O.K.... this is uncharted territory for me.
never done a proper build along before- always been a little intimidated to try one- especially when i browse the site, and see so many informative and amazing buildalongs.
i read them all, and live vicariously through them!!
but of late , a mate of mine- "Mark Daniel" has been insisting that i document this build- and rightly so.
and it finally dawned on me, ...that the build- a-long doesnt necessarily have to be instructive or informative- it can just be a documentation of the journey- sharing i guess.
so this has been a bit of an epiphany for me... i know some of us are slower than others
anyway, so here goes...
the short static tip bows have always intrigued me. just for something different i guess!
so lots of research and reading, and heaps and heaps of info from Mark Daniel, and lots of correspondence with him has got it this far
as you can see i like to print out the relevant threads, then i can read them anywhere- in the tub, or a spare minute at work... :D
then made up the desired card pattern, and 1/4" plywood router template.
and laminated up some plywood for the form.
as we dont get LVL here on island, i had to laminate 4 pieces of 1/2" ply, then run it through the sander a bunch, to get a true 1.5".
then had to fill some voids with thickened epoxy, can see how the last sheet was a bit wonky- but the sander sorted that out!
A final pass through the sander and it will get the glue patches all trued up!
i will work on this more as time allows- we are in the thick of hunting right now- and heaps of other stuff going on too.
also waiting for more glue and some 030 glass
but will keep updating this.
Topic: one piece static tip build a long - full draw! finished! tested! (Read 4146 times)
