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02-01-2010 | 06:26 AM

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Kanga

Giant Nontypical

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From: Burleson TX USA

Another Build A Long

This is the build a long for the bow I have donated to StikBowHunter E-Mag.

This is the main wood in the riser it is Shedura, I did not have a piece that was 1 ½” thick so what I done was laminate 2 pieces together.

After the epoxy had set, I marked out the rough shape and seeing I am doing something special for this bow I marked in an arch, the same arch as the riser. Then it was off to the band saw to cut out the inner arch.
I cut just inside of both lines.

Then using the belt sander I sanded to the lines on both pieces making sure everything was square.

Ok what I decided to do with the riser was to make up some Green and Gold linen phenolic.

I also decided on some Maple accent strips.

I did not get any pics of the actual glue up of the riser.

Here is the riser rough cut to shape.

A close up of the Phenolic and Maple accent Strips.

Then I sanded to the lines made sure the limb side of the riser was square. I marked the center line.

Then using the alignment jig I drilled the holes.

Using a ½” tap, tap the larger holes for the locking hardware.

Then epoxy the locking receiver into place.

That’s all I can do to the riser for now.

Now it’s time to think about what we are going to use for the limbs.

This is what I came up with.

On the belly some highly figured Mesquite.

The Back will be some beautiful Black Walnut.

For the wedges I decided on Osage. So we mark the wedge shape.

Then it’s onto the belt sander to grind our wedges making sure you use a scrap block for support because the ends of the wedges have to be paper thin.

Close up of the end of the wedge.

With the wedges made it’s now time to grind the Mesquite and Walnut to thickness.

The Mesquite making a pass through the drum sander.

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