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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #25 on: March 06, 2012, 07:54:00 AM »
Semo_Hunter,

That riser went in the hot box seven different times before making the first trip to the sander to start shaping.

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #26 on: March 06, 2012, 02:50:00 PM »
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Semo_Hunter,

That riser went in the hot box seven different times before making the first trip to the sander to start shaping.

Troy
I can imagine, very intricate and meticulous work I'm sure. Sometimes the most time consuming ventures are also our best work aren't they? Not sure if I would have the patience to do that, but you pulled it off nicely.   :thumbsup:
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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #27 on: March 06, 2012, 04:13:00 PM »
Semo_Hunter,

I had built several bows with the usual looks and was bored. I was looking around the shop and saw a stack of scrap pieces. You know it when you see it, there was a riser in that stack. I just ad to figure it out.  :goldtooth:  

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #28 on: March 07, 2012, 01:59:00 AM »
Here is one of those lams in the limb now:

 
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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #29 on: March 08, 2012, 06:14:00 PM »
Wow, you are some talented people.  You should be proud of these creations.  They are all sweet!

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #30 on: March 08, 2012, 07:13:00 PM »
very cool!

Offline Jorgy

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #31 on: March 08, 2012, 10:50:00 PM »
Great work makes ya want to start building.

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #32 on: March 09, 2012, 01:35:00 AM »
very inspiring, ideas that all go into the idea bank.

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #33 on: March 09, 2012, 09:16:00 PM »
how thick do you guys sand these down too?

 i made a set the other day using titebond two and sanded them down to .070. long stroy short they came apart in the glue line. so i was thinking either i had them too thick or the titebond two wasnt strong enough.  what do you guys think?

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #34 on: March 09, 2012, 09:27:00 PM »
maybe the heat generated during grinding released the tb 2 glue

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #35 on: March 09, 2012, 09:30:00 PM »
You have to glue them together with the same epoxy as you will use to build the limbs. Atleast thats the way I do it. Since they will be going back in the hot box to cure once in the form the joint in the pieces has to be as strong as possible.

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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #36 on: March 09, 2012, 09:45:00 PM »
Amazing work guys, lots of talent here.
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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #37 on: March 10, 2012, 01:50:00 AM »
I use tight bond 3 and drum sand them down to .040 or .030.  I have only had one come apart and I just glued it back together with no problem.

You need to sand the joint... clean the joint with Acetone the apply good pressure as the joint dries.

I don't know much about tb2.. But we use tight bond 3 in the wood flooring industry to glue together the floors.. works great and holds up..
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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #38 on: March 23, 2012, 10:12:00 PM »
Just made these up yesterday/today for a recurve I am building a buddy's daughter..

 

Getting better with my scroll saw.. want to start doing more!
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Re: Artistic lams.. show us your limb art!
« Reply #39 on: March 24, 2012, 09:30:00 AM »
Very cool!
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