2025 Bow Swap Progress Thread

[Watsonjay]

Putting another layer of clear glass on the overly is over kill really. That maple and coco would have tied those limbs together just by themselves.  .02 cents worth.

I will keep that in mind next though, thank you.

I never cared much for the way glass overlays feather out when finish sanding myself. To each his own i suppose.... 

Doing recurve overlays on the curl of the limbs like an external tip wedges, i  pre- sand those to a feather edge and glue them on while laying up my limbs.

Those overlays come out with a very smooth transition doing it like that, but you need to take great care sanding the extra epoxy at the transition point by hand using a block. i've screwed up a few trying to use my palm sander...    

I just did them with my dremel with a flap wheel on the attached wand. It works good on the tip overlay transitions as well. You still have to be careful.

[Kirkll]

Yup…. Power tools are time savers and work real well until they don’t… Glad to hear it came out good!   

[Crooked Stic]

I prefer glass or composite on overlays next to glass. And wood on top.

[Kirkll]

I prefer glass or composite on overlays next to glass. And wood on top.

Linen phenolic looks decent with wood on top..... I'll bet a have 400 pcs of glass 12'' long from limb cut offs. i just never use them much for overlays. If somebody wanted some i could send some for the cost of shipping.

Kirk

[Watsonjay]

I prefer glass or composite on overlays next to glass. And wood on top.

I normally wouldn’t use glass, but I cut through the belly glass for the handle and wanted to make sure it was strong.

[Crooked Stic]

Kirk what color are those cutoffs and how wide

[Kirkll]

Most of them are 1.75” x12” black glass. But I have a few clear ones too.I use em for stir sticks at times, but haven’t been inspired to use them for a different project yet.

A few years ago I used to trim my recurve limbs with my carbide tip bandsaw, and had a whole bucket full of those scraps.it was Halloween time and I got inspired to build some what I called Static Tip spiders….  Check these things out..

https://photos.app.goo.gl/1S11EVekd9Gh8KmY6

[Roy from Pa]

Kirk, those sorta look like KennyM):

[kennym]

Roy,Roy 

Got her glued up and had a slippage on lams on one end , was afraid it would screw up the splice being centered right but luck was with me . Found that it was the glass that slipped and not veneer.

Pic for the week …

Ignore the shop dirt and also some dust on limb …

[Watsonjay]

Roy,Roy 

Got her glued up and had a slippage on lams on one end , was afraid it would screw up the splice being centered right but luck was with me . Found that it was the glass that slipped and not veneer.

Pic for the week …

Ignore the shop dirt and also some dust on limb …

I like.  Going to be a sharp looking bow.

[John Scifres]

Time for some heat bending.

[Burnsie]

John  - I like your caul for shaping your stave.  I notice the back of your limbs are rounded or almost like half of a hexagon.  Does that shape run all the way to the fades or start about mid limb out to the tips.

[Watsonjay]

I suck last one was 10lbs light this one is 5 from victims minimum.

[Crooked Stic]

May be able to pike it depending on the eight now. If already light weight you may not gain enough.

[Watsonjay]

May be able to pike it depending on the eight now. If already light weight you may not gain enough.

its already 58” amo

[Crooked Stic]

I guess depending on your victims draw length might be the deal. Personally I put down a weight at 28 in. But only draw 26 so 56 would be good for me.  just sayin

[Watsonjay]

Im really not having luck with this bow swap thing.  I was spraying clear on it and noticed a streak in the glass. Ill put pics on tomorrow an get everyone’s consensus on if the bow will work. If not, I will start over again with a bocote riser and black glass.

[Crooked Stic]

I don't think they have to be perfect. Just serviceable

[Watsonjay]

I don't think they have to be perfect. Just serviceable

well, I’d really like it to be perfect.

[Crooked Stic]

Then that's good.