While time in the shop was limited this weekend, progress finally exceeded expectations. Saturday I as able to grind all of the lams, splice, prep riser blocks, and glue up one of the bows. Sunday I got the second one in the oven and then got the first one shooting; just needs final sanding now.
First time grinding my own lams. Well, I'm not counting pretending to while drinking at Roy's house last winter. Was a little frustrated at first with the inconsistency on the thickness. So I cranked it all the up and started sanding the conveyor belt. After that the lams were dead on in the middle, but still seemed to get a touch or snipe at the very ends (maybe 0.003" max?) I can't see how to fix that as it's a function of the hold down roller spacing. But I can't imagine .003 being that big of a deal at the tips or in the riser area, so I called it victory.
Yew dust doesn't give me as much enjoyment as Bue apparently. I am better about wearing at least a dust mask if not a respirator these days. The skin around my eyes was a bit irritated though as I went to bed Saturday, so I got up and washed my face and that seemed to do the trick.
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