The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

[stumper]

I cant get over that riser. That's gonna be a looker.

[Graps]

Wonder what I could do with the left over pieces?

[Carpdaddy]

That will be one wild looking bow, and I see a matching knife handle from the cut offs.

[Graps]

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Wonder if this will match?

[stumper]

I wonder.

[Elkman]

Well you know what they say "No guts, No glory"

It was kinda scary, but I started cutting this gorgeous block, a work of art in its own right.

First thing I cut off what will be glued on later to build up the belly side for the palm swell grip area.

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Then I cut it on edge in 3 more pieces to make room to add the I-beam for added strength.

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Then I pulled out my panel of Charcoal colored Dymalux and ripped off some to get the I-beam out of. I chopped off 14.25" off that.

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I then went back to the bandsaw and cut off about 5/8" for the I-beam. Then matched it to the other riser parts.
Then I sanded each part to a special thickness so that my I-beam is placed were I want it.

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After that it is time to glue the 3 parts back together to get the width I need back prior to glue up. I drilled pin holes at each end to help hold the parts in place while I clamp it up.

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Once clamped I cooked it for 2 hrs at 156° in my small hot box. Once cooled I unclamped, cleaned and cut off the rest off the riser and very carefully made it fit the form.

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Now it's time to prep for the limbs.

[Captainkirk]

Man, that is SWEET, Tom!

[Graps]

Neat thing about cutting those hybrid blocks, you never know what's going to show up.
Looking great Tom.

[stumper]

Top notch work.

[Greg Felty]

That's awesome.