2014 Annual Bow Swap

[razorback]

Well I got mine tillered out to 26" and it looks good. I have put a couple of dozen arrows through it and there is very little hand shock. I will take care of that with thinning the tips. problem is it came in a little lite 5# or so. I have the length to take some off the tips but how much can I expect to gain with 1/2-1" off each tip. I hate to scrap it as it is the best bow I have made so far. Can't do pics at the moment as the women folk have stolen every camera in the house.

[timbermoose]

ouch soy, that sucks!

razor, have you tried heating the belly? might could bring you up a bit. feel for with the camera "theft". i bought myself a canon ($500) for scouting/bows/ and such. wife has taken it over. i have to ask where it is all the time, and if I can use it.

[razorback]

Moose, it is an Ipe belly with a hickory backing, glued on with tb111 so heating isn't an option. I think I may have to add an osage belly slat. Will be my first tri-lam  

[macbow]

If you could cut one inch off each end you would probably make that 5 pounds.

[wood carver 2]

I'm presently working on two all bamboo bows and they both shoot well, but they are a bit underweight for my swap. I piked one of them by 3 inches and it's still a bit light and it shoots so well I don't want to touch it again. I started another one tonight and I have a question. This will be a straight limbed longbow with some glued in reflex and I'm using natural bamboo for the back and belly. It will be 1 3/8 wide at the fades and will end up tapering to about 3/8 at the nocks. If I were to use cherry or walnut for the mid lam, how thick should I make the lam given that I'm looking for about 55 to 60# @ 28 inches? The bamboo lams will be no more than 1/8 thick tapering to I/16 at the tips.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Dave.

[macbow]

Just a guess at 5/16. A little thicker in the middle if tapered about .003 or .004.
3/8 tips,sound safe enough. I've only tried one of these and my tips were too narrow and they twisted on me.

[LittleBen]

I'd also guess around 5/16" for the core, maybe even 3/8" for a bow of 66-68" length.

[wood carver 2]

Thanks guys. I'll start with 1/2 inch tips and work them down gradually.
Dave.

[LittleBen]

I assume your tapering the core too ... I'd personally probably taper it by somewhere between 1/16" and 1/8".

So for example 5/16 tapering the 1/4" or 3/16" thick at the tips.

[wood carver 2]

That's what I'm thinking, I just wasn't sure of the starting thickness. I might add tip wedges to stiffen the last 6 inches as well. The last one nearly came out too thin at the tips.
Dave.

[Roy from Pa]

Use the cherry, it's stronger than walnut and 5/16th is good..

[wood carver 2]

I'll be using the cherry. The walnut that I was using for cutting lams has decided that it wanted to become a roller coaster.
Dave.

[cunruhshoot]

Just checked the UPS tracking on the delivery on my swap bow and it is "out for delivery" so someone should receive a package today!

[LittleBen]

[timbermoose]

   

[Echatham]

mine is on the way to somebody too... not out for delivery today though.  I can't wait for **** to get it.

[beachbowhunter]

Only a couple of coats more of Buffalo Hide and mine will be done. It has a killer piece of zebra wood that I can't wait to show you guys. By some miracle it even came in within the 5 lb range my victim specified. Hopefully it will go out this weekend.

[MoeM]

I`m getting crazy bout my drawweight- tomorrow I`ll put the third limbs together... first was way too weak second too strong  
I really gotta hurry- only 4 weeks left....

[Al Dean]

Well mine made it  but ******* not home, so notification was left and it is being held at post office.

[Dmaxshawn]

Wife tells me there's a large package at the door withy name on it.   Too bad I'm at the fire station for two days.  

Shawn