Hickory backed lemonwood ALB build along...now boo backed...now w/ osage belly

[ty_in_ND]

That's a brilliant idea! One more reason to keep tabs on this.

[simson]

I'm watching, Pat. I haven't understood that greenish color - where did it come from?

[Pat B]

Simon, I think the guy that sent it to me must have added the color.

[Pat B]

I did a little work this week. I first covered the hickory backing strip with masking tape to protect it during glue up...


...then yesterday I glued up the riser to the lemonwood belly. I used 3 thin pieces of unknown wood(maybe mahogany) in graduating lengths...


...and the glue up...
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...and the results...



Next, I'll sand the edges smooth, mark out the riser and cut it to shape then I'll start pre-tillering lemonwood belly to get ready for glue-up. The handle area should be 1 1/2" thick after glue up.

[stuckinthemud]

Thanks for doing this Pat

[Aaron H]

Looking good

[txdm]

Excitedly following this thread!

[bjrogg]

Enjoying your build along Pat. Like your bay window with the stone knives on it.
Bjrogg

[Pat B]

Thanks guys.
BJ that's a shadow bow with my stone knife collection in it.  My set up in most of the pics is in our sun room so it's always bright and warm in there.

[upstatenybowyer]

How do you flatten your surfaces Pat? By hand, with a joiner?

[Pat B]

Upstate, all parts are sawn lumber so the surfaces are flat. I grind the glue surfaces flat on my belt sander, brush off the saw dust and apply the glue. Freshly sanded surfaces seem to take up the glue better.

[upstatenybowyer]

Cool. Thanks bud. I'm really enjoying this thread 

[Pat B]

We, like most others in the US are fixing to get hammered by extremely cold weather. I won't be doing much outside so if my basement shop isn't too cold I'll get some work done in the next few days. I'm going to try to get the belly pre-tillered so I can get a nice even bend at glue up. My next step is to grind the sides smooth and mark out the side profile. I'll wait until the temperature regulates a bit first before I glue it up. I'm afraid the hotbox wont work well in my unheated basement. I'll be sure to take pics of each step as I go.

[Stick Bender]

I'm sure enjoying your thread to Pat especially with using lemon wood !

[Pat B]

Here's what I did today. First, an update for BJ...


 I sanded the sides of the handle area so I have a flat area to draw it all out on...



...then I marked out the handle area and fades and the limb thickness. I made the limbs 5/8"(with the backing included)...



My next step will be to cut out the side profile of the handle and remove the excess wood from the limbs.
To be continued