2023 Bow Swap Progress Thread - Complete

John Scifres · March 11, 2023, 07:40:43 PM

My bow is ready to start tillering in earnest. Dialed in the layout and got her bending on the floor really nice. She's 66" total length, 1-1/4" wide for half the limb, mostly flat profile but it'll have a bit of curve to it. This blank is at least 10 years old. I prepped it many years back and so I had a bit of a head start. She's bent and slightly toasted with a heatgun. I suspect it'll be a burner![attachment=1]

rainman · March 11, 2023, 09:07:07 PM

Nice looking bow John.

Roy from Pa · March 12, 2023, 05:46:59 AM

Looks great, John.

kennym · March 12, 2023, 12:18:51 PM

Got some sealer on riser this morn , shows you where you need to sand a little more ...

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OldRawhide42 · March 12, 2023, 01:42:32 PM

I like it Kenny. What are you using for a sealer ?

kennym · March 12, 2023, 02:18:34 PM

Jim, it's some really old sanding sealer bro gave me. Not sure how old it is but it stirred up fine and price tag says $9.37 and when I looked at hardware store they have 20 to 25 bucks on a quart of it .

stickmonkey · March 12, 2023, 02:27:24 PM

Both bows are looking good! I will have a little more time this week to work on the bows. The mill needed tramming and I made a drilling jig for the new bow. Gluing the back overlays on the riser tomorrow and then drill and tap the riser.

The bow being built is new design I have not made before so it may take a few limb attempts to dial in a set of good preforming ones.

Crooked Stic · March 12, 2023, 05:25:40 PM

looking good Kenny.
Only thing this one needs is serving.

rainman · March 12, 2023, 06:43:25 PM

Haven't been able to work on my bow last week due to compressed disc and pinched nerve in lower back. Will be back to work this week.

kennym · March 12, 2023, 06:56:36 PM

Lookin good Mike!

Dan , I hear ya, gettin mri on mine on 20th , hope they can do something to it so I can sleep at night.

rainman · March 12, 2023, 09:14:56 PM

Quote from: kennym on March 12, 2023, 06:56:36 PM
Lookin good Mike!

Dan , I hear ya, gettin mri on mine on 20th , hope they can do something to it so I can sleep at night.

I hear ya Kenny. Doctor looked at my Xray and said you've been hard on your body. Lol

Bryan Adolphe · March 12, 2023, 10:24:02 PM

All those bows are looking real good

... good luck to both of you with your backs i've been down for eight months in the last three weeks I've gotten much worse I haven't been able to spend any time in the shop ... booked for surgery they're telling me two to six months more

Kicking the s#*~t out of me now.

Roy from Pa · March 13, 2023, 06:29:17 AM

I've been the lower back thing too. Broke my lower back about 15 years ago. Not doing too bad now other than normal stiffness and a little sore all the time.
Wish you guys the best.

Appalachian Hillbilly · March 14, 2023, 08:17:19 AM

Got the riser glued up last night, form rebuilt for the limbs, laminations cut and ground. Hopefully get the limbs in the form in the next day or so. Pics of riser coming soon. Looks really good.

Appalachian Hillbilly · March 14, 2023, 06:52:06 PM

Wedges made, Wenge I Beam cut and sanded, overlays and limb pads cut and sanded to thickness. Now to slice the riser and glue in the I beam, and glue up the limbs.

stickmonkey · March 15, 2023, 08:38:17 AM

Beautiful wood AH!

Crooked Stic · March 15, 2023, 10:47:34 AM

That is gonna be nice.

Jon Lipovac · March 16, 2023, 08:03:18 PM

Carved out the evening to work on the swap bow. Settled on a limb pad angle and hope to have limbs on and limbs profiled tonight.

kennym · March 17, 2023, 12:03:42 PM

Got some finish on her , need to letter it and spray a couple coats of matte on her and make a string ...

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Jeff Freeman · March 17, 2023, 12:12:28 PM

Looking good 👍🏼 Kenny