Starting the next tri lam

[Roy from Pa]

You should glue the belly, core, and backing all at one time, then match the riser to that shape and glue it on later.

[Ice Mike]

But how would I make the belly go up the fades if I did that?

[Roy from Pa]

You make the belly lam the same length as the core and backing lam. So after all three are glued together, you just cut the riser to the contour of the riser of the glue up and glue it on.
All three cores glued together here.
 

All three right out of the clamps here.
 

[Roy from Pa]

Riser cut to shape and ready to glue on here.
 

[Roy from Pa]

All pieces before glue up.

   

[Roy from Pa]

End result.

   

 

[Ice Mike]

I understand what you're saying but I like the look of the belly lams riding up the fade. Not underneath the riser. I do like the belly under the riser for my board nows, but I like the other configuration better for my tri lam.

[Roy from Pa]

Okie doke, Mike..

[Ice Mike]

Thank you Mr Roy. I really do appreciate your advice. This one is just my personal preference.

[Ice Mike]

Btw, the joint held fine while I did the backing glue up. It's in the form now.

[Ice Mike]

With the core and backing done, I went ahead and made the riser out of afromosia and glued it up. I will put the belly lams on this evening after the Mother's Day lunch.

   

[Ice Mike]

Got the belly lams glued up.

   

   

[Ice Mike]

Off the form for good. This one is done with glue up. I need to clean it up and cut the width tapers this evening. May even go ahead and glue on tip reinforcements. Should start tillering by tomorrow evening if I get home early enough.

   

[Black Mockingbird]

Uhh....your core is waaaaaaaay too thick,and your belly lam is waaaaaay to thin man...you basically have em backwards

[LittleBen]

I think mockingbird may be right.

If you're lucky and your taper is spot on you're good, but you have very limited ability to tiller on the belly side with such a thin belly lam.

[Ice Mike]

These same dimensions have yielded 42 - 50 lbs at 28" for me in the past. The core is 3/8 tapering to 1/8, and you guys said the walnut was weaker than the pecan. I'm confused? Should the core be a parallel and just taper the belly then?

The belly lam is 1/8 parallel right now.

[macbow]

If you've used these in the past then should be good to go.
I like the core being tapered. It's tapered more than it appears.
If you don't need much tillering should be good.

[Ice Mike]

Got it cleaned up and trimmed an sanded.

   

     

I decided instead of rushing into tillering, I would go ahead and sinew back it and wait a week or so because of the less than than perfect grain on the back.

   

   

   

[Zradix]

I wish you much luck.

not sure if I'd spend much more time till I put it on a tree.

You don't have much belly to work with for tillering.
Might have to think about tillering it from the sides.

Heck..I hope you don't have to do any thing..lol

[Ice Mike]

Zradix,
  Speaking of....if I can get the bend looking decent without much belly scraping, would side tillering be the best bet for tweaking the weight if it's too high?