54” Longbow Build

[Mad Max]

What are the spec. on the tip wedges??

[JGR1269]

.060 x 4 3/4”

[JGR1269]

All glued and in the oven.

[Mad Max]

.060 x 4 3/4”

.060 to zero in 4-3/4"  ?

[JGR1269]

Correct

[Kirkll]

Using that short of tip wedge how do you control the exact location on either end?

I mill all my tip wedges at 8” length from .060 to nothing. But….i  typically cut an inch or so off the end of the limb coming out of the form.  Using  shorty TW’s like that is something I’ve never seen before….

I like the way you did your riser fades….

[JGR1269]

I built this one last week in the same specs.

[JGR1269]

I got the belly side of the riser and back overlays glued on yesterday. This morning I got one side squared up and ran it through my drum sander. I threw a string on it to see how my tiller was out of the box and everything looks good. Next week I’ll go to work on the two-piece process.

[dbeaver]

Where can I get a set of those hooks for pre profile tiller checking?

[JGR1269]

Those were some type of hooks for wire shelf hanging. I found them over on the auction site.

[Mad Max]

Coming along nicely 

[Stagmitis]

what spindle sander do you have and where did you get the rub collar?

[JGR1269]

It’s a Grizzly GO538. I removed the belt so it doesn’t oscillate. I use the 2” drum and built the rub collar with a 2 1/8” bearing with a 1/2” center hole that slides on the drum shaft. This is probably the best and most used piece of equipment I’ve ever purchased. I bought another one a couple years ago but this thing won’t die so it’s still in the box.

[JGR1269]

I got the grip cut and the sides routed out to where I want them before I split it. I also routed in the shelf while it was in the jig. I glued on a couple pieces of scrap for stops so it sits in the jig the same way when I wrap the fiberglass. I’ll also use these scrap pieces as a guide when I grind the fiberglass off the back of the riser. Once I grind through the bamboo I’m back to my finish overlay and won’t go any further. After squaring up the end of the tenon I glued on a piece of 1/8” black fiberglass to finish it off and to replace the material I removed while cutting and squaring it. It’s ready for several applications of mold release before I start the fiberglass wrapping process.

[kennym]

Makin it look easy!! Awesome work!

[dbeaver]

Am i supposed to be paying for this class? Learning a lot by lookin

[JGR1269]

Thanks Kenny. I screwed up the easy part by putting the white Core-Flex on the belly instead of the back during glue-up. All of my other forms have the back side down but I put the belly side down on this model.

[JGR1269]

Last night I applied a couple coats of mold release so it could dry overnight. This morning I got it mounted in the jig and wrapped the socket. I didn’t get a picture of this process but I also wrapped it with plastic so I could work out the air pockets and add a little shape to the socket.

[JGR1269]

Roughed in the grip, checked tiller and pulled it back apart.

[dbeaver]

Really clean looking.  What's your acceptable thickness for the walls of the socket