fixing the worst of the worst, getting it done

[Eric Krewson]

Here goes;

First I glued all the parts back together to give me a surface to glue to. The string acts as a very strong clamp for irregular shapes.

[Eric Krewson]

Next I filed away all the previous overlays;

[Eric Krewson]

I bent a new overlay on the same form I bent the static tips;

[Eric Krewson]

Test fit, pretty good;

[Eric Krewson]

Glued up and waiting for the next step;

[bradsmith2010]

looking good,,

[hoosierf]

Nice job. If I tried that the overlay would pop right off. Doh!

[NorthHeart]

Nice!

[Eric Krewson]

A blurry picture but the first lam is on;

[Eric Krewson]

The second lam turned out to be a real pain to get bent just right. The first lam could be any shape and it would go on perfectly. The second one had to be perfectly bent for a perfect fit with no tension that might weaken the glue line.

I made 4 different forms and bent the wood at least a dozen times but it never fit good enough end to end. I finally used my contour gage to give me a good pattern to cut my 4th bending form. 

[Eric Krewson]

A little sanding and filing and the fit is gap free.

[Eric Krewson]

I got out of sequence, this is the improved perfect match form bending the last lam.

[Eric Krewson]

I will put on a long nock overlay later to further strengthen the static bend so there won't be a chance of it flexing.

Waiting for the glue to cure;

[JW_Halverson]

It's like watching a surgeon reattach a severed limb!

[doulosparachristos]

I’m already loving this!