BBO on the side?!?

[Roy]

Thanks Gordon after doing it for 10 years a guy learns a little bit:)..

Scott if that glue feels the least bit soft, or if you can indent it with your thumb nail, then let the bow sit for another day. But 80 degrees otta dry her up in a day. I have left bows clamped for two days many a time.

[Roy]

Scott....
       Scott....
              Hey Scott............

We are waiting dude, how did the bow come out?

[Stringman]

Ok so I pulled it off the form this am and then went to town for groceries with the wife.



After getting home I started cleaning the glue up and shaping the limbs a bit. Then I scraped out the riser section and cut out the laminations that would make up the handle.



 
The handle will be hickory, cherry, and mesquite. After I had them all sanded and fitted, I mixed up more glue and clamped them in place.




And more waiting...

Scott

[blackhawk]

That handles gonna look slick 

[Roy]

Looks good, Scott.

[Josh B]

That's lookin pretty sweet!  I've been toying with the idea of trying a laminate or two, but that's about as far as I've gotten.  Josh

[bow101]

She's taking shape. I like your shop Stringman, looks cozy and shows that its a working mans den with the rough old bench.

[Stringman]

Ok, I mentioned that I was a little out of my league, right?!?







The way I see it, this is likely a result of 1 of 2 things. Either I didn't give the glue enough time to cure before I started scraping on the belly or the 2 pieces had some oil that I failed to remove. Am I on the right track? And is there a remedy for this delamination?

Scott

[bubby]

I think the problem is the fade doesn't extend into the limb so you basically have it bending all the length, pop goes the riser, at least that's how I see it, Bub

[DarkSoul]

As soon as I saw that glue up and additional riser, I knew this was bound to happen. You should have glued in a powerlam between the osage and bamboo. That would have stiffened up the handle area, preventing bend in the handle that will result in popping handles. Not much you can do about it now; it's too late to add a power lam. Your best bet is to glue up many THIN layers of wood (under 1/8") and to build up a handle like that. Still no guarantee...but the current riser must come off first.

[Stringman]

So the hickory between the boo and Osage didn't serve as that "power lam?"

Oh well, it was a fun build, but I think I betters stick with selfbows. Thanks for all the help guys!

Scott

[Roy]

Ouch and the guys are right, the limbs are bending right to the riser and popping it off.

[bubby]

I don't see a powerlam between the boo and the 'sage, I make mine about 16" long 1/8" thick and taper from the mid point to a feather edge

[Stringman]

Ahhh, ur right. I missed that step.

Scott

[Tom Leemans]

bubby is correct.