Wow, what happen. The pictures didnt go with the story. I got it fixed now. It should make more sense.

Today I cleaned up the handle piece.




As you can see the handle dosent quite fit the core. Ill have to trace off the deflex onto my block and use the bandsaw and beltsander to get it to fite all nice and snug.



What I have to do next is to mark off the center, fades, and grip on my block.


Now for the fun part. Marking off the fades and cut them out with the bandsaw and then beltsanding them exactly the same.
You have to sand down the fades to where they are paper thin or your belly lam with gap.



You might ask why I made it so thin? I had a brain fart and decided to run the lams up the riser and glue on a handle block tomorrow. It will make more sense when I show you.


Now time to glue up the rise and belly lams. First clamp my rise and lams on the way I want. Just using spring clamps. I trace off the limbs onto my belly lams and cut them out with the bandsaw.




I wipe the belly lams and core belly with acetone. I tape off the belly with painters tape and begin the glue up. I first get the rise in place and clamp it.



I then put glue on the belly lams and clamp them down with innertubs.


I put it back in the form just to hold in the shape it already has. I have had a little reflex pulled out, in the past, when I didnt put it back in the form while the belly lams dried. Sometimes, ive even added some reflex this way.