I finished sanding and shaping the riser. Finished with several coats of satin wipe on poly. From threads I read shortly after I started coating, maybe should have tried the "Massey" finish - 2 hour epoxy cut with about 5 parts acetone or MEK. Oh well! I finished off the limb pads with some thin stick-on felt from the craft store. Tried to find really thin cork, but no luck. Will finish the limbs next.
On the limbs, I did put a light coat of walnut stain on just the laminations so they weren't so stark in contrast - came out a pretty good match - but a personal preference.
Here it is coming together. Here's one thing I did different which could use a little fine tuning, but I like the overall look of the limb mounts. Different (and more work) than just the beveled washers and bolts.
I kind of tried to copy the limbmount on my ChekMate bows and got close! Like I said earlier, had to play with the countersink - just did not seem to match the angle of the flat head cap screws.
Here she is put together!
And an overall photo.
To be honest - came out way better than I thought I could do.
And it hasn't broken!
It shoots smooth and close to center cut so, even though I haven't worked on the perfect arrow, it shoots the handfull of different one I have quite well. It seems quiet - if you are really bored, you can watch this video of two swing draws and 2 straight draws.
Topic: El Cheapo TD Longbow Build Along - Finished!!! (Read 2105 times)
