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Offline KellyG

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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #140 on: October 29, 2014, 04:01:00 PM »
I guess it's ok.
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #141 on: October 29, 2014, 04:10:00 PM »
Roy I would love to see some video of you tillering the bow. BTW the bow looks awesome can't wait to see the finished work.
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #142 on: October 29, 2014, 04:47:00 PM »
I work the bow slowly down the tree, an inch or two at a time for 30 pulls, correcting what need be along the way. I want the rope to come straight down the line. If it drifts to the left or right, that means one limb is stronger than the other. The rope will drift towards the stronger limb. I begin removing wood a little at a time from the strong limb, and I use the gizmo tool in conjunction with the tree.

ANYTIME I remove wood from a limb, I put the bow back on the tree and work it 30 times to however far I just worked it before. I get the limbs bending evenly within only 3 or 4 inches down the tree on a short/long string.

And remember this, Cameron.. You can always take more wood off, "BUT" once you remove too much wood, You CAN'T ever put it back on. SO go slow and have a plan/goal in mind of why and where you are removing wood.
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #143 on: October 29, 2014, 05:52:00 PM »
She took some set, aye? How much from the glued up profile? How long and wide is it?
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #144 on: October 29, 2014, 06:39:00 PM »
Prolly lost 1.5 of reflex from glue up. 1 1/4 wide, 63 tip to tip. The 30 inch draw is rough on wood bows..  :)
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #145 on: October 29, 2014, 07:25:00 PM »
whoa..63" 30" draw..and only 1 1/4 wide.

..NICE!
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #146 on: October 29, 2014, 09:03:00 PM »
29 inch draw. But pulled to 30 for fun..  :)
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #147 on: October 30, 2014, 12:26:00 AM »
Roy - I definitely learned the take if off slowly rule...and now I have a 30# BBH bow.  lol
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #148 on: October 30, 2014, 03:14:00 AM »
Great work Roy! That's lookin mighty fine. If I ever get any time in the wood shop again, I might have to try one of these for myself. Unless you want to build me one... Lol.
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #149 on: October 30, 2014, 07:41:00 AM »
The other day right after pulling it about 300 times.

 

Today after it rested for a day. It's back to more reflex. That's normal for a wood bow to recover after a while, especially after 300 pulls down the tree in 3 hours the other night.

 

Have the riser roughed in, need to clean up the fade ends of it a tad more. That spalted maple looks sweet.

 

 
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #150 on: October 30, 2014, 08:14:00 AM »
Looking good Roy    :thumbsup:
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #151 on: October 30, 2014, 08:17:00 AM »
Ya think it's just ok, Greg? LOL
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #152 on: October 30, 2014, 12:17:00 PM »
Roy is the beaver tail going on it.
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #153 on: October 30, 2014, 12:47:00 PM »
Looking good Roy. Almost looks like you know what the hell you're doing.

I really like that spalted maple.
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #154 on: October 30, 2014, 12:56:00 PM »
No Robbie, it's for a buddy's bow.

LOL Ben
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #155 on: October 30, 2014, 01:35:00 PM »
This section is gonna look great with some clear on it.
..the grain of the osage, the spalting, the little knot..NIIIICE...

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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #156 on: October 30, 2014, 01:36:00 PM »
..just watched the vid again....jeez you got that thing bending..   :scared:   lol
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #157 on: October 31, 2014, 08:54:00 AM »
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Looking good Roy. Almost looks like you know what the hell you're doing.
Ahhhh great, now you've gone and done it Ben. Ain't nobody supposed to say stuff like that to Ole' Roybert.
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #158 on: October 31, 2014, 09:38:00 PM »
purrrdy.... looks like a rising sun!
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Re: Building a Tri Lam
« Reply #159 on: November 01, 2014, 02:27:00 PM »
I think I'm more anxious to see this done than my own.  Looks great.
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