2014 Annual Bow Swap

[Kiwi craig]

been shooting my trade bow for a week or so and it is still in one piece.
One more coat of poly and it should good to ship

[Kiwi craig]

been shooting my trade bow for a week or so and it is still in one piece.
One more coat of poly and it should good to ship

[Kiwi craig]

been shooting my trade bow for a week or so and it is still in one piece.
One more coat of poly and it should good to ship

[Roy from Pa]

Cool Craig, I see ya haven't fuggered out how to post yet..     LOL

I put the 4th coat of tung oil on my swap bow yesterday. Maybe one more coat, maybe not...

[Ranger44]

We finally have some temperatures that make it easier to work in the uheated barn. I got started on a bow oven/hot box (not sure which name is correct) this morning. Gearing up to make my first glass bow. Wish me luck. I'll have to order some supplies real soon.

[kevin_h]

The horn is cut and drilled..the holes might need a bit more material removed..

 

The arrowheads are not quite done..one more pass and notches...then they will be good to go...

[goobersan]

good luck Ranger
great job Kevin, Roy, and Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi Kiwi      
I have a couple risers done. Pics should be up tonight

[Jim Rocole]

FINALLY SOME DECENT WEATHER HERE. SPRAYED 3 COATS AND GOT THE SWAP BOW LABELED. FINISH SPRAYING TOMORROW AND READY TO SHIP SHORTLY. ILL POST SOME PICS AFTER THE FINAL COAT IS SPRAYED.

[soy]

Getting my first lam making done for the trade...hope I am doing it correctly...got the riser cut out and hope to glue up soon!

 

 

[red hill]

Although the temperatures here are relatively warm compared to what so many of you have been experiencing, today was terrific! And I had time to work on my trade bow. Shaped the boo to profile and glued the bow up with a little Perry reflex. Hopefully the weather will be nice Wednesday so I ca take it out of the clams and get a bow shape started.

$;(?!"@&, sorry it's taken so long but I don't like working wood in damp, cold conditions. Shouldn't take long now.

[kennym]

Red, forgive me for sounding like Roy, but do you use a pressure strip with clams ?

 And how do you get em lined up along the bow and get em all to close at the same time?  

[mjwhitby]

Today was awesome weather no doubt!  I believe there just might be and end to the cold after all.

[mjwhitby]

         
That's funny right there!

[red hill]

No, Kenny, I don't use a pressure strip and the clamps are closed one at a time.

This time I used Roy's  toothpick trick to get the backing aligned with the center line on the Osage.  I liked how that worked out, too.

I usually draw the lay out on the Osage and glue on small pieces of scrap wood that the backing fits into for glue up.

[David Flanrey]

Kenny has only been retired from his part time job a few days and already taking up Roy's bad habits.
           

Red just what kind of clams you all got down there in LA?

[red hill]

I certainly missed that one, LOL!  This I-pad is too small for my bifocals!

David, we have a strain of inbred freshwater mussels. Everybody knows how common marrying inside the family is in Arkansas, don't cha know?!    

[D]

Got some work done on a couple different riser strips tonight.  Not for sure which to use or to even use either of them.  Heres a few pictures of them.  The riser is walnut and one set of strips is maple/osage/maple and the other is maple/walnut/maple.  Which do you all think.  The osage is really hard to see in the pics but I promise its bright yellow between the maple.  I put tape on the walnut block to give a idea on shape.

 

 

 

Here's one of each.  Its hard to see the osage in the picture but it stands out in person.
 

[D]

They are still roughed shaped.  Just cut the radius' out with a band saw and clamped them together to see how they looked.  They still have to be sanded down to get a nice curve.  Its hard to tell much from the pictures.

[timbermoose]

my vote is for the walnut strip. but i'll take either.  

[Buemaker]

Soy, that sander in the picture, what brand is it? Bue-.