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[jeffp51]

heard a little tick in my osage stave while tillering tonight. . .
Maybe it was nothing, but I hope I am not going to be in the market for a new plan B piece of wood.

[stuckinthemud]

Hi Mitch,
Not planning anything just wingin it. Started off with a hazel hollow limb lever arm bow, wanted a 2part take-down. Sawed it in half but the joint I tried was all wrong so was forced to try something else, three versions of a riser later and I'm still learning lots but then I found Royal Mail max length package is 3 feet which gives max two-part take down length of 54". Three part is probably the best way forward but still want to find a way of making a two-parter......

[stuckinthemud]

Still learning glue held, cherry failed as I strung her, suspect the bow may be a long way over target weight but now I've got to season some iron wood so may not be posting for a couple a weeks. Anyone know how to clean araldite off brass?

[---GUTSHOT--->]

Stuck I've cleaned Brass before by soaking it in coke-a-cola. Don't know what they put in coke but man it makes brass shiny

[ajooter]

I'm going to attempt a three-piece takedown myself gut.  Bingham Archery sells some nice hardware for the limb locking system.  They have a couple different styles too.  I would post the link but I don't think I'm supposed to.

[half eye]

Hey Stuck....You might be better off if you laminate a block with multiple layer and then carve that out into a riser.....I think thats why the commercial glass bows are made that way (look good but are also stronger than a monolithic block of wood). An alternative would be to use a piece of metal or phonelic resin to greatly reinforce the attachment area over the broadest possible area.

Jeff,  hopefully that "tick" was a small sliver trying to lift on one of the edges....if so ya might be able to fix it.....would it be possible for you to take a pic after ya find it?
rich

[PEARL DRUMS]

Very, very unsafe stuckinthemud, but I think a few dozen folks told you that some weeks ago. Its never a good idea to cut corners on multiple piece bows. Somebodies face/head is at risk. That other limb will break off with little effort as well.


ajooter, they sell the whole kit for $15-18. I used it. Works properly and is safe. An I-beam riser that will never break is as easy as gluing 3 boards together.

[ajooter]

I'm working on finishing one limb and then maybe the side of the riser I'm going to use.  My riser is one solid piece of hickory at this point.  I will post pictures soon on my progress.

[stuckinthemud]

Yup, your right, they did, but I always gotta learn the hard way - me and electric fences - I did touch a metal wheelbarrow to one once just because I was told not too and boy it gives you a kick behind the knees!. The only reason I never licked a metal post in the winter was because I licked ice straight from the freezer instead 

Glue lams are really strong, that's true but I don't like the way they look, and I have no machinery, not even a belt sander, and hand-prepping that many faying surfaces does not appeal.

The 40 year old riser on my fibre-glass-and-wood recurve is made of a single piece of mahogany with glued-in brass receivers, so a nice beefy piece of iron-wood with a re-think about the handle/bed junction based on that system is next up (with 4" beds!). If that doesn't cut-it then an I-beam sounds good. Any pictures of two and three part bows would be really helpful at this point. 

[PEARL DRUMS]

Good luck and wear goggles.

[stuckinthemud]

Need both, that's for sure, still not certain how I survived so long, think I make my angels to work overtime, must be the power of prayer!

[Sidmand]

luck favors the brave stuck - your not alone in your 'i have to try it my way first' mentality.  I've got a few scars to prove it myself.

[jeffp51]

Jeff,  hopefully that "tick" was a small sliver trying to lift on one of the edges....if so ya might be able to fix it.....would it be possible for you to take a pic after ya find it?
rich

I may have found it last night, but I already smoothed it out.  It will be a bit before I pull on this without a little cringe.  I am trying to even up the bend before I pull it further.  I haven't pulled it past 35# yet.

[ajooter]

Where was the tick coming from jeff? The last hickory bowing made had some of the cambium let loose and that sound just about made me puke on my shoes!  I know just where you are coming from.

[jeffp51]

The possible crack I found was on a corner about 3 inches up from the fade.  It hasn't done it again--yet.  I have it at low brace now, but I still haven't pulled to full weight--40#  The little waves and character are proving to be a bit of a challenge.  I will put up a pic or two here in a bit.