2019 what did ya do today....

[Forwardhandle]

Epoxys don't work well on non pourious material the metal needs to be cleaned and etched to get a good bond, It should work for you, I never glued metal with smooth on but have glued metal with other epoxy's ,I use ceramic wax or plain old Johnson wax to wax my form I like to use contact cement to adhere the backing strip that way if it ever gets damage it's easy to replace !

[monterey]

Today I put a few final details on a 17 inch riser I made from a pc of walnut leftover from a gunstock blank. Its not a very dense pc of wood and does have some flex to it. But it only supports 25 lbs Sage limbs. That’s about all I can shoot due to shoulder problems.
   It all went fine until the finish was put on. I had “preserved” some opened Truoil by storing the bottle in a larger glass jar filled with an oxygen blocker. It looked good; no jelling or film. Unknown to me the drying agents had “escaped”  and what should have taken a week took months.
I’m calling it done. It shoots good but does need a bit more tuning.

Today I put a few final details on a 17 inch riser I made from a pc of walnut leftover from a gunstock blank. Its not a very dense pc of wood and does have some flex to it. But it only supports 25 lbs Sage limbs. That’s about all I can shoot due to shoulder problems.
   It all went fine until the finish was put on. I had “preserved” some opened Truoil by storing the bottle in a larger glass jar filled with an oxygen blocker. It looked good; no jelling or film. Unknown to me the drying agents had “escaped”  and what should have taken a week took months.
I’m calling it done. It shoots good but does need a bit more tuning.

How are you holding the limbs in alignment?

Looks good.  I like walnut but don't especially trust it!

[Crooked Stic]

I guess I am missing something here. I still dont understand what the lamp cord does.

Well I need anither knife like I need more biws. But anyhow I got this one today cause I like the way it looked.

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[kennym]

Bob, that is a good looking riser, it should be ok for the 25# limbs, if you get up around 35-40 , then walnut needs an i beam or al least some accent stripes in it IMO.

Mike, think the lamp cord holds the middle of the pressure strip down on a band form. Needs it cause the bands put all the pressure on the edges when you pull em down so need the cord in middle to help squeeze the glue out a bit.

[Flem]

Thats a nice looking little knife, Stic. I know why you had to have it, the liners are one of your reoccurring colors.

[Bob D]

Hi Monterey,
   To hold the limb alignment, I drilled the bottom of the limbs and used a pin of sorts. It’s some industrial thingy I took out of the scrap barrel years ago. (I never throw anything away) I put them in the limb holes and applied a small dab of epoxy to the bottom. I then put the limbs on the bow. I had about five minutes to align them to the riser.
After the epoxy cured I carefully removed the limbs, scribed around the flange, popped it off with a plastic hammer and inlet it into the wood.  It all came out much better than I expected, which is unusual for the stuff I dream up.

[Bob D]

Thanks Kenny,
I appreciate your comments and I like your numbers. After I got it shaped I started to question its strength. I did a bunch of stress tests that I then compared to the original 19 in. Sage riser. They seemed the same so I continued. I shot it a fair amount before I did the final sanding & finish. So far, all’s well...

[monterey]

An innovative way to do the alignment.

[kennym]

Used the sander to grind profile on limbs this morning.

The dust port works very well with the shop vac , better than the old one.

The  variable speed makes a lot more diff in grinding speed than I figured.  Go fast to rough in and shut er down for getting to line. I like that!

This was with a 60 grit disc on that came on it, I have some 40s to try when this one is done.

One other thing I like is the metal frame at disc edge can be used to run the limb against to keep from any gouging.

Over all I'm liking it very well, but haven't used the 1" wide belt yet...

[oldfartfarmer]

glued up the beginnings of my riser,
1st time using the glue,,OMG FUN,,dang stuff is sticky like marshmallow + peanut butter sandwich 
got it hung over the wood stove to dry,
threw another log in and my temps up at 98 deg,
pic was taken before that,
,
and thank you Kenny for the info on the phone, good talking to you,
,

[Crooked Stic]

Kenny the belt may be good for sight windows to.

[Forwardhandle]

Thanks for the report Kenny, I'm thinking like Mike for the sight windows & handles ,I love my 1/2" belt sander for that but the stationary one like Kenny's might be better ! That variable speed is a big plus it sounds like.

[Flem]

glued up the beginnings of my riser,
1st time using the glue,,OMG FUN,,dang stuff is sticky like marshmallow + peanut butter sandwich 
got it hung over the wood stove to dry,
threw another log in and my temps up at 98 deg,
pic was taken before that,
,
and thank you Kenny for the info on the phone, good talking to you,
,

John, you can apply a little mild heat from a  blow dryer or heat gun to the EA-40 while you are spreading it around and it will flow a bit easier.

[Roy from Pa]

Good job ya old fart...

[oldfartfarmer]

Thanks for the tip  Flem, Ill do that next time

[oldfartfarmer]

Thanks Roy

[kennym]

Kenny the belt may be good for sight windows to.

Gonna find out on the bow blank I’m on but I gotta go huntin right now ! 

[Fishinglink]

Good luck to all hunting right now. Finally wimped out and went to the doc for my shoulder. Looks like rotator cuff issue. Had X-ray today and MRI next week sometime. No bows for a while for me. I can salvage my season but unfortunately the stories won’t be Trad gang appropriate.


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[Roy from Pa]

Ouch Cody.

I been that route.

3 months after surgery before shooting a light weight bow.

Best wishes bud..

[Flem]

Sorry to hear that Cody. I trashed both my rotator cuffs, years ago rock climbing. They are fine now and have been for many years. Physical therapy is critical, as is flexibility. Still do stretching and exercises daily for them. Never had surgery, too scary for me!