2024 Bow Swap Progress Thread - Open

[Crooked Stic]

Pfft ain't sure where my typo came from. I corrected it. Should be Bubinga 
Like Kirk said I had one made buy Brandon that has a jig for drilling location holes then pinned pieces for marking. Then ruff cut with bandsaw then using the location holes and Dowell pins on the jig for profilig. The drill jigs and profiling guides where of phenolic. The drill jig has 1/4 drill bushings pressed into it. He had it down pat.

[Kirkll]

Ok Bryan,   Ill  set up a camera on my next footing job and go through the process and explain the jig design. I’ve built a lot of my own jigs for years and fit them all by hand just using 1/4” MDF or melamine,  But this system Brandon came up with is by far the most accurate, and well thought out.

Kirk

[Bryan Adolphe]

Real nice Kenny …… very cool !

[Crooked Stic]

Got some drilling done and limbs mounted. With tillering blocks the tiller is offsome but if the weight is close can be adjusted.

[jess stuart]

Looking goog

[Mad Max]

Looking good stic

[Roy from Pa]

I guess it's ok Stickypops:)

[Crooked Stic]

Almost post twice 

[Noah70]

Dry run - everything is tighter than a ……………..?   All set to go, just not tonite, its Valentine’s Day and I think I’m cooking.

[Jon Lipovac]

First limb in the box.

[kennym]

Gonna like that handle Mike!!

Jon, Did you make the form like that to keep it narrower?

[canopyboy]

So I feel like I've been hoodwinked! Last time I took part in one of these swaps maybe 10% of people had made a real start this early. I could roll in mid-March and feel like a superstar. Now it seems I'm bringing up the rear! And the quality of the builds has gotten a bit more intimidating as well...

Anyhow, I did make a bit of a start today. I at least did a little stalking and decided on what kind style of bow I might make. I always try to do something new in a swap, but there's a lot going on this year so I think I should stick with something I know. Then I went and cleaned my shop to the point where I could get all the way in and look around. I even picked out some wood. I think. Maybe I'll at least do some of those fancy spliced veneers for my "new" thing this year.

[Mad Max]

Dry run - everything is tighter than a ……………..?   All set to go, just not tonite, its Valentine’s Day and I think I’m cooking.

Not sure why you did your form this way A tighter radius may not close up on a Recurve form like this, Don't ask me how I know.

Is the glass running up the belly ramps of the riser??

[Jon Lipovac]

Gonna like that handle Mike!!

Jon, Did you make the form like that to keep it narrower?

Not quite sure what the question is.
The form is 1-7/8 wide.
I’m trying some of this carbonized woven bamboo flooring that that has been talked about recently and my lams ended up at 1-5/8. So I did rip all the laminations and glass to 1-5/8. I routered out slots on the butt and the tip side of the form where I can clamp a guide block on either side to keep the lama from sliding side to side. I can remove them after it’s under pressure. We’ll see how it worked in a few hrs.

[Smguinnip]

Not a lot of progress since last week, but got the form done and decided on the wood types that I’m going with.

[Noah70]

Max -

Not sure why you did your form this way A tighter radius may not close up on a Recurve form like this, Don't ask me how I know.

Is the glass running up the belly ramps of the riser??

Not quite sure what you mean?  Yes, the glass runs up the riser belly all the way on both limbs.
Here’s a picture of the previous bow that came off the form

[Mad Max]

I always have the fire hose on the belly of the bow.

[kennym]

I meant vertically, Jon.

[DVSHUNTER]

Getting some work done tonight.  Good looking wood combo's glass guys. I went with a sapwood heartwood osage combo. Lol

[Noah70]

Max:

I always have the fire hose on the belly of the bow.

Thank you!  I get that, pressure pushes the limb on to the form radius rather than in to it.  I think you’re right, that likely would be better.  This limb shape is a copy of a TD limb I’ve been building for about a dozen bows, and I only had an issue once with some tiny air bubbles at the start of the radius.  So that may have been the cause.  If it happens again, I’ll look into flipping it.
Regards,