2024 Bow Swap Progress Thread - Closed

[4 point]

Kenny, that left one would be sharp with some black glass.

[kennym]

Great point Travis! But I have some lams in the works that need clear. I know a guy who will want that too...

[Jon Lipovac]

Hey Jon,   When building forms from that LVL material, you'll have much better luck keeping it straight using full 1.75" thickness rather than sanding it down to 1.5"  . the last one i built i just used a router on each side along the edge in a few spots to get it to 1.5" to center the lams. 

Edge banding the cut out is good too, as well as sealing it well. i use a Deft brush on lacquer, or Shellac. I buy it by the gallon pretty cheap and use it a lot for sealing all kinds of things....   Food for thought.    Kirk

Thanks, I usually run my forms 1.75 anyway, as I've always run 1.75 glass. I just like having plenty of material to work with if needed.

I was surprised out how reasonable it was. 6 footer was only $54. I would have spent alot more than that for cabinet grade ply.

[Longcruise]

Jon, where did you order?

[Jon Lipovac]

Jon, where did you order?

Micheal, I picked it up at one of our local building supply companies. They keep these in stock and can cut them to length for you. These are more expensive at your big box stores.

[Crooked Stic]

Made progress today. One limb under pressure.
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[Noah70]

Tossed a coin and made the decision for riser, going with some nice Claro Walnut between Bocote.  Accents are a 2 dot mosaic between Paduak and Sugar Maple.
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Stic - you need to update that calender in your shop ! 

[Noah70]

Not sure why, trying again.
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  Forgot to hit "use" 

[Jon Lipovac]

That's gonna look sweet!!!

[DVSHUNTER]

Beautiful guys!!

Mark it is 66in. Total. I got it refined a bit more tonight, but didn't heat it up yet.  I should though...

[4 point]

Lots of good stuff getting started already! I might try to figure out what I'm gonna build this weekend.

[Mad Max]

Beautiful guys!!

Mark it is 66in. Total. I got it refined a bit more tonight, but didn't heat it up yet.  I should though...

[canopyboy]

Wow, the bar seems higher than back when I last played.   

[Crooked Stic]

  Noah that's how far behind I am______

[Kirkll]

Its Chechen and phenolic. The other side of the chechen is much better.

Will have some accents in there too,thinking maybe yellow and ?

What type of phenolic are you using in that riser?

[John Scifres]

It's time to play.

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[John Scifres]

https://youtu.be/Nrtg2ivkK_Q?si=Dtc7mS78xL5KY-tk

[kennym]

Its Chechen and phenolic. The other side of the chechen is much better.

Will have some accents in there too,thinking maybe yellow and ?

What type of phenolic are you using in that riser?

It's paper phenolic, supposed to be same as Bear uses....

[kennym]

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I should be good on posting for about three weeks now ...

[Longcruise]

https://youtu.be/Nrtg2ivkK_Q?si=Dtc7mS78xL5KY-tk

Such a neat and organized shop!  What do you do with all those batteries 🔋🤔?