The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

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Graps
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

#91 Post by Graps »

It's coming right along. 👍😁
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

#92 Post by stumper »

Restless with excitement.
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

#93 Post by Elkman »

After coming up with the center line I layout and cut the limb shape.
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Then I prep the palm swell overlay by sanding it to match the belly side of the riser. Then I prep some black glass off-cut for a accent. Once they are ready I glue them on with the same Smooth-On EA 40 epoxy that I use on the bows. Once clamped I put the handle section in my small hot box for about 1 1/2 hrs at about 155°.
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After cooking the overlays and removing the clamps I will clean it up again and get it sanded to the finish width of 1 3/8" and sand the limb shape to my lines that I cut strong earlier.

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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

#94 Post by stumper »

Nice.
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

#95 Post by Elkman »

Okay, we are getting closer to stringing this longbow up.

I shaped the limbs a bit more and started prepping for tip overlays.
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Got them clamped on and cooked them in the small hot box for about 45 minutes each. Let them cool and removed the clamps.
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I don't know why for sure, but I just go ahead and put the overlays on before stringing the bows for the first time.
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

#96 Post by stumper »

Wont be long now.
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

#97 Post by Graps »

stumper wrote: Sat Aug 17, 2019 11:15 am Wont be long now.
Of course not, it's a short bow. 😁
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

#98 Post by Graps »

I'm getting excited.
Great idea for the tips. 👍🎯
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

#99 Post by Elkman »

I got some string grooves put in and I shaped, tilled and balanced the limbs.
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Then I prepared the overlays for the back part of the handle. I ended up using some of the off cut I was saving so Dale could use it for knife scales.
Sorry Dale.
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Time to cut in the grip and shelf.
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Re: The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

#100 Post by Carpdaddy »

Looking good! Don’t cut it on the wrong side.

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