giveaway bow build let's get this party started(finished pics page 9)

[Bodork]

I use strips of rubber pond liner to hold the overlay to the riser and a spring clamp to hold the rubber in place.
 
 Since I plan to leave the live edge, I tried to remove as much epoxy as I could from the glass.
 
 All glued up!
 

[Mad Max]

cool

[bow loving man]

Did I not tell you boys to hang on? It's starting to get real! Did you see those lines he drew on that riser? Gonna be a looker for sure, live edge and all!!! Bring it Mike!!

[Bodork]

As I held the bow in my hand in block form after the glue up I realized I have a conundrum on my hands. Even without overlays on the back of the riser, it was way too wide for my hands. I didn't want to cut into the stripe. I figured I'd shape the riser a bit and see how it fit. Got it close to where I wanted to stop.
 
  I could still barely get my fingers around it. Not good.
   
 Remember when I was making the riser and I had to move the stripe up the ramps because it was so short? Well, that just came back to haunt me. If the stripe was longer I could have moved it more to the back of the riser and therefore I could've taken more off the belly without cutting into the stripe.

[Bodork]

At this point I figure I have two options: cut into the stripe and live with it or sand into the back of the riser and make it look like a take down. I sent a text or two to Barry and he said go for the take down look. That was my first choice also. You'll either love it or hate it. Haven't done this before so bear with me. Here goes: My initial sand
 
 Don't know if it will explode or not but at lest it's going to fit my hand better!
 

[Bodork]

Took a little more off. I'm starting to like it!
 

[Bvas]

Hmmmm. That's another way to skin the cat    

I'm curious as to how that will change the shooting dynamics of the bow. If you normally put overlays on.....does this mean that you have moved the throat position about 1/2-3/4"?

[kennym]

I think he will be happy with how it shoots, will be somewhere between stock and the pro stock....  :D

[Crooked Stic]

Usaly for me the riser is 2 in. belly to back. then I add the lams and glass and overlays. So about 2.25-37 Shaped throat is about 1.5 - 1.75 front to belly. Thumb and index touching.

[Bodork]

Bvas, that thought never crossed my mind but I guess the limbs will be 1/2" or so further away from me. I have shot the bow several times and I can't tell any difference than any others I've made..
 Mike, I'm not smart enough to measure things before I glue them up! As it sits, the throat is about 1-1/2" front to belly. Fits me a lot better.

[Bodork]

I strung the bow and checked weight. On my scale it shows right at 43#@28". I not going to take much much more off of the limbs unless I have to. Now on to the tip overlays. I do mine like the cave men did and shape them after they are on the bow. I did feather the phenolic first though.
 
 I use my belt sander to start the feathering process.
 
 Careful not to get into the glass.
 

[Bodork]

Then a little file work.
 
 
 Then I use my disc sander to shape the end of the overlay.
 
 Sorry I lost my pics of filing the string grooves. A little more filing and sanding.
 

[Bodork]

I'll stop here and put some sealer on them then sand and fine tune them later.
 

[Bodork]

I shaped the back of the riser a little more. Now for some overlays.
 
 black glass and mesquite burl.
 

[Bodork]

This was a bear because of the curves in the back of the riser.
 
 Like I said earlier, I prefer to glue the overlays on while the riser is in block form so I can shape them along with the rest of the riser. This was a little unexpected. What a mess!
 

[Bodork]

I rough shaped them with my belt sander.
 
 Then I used my dremel tool to do some more sanding.
 

[Bvas]

Wasn't expecting overlays.
Can't wait to see the finished project.

[Bodork]

Did a little more sanding on the overlays and discovered the top one didn't adhere good in the concave part of the riser. My clamp had come off but I didn't know it until it was too late.

   

  I'll just shorten it until I get to where it is glued good.

   

  Shorter than I would like but I'm gonna live with it!

   

[Bodork]

I've never been a big fan of shelves that are left this blocky.

   

  So I'll take it to the belt sander.

   

  That suits me a lot better.

   

[Bodork]

Now the riser is about ready for some sealer.