The Birth of a bow - A short Elk Seeker

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

#81 Post by Carpdaddy »

That is going to be one awesome looking bow!

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#82 Post by Hill billy »

I find this talent fascinating. To say the least. Cant wait to see the finished product

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#83 Post by Elkman »

Dale wanted some Gray under clear glass. I have some Spectraply that has charcoal and brown layers. So ripped a part of it off and I setup to resaw in between layers so I can use the Charcoal as the veneers.
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I then cleaned them up a little using the thickness sander and then made my splices so I will have long lams.
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While the splices were setting up I prepared the rest of the core. I will be making a full length taper made of actionboo.
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Once I get all the lams cut, I sand them down to the thickness I need for my core in order to make the bow weight I am after. Once that is complete I am ready to glue the longbow up.

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Calling Elk - Awesome! !€

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

#84 Post by stumper »

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

#85 Post by Graps »

:mrgreen: I'm gettin' excited
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#86 Post by Carpdaddy »

SWEET!

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#87 Post by Captainkirk »

Would I appear to be coveting if I said I was a little envious, Dale?
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#88 Post by Nock »

Amazing work sir. Going to be a looker
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#89 Post by Elkman »

Dale's bow just out of the form.
If you look in the background you'll see parts ready for my next build. Dave (Stumper) also wanted a 52" bow.
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Cleaned off all the excess epoxy and straightened out one edge so that I can find and mark a center line. I will then layout limb shape and prep overlays.

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Calling Elk - Awesome! !€

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

#90 Post by Greg Felty »

Can't wait to see it finished.
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