BBO glueup

[D.Ellis]

Looking real good Bob.
Darcy

[Buemaker]

Doing fine Bob, keep it coming. Should the fades of the handle block be thinned out before you bend it any further, unless there is a power lam in there? Just thinking about handle popping off. Bue--.

[Canadabowyer]

Your right Bue. I am goimg to finish up the riser shaping before I do any more tillering.Has to wait till next week, going to a 3-D in Smithers BC for the weekend and have to catch up on the "honey do" list today.      :rolleyes:  Bob

[Canadabowyer]

Couldn't resist. Worked the riser down and tillered it out to 27". One problem, its only #32@27". Have to decide if I want to shorten it to 64" to gain a few pounds or just finish it like this and make a new one.It actually shoots OK. Really quiet and smooth.My wife thinks I am a      Bob

[takefive]

My last oak board bow wound up at 38# instead of the 45# I was trying for, Bob.  I was disappointed at first but I really like shooting it now as smooth and easy to draw as it is.  Not very fast, but I can shoot it for a long time without feeling any pain in my shoulders.

[Roy from Pa]

How wide and thick did you make it, Bob? And did you use all Osage for the wood?

[Canadabowyer]

I made it pretty skinny, about 1 1/4 at the fades amd 1/2" at the nocks, straight taper. Also a total stack of .318 osage.TBB 4 said .390 for a #55 bow at 64" and I wanted a #40 bow so I guess I  reduced it a little too much.I'll cut it back to 64" and finish it up and give to a handy kid and make another one for myself. But first I have two glass bows due the 1 st of June so I gotta get them laid up before I play with any more "real" bows.    Bob

[LittleBen]

Bob, might want to consider scraping the belly perfectly flat, and laminating another thin piece of osage onto the belly. maybe .050 or so.

I know this has been done many times, but I don't know about adding such a thin lam if it woudl be ok.

Another option might be a thin strip of Gemsbok horn ... although it's probably be less work to make a whole new bow.

[Canadabowyer]

Ben, that would probably work but I have so many requests for kids bows I'll just make another one for me and give this one away. I need the practice too!! Bob

[LittleBen]

Good plan, At least now you're closer to getting the stack thickness figured out.

[Roy from Pa]

Looking forward to the next one, Bob.