2018 What did you do today?

[Crooked Stic]

Dont know beans about these but I agree for sure with the riser part.

[Buemaker]

Okay, I’ll see what I can do. I have a gizmo, had forgotten about it.

[BMorv]

Just saw this but I would have to agree, mid limbs bending a little too much, but not far off. 

[Roy from Pa]

Bue, I'll bet the gizmo says this.

Bending too much at both circles.

So scrape where the 4 lines are, but actually only where the gizmo marks the limbs..

10 scrapes and sand, then pull 30 times on tree and gizmo again.

Repeat till the gizmo lines quit showing up.

The last 8 inches of limbs should be straighter.

[Buemaker]

I did some adjusting and the gizmo runs the same all over.
The tiller is the same on both limbs at end of fades and at 13 and 14 inches from center so I leave it as it is.
I also mapped it at 20 inches draw and the limbs are dead alike which is rather seldom in an all wood bow. You usually only achieve that with a glass bow. With mapping I mean that you place the bow on a 20 inch long stick and lay it flat on a long paper on the floor, draw a pencil line along both limbs( in this case I used the belly) where there is a straight lamination. Then flip the bow over and If the lines corresponds the limbs are bending the same. The theory is that both limbs will slam home at the same time, reducing hand shock.I use this mostly when making glass bows.
If one limb had been stronger than the other i would have used that as up on the bow since arrow is not shot from center of the bow.
How do you think it bends now?





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[Roy from Pa]

I dunno..

I guess it's ok..

If that's the best ya can do...

 

Looks real nice, Bue..

Your mapping equals the same results I get from equal limb timing and the pull rope coming straight down the line on the wall..

[Roy from Pa]

Put 3 led lights up today,  have one more to install.

 

[monterey]

Are they an improvement?

[Roy from Pa]

Yup.

Brighter and use less electric.

[Buemaker]

Looks good them lamps. Need better light now than a twenty year old, at least I do.

[Crooked Stic]

They look good from here. What is the length?
Can use the saved electric for the pace maker. 

[Roy from Pa]

Stic, LOL..........

They are 8 feet long.

I got 4 of them off the big auction site for $84.00 delivered.

They are about 40% brighter than the 8 foot fluorescent lights were.

These are 6,500 K's.

Got the idea off Eric Krewson.

[kennym]

LEDs rock , I have 6 - 4500s in main shop and 3 in back. World of difference!

[Roy from Pa]

Didn't happen wifout pichers!

[Forwardhandle]

Working on the Honey Do list ,mine comes with prints...lol completed the boot box disapering washer/drier now just the over head cabinets & trim & getting serenaded with her favorate song Happy Wife ,Happy life...lol  then I can go back to carving my bow 

[Roy from Pa]

Ritchie, yer doing it all wrong..

Teach her to fish and shoot bows:)

Anniversary by the pond:)

[Forwardhandle]

Nope all Chicago City girl but this is my secret weapon to keep her out of the shop a Cuban Romeo & Julieta  circa 1983 👍🏻

[Forwardhandle]

I was digging in the rafters for xmas decor & found my old child hood bow circa 1970s brought back a lot of memorys that bow has killed more critters then any I own 

[Flem]

Man thats one old stogie! You must have a superior humidor.
I started to insulate my outdoor furnace/heat exchanger. Going to put a wood stove in the box and pump the hot air into my shop. Tired of wearing winter clothes while working!

[Forwardhandle]

Nothing like good heat in the shop I got stereo barn heaters Im in the shop now T shirt that stogie has only been in my humidor about 18 yrs but was made in 83 I only smoke about 6 a year now a days but have been collecting vintage cubans for about 30 yrs I have some 1972 Montys that Im going to smoke when I retire !