Author Topic: Making a Snake (finished pics on pg 5) (Read 20684 times)

gifford · « **Reply #60 on:** November 26, 2018, 07:26:35 am »

Thoroughly enjoyable bow build on what could be called a very challenging stave. Thanks very much.

ohma2 · « **Reply #61 on:** November 26, 2018, 09:18:58 am »

Great post upstate,shame you had to patch it but i bet you got one you will enjoy.

sieddy · « **Reply #62 on:** November 26, 2018, 09:25:55 am »

That looks like a fantastic snakey bow and the build along is great too!

DC · « **Reply #63 on:** November 26, 2018, 09:26:59 am »

There must be a point where making the fingers shorter stops working. If I had a fine enough saw(and steady enough hands) I could make ten fingers 1" long or 20 fingers 1/2" long. Still more glue surface but I don't know if I'd trust it. Couldn't find anything on Google.

DC · « **Reply #64 on:** November 26, 2018, 10:21:01 am »

You just have to put the right question to Google. I found this
https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrp/fplrp382.pdf
Haven't finished reading it yet. Link should be OK, mods can delete if necessary

upstatenybowyer · « **Reply #65 on:** November 26, 2018, 07:39:33 pm »

Thanks again fellas.

DC, I believe finger joints are typically done with special router bits. Doing them that way, I'm sure you'd get a flawless splice, but I looked through some catalogues and didn't see any bits that produce anything longer than 1". Besides, I don't have a router, so there's that.

Great info in that article though, thanks for sharing!

Will B · « **Reply #66 on:** November 27, 2018, 08:36:52 am »

Great looking bow and a great build along! Thanks for taking the time to photo and explain each step. Very infomative!

bradsmith2010 · « **Reply #67 on:** November 27, 2018, 10:11:09 am »

I hope i can visit sometime so I can shoot that bow,,

DC,, I think you right there has to be a point where they get to short,, so many variables,, poundage of the bow, ,if the handle is glued on etc,, I always err on the side of too much splice,, I had one blow up that I gave as a gift,, and have been paranoid ever since,,

upstatenybowyer · « **Reply #68 on:** December 16, 2018, 01:10:35 pm »

I got around to taking some finished pics this afternoon. It was raining, but I didn't know when else I'd get the chance so I went for it.

I'm very happy with the way everything turned out. There's just a teency weency bit of string follow (which you can see in the last pic that I took immediately after FD) and it shoots very quick, quiet and smooth.

65" ttt
54# @ 27"
paduk on the handle
antler on the tips
waxed cord wrapped around the handle w/ a bit of leather on the arrow pass

Let me know what you think.