New bow start

[wolfshadow]

But, can I also use Titebond 1 or 2?

[Pat B]

Yes you can. I'd use the TBII because it's the stronger of the two and is water resistant. The TBII will be dry in 24 hours but you still have to consider the moisture from the glue going into the wood so give it at least 2 to 3 days before straining the bow.

[Pat B]

Mark, these are the only pics I have of before and after...



here are a few other pics of the sinew this morning...

[Pat B]

Mark, when the sinew first goes down it's about 1/8" thick and after it dries it is below 1/16" thick. Hope that answers your question. 

[Mad Max]

"Pat     I'll wait until it dries enough to see if any areas need more sinew"

I was think that the tiller would be off so you would add more in that area. ??
But after it dry's you are just filling in where there are voids??

[Pat B]

Yeah, Mark, I filled in the voids then added a little extra full length pieces where I thought it was needed.
 The tiller will be off and the bow will be way heavy so I'll have a good bit or reducing and retillering after the sinew has dried completely. Getting this 46" bow to achieve a 25" draw will be a trick by itself. It can be done but whether or not I can do it is another story. 

[Mad Max]

You can do it.

[onetone]

Thanks for the thread Pat.

[Pat B]

No problem, Joel. Here is a full length pic in the form just letting the sinew dry...

[Pat B]

I released the bow from her form this morning. She's been in the dry(dehumidified)basement since Sept. 11. Once I removed the screw that held her to the form she only relaxed a little, just a little over 1/2"...


I braced her and put her on the tree so see how the tiller was affected by the sinew. The string is tight to the belly here in this pic...


...as you can see she needed a little off the left(top) limb. I did a bit more scraping then checked the draw weight. She's pulling 46#@16" so that works out to 73#@25". I need to bring the bend of the right limb(bottom) back into the handle and work on the left limb a bit. I still have plenty of weight to loose.

[wooddamon1]

Pretty cool, Pat. Thanks for sharing!

[Mad Max]

Pretty cool, Pat. Thanks for sharing!

X2

[Pat B]

Thanks, Damon and Mark. It's been a fun project so far and I'm looking forward to getting her to a shootable stage. Shooting this bow will be another steep learning curve as short as it is. 

[Pat B]

I did a bit more on her today. In the braced pic shown below she's braced at just over 5". In this full draw pic she's at 23" and is pulling about 56# so I still have at least 10# to reduce. I'll keep her braced for a few hours and try to sweat her down a little before going back to scraping. I still need to come back into the handle some more with the bend. Here are the pics as of now...

[Mad Max]

Coming along nice

[Pat B]

Thanks, Mark. I still have about 10# to loose.I'll do a little more tomorrow.

[Pat B]

I've been working to get the weight down and adjusting the tiller a bit more. She's now at 46#@23". I put a couple of dozen arrows through her yesterday and she shoots well but is she difficult to shoot. The short length of the bow and the shorter draw with no real anchor point makes it hard to shoot her accurately. I found the same thing when I started making 60" highly stressed recurves but continually thoughtful shooting made the shooting more natural and I'm sure it will be the same with this bow.
 Anyway, I decided to dress her up a bit by adding snake skins. This is from a roadkill black snake Clint gave me a few years ago. I used hide glue for this. I'll post more after Do some finishing touches...

[Mad Max]

Cool Pat

The Classic will be here before you know it, bring it with you.

[Pat B]

She'll definitely be with me at the Classic, Mark. 

[inksoup]

Hi Pat.
I always admire your work and way of performing.
this one is not a surprise as like the others.
best.