Greg's Long Bow Build-a-long
08-01-2008, 05:47 AM
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RE: Greg's Long Bow Build-a-long
Nice! Man russ I'm excited about that bow! I have a check in my pocket with your name on it. Ya know what I'm really looking forward to? Wiring your shop in temps over 100! Now theres some fun!
08-01-2008, 10:41 AM
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RE: Greg's Long Bow Build-a-long
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Nice! Man russ I'm excited about that bow! I have a check in my pocket with your name on it. Ya know what I'm really looking forward to? Wiring your shop in temps over 100! Now theres some fun!
Nice! Man russ I'm excited about that bow! I have a check in my pocket with your name on it. Ya know what I'm really looking forward to? Wiring your shop in temps over 100! Now theres some fun!
I was just out in the shop sanding back the excess glue and I'll tell ya what it is freaking hot in there[8D]
Any to continue the saga.
After sandingall the excess glue off I removed the tape to see how the Walnut and Yellowheart looked under the glass.
The Walnunt has some really good lines in it.
The Yellowheart has some darker yellow patches in it which adds character
Now I am going to replace the tape mark out the limb shape and cut them out on the band saw.
08-01-2008, 02:22 PM
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RE: Greg's Long Bow Build-a-long
Surprised your form is not a reflex or reflex deflex.
You ever build a reflex/deflex?
Ok here are the limbs all marked out for cutting.
Now here they are rough cut.
Now sanded to the line
While I had the sander out I feathered the ends of the center overlay ready to be put on.
Cant do too much more at the moment Greg is here doing the wiring to the shop not to mention watching like a hawke to make sure I dont screw anything up
I will get the string grooves done and tillered when he is finished in the shop that way we wont be tripping over each other.
08-01-2008, 03:21 PM
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RE: Greg's Long Bow Build-a-long
Good write up on the build Russ! Photo's help me understand what your doing when we talk about it.What I don't understand is when you said things are bigger down under...what happened to you? Must be the sampler size aussie.I hope Greg writes the same memo on his check as I did when I sent you one...sexual favors! Nobody at bank believes he could get paid for it!
I hope Greg writes the same memo on his check as I did when I sent you one...sexual favors! Nobody at bank believes he could get paid for it!
08-01-2008, 03:30 PM
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RE: Greg's Long Bow Build-a-long
Rowel I wish I'd read your post before I wrote the check for the material! I'm fixin to leave Russ' house now. Hes a slave driver! I'm going home.
08-01-2008, 06:31 PM
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RE: Greg's Long Bow Build-a-long
Ok have just filed the string grooves and here she is strung up for the first time.
Put it on the tiller stick the good news is no limb twist but one limb needs a little work to get it to pull the same as the other.
The stiffer of the limbs will be the bottom limb when all is said and done
Put it on the tiller stick the good news is no limb twist but one limb needs a little work to get it to pull the same as the other.
The stiffer of the limbs will be the bottom limb when all is said and done
08-01-2008, 07:05 PM
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RE: Greg's Long Bow Build-a-long
Dang Russ that bow is looking good. I think Greg is gonna be one happy Customer. So have you figured out how your gonna get that nice new Kanga logo on it? And what should ya name this model? Looking very very good.
I think Greg is gonna be one happy Customer. So have you figured out how your gonna get that nice new Kanga logo on it? And what should ya name this model? Looking very very good.
08-01-2008, 07:57 PM
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RE: Greg's Long Bow Build-a-long
Its looking awsome. Are you using two parallel lams as a core sandwiched between two tapered? What taper/tapers are you using, and what weight are you shooting for?
Are you using two parallel lams as a core sandwiched between two tapered? What taper/tapers are you using, and what weight are you shooting for?
08-01-2008, 08:24 PM
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RE: Greg's Long Bow Build-a-long
Looks like Russ is getting it down to a science in the new shop! Now if he can sell a few maybe he can afford a air conditioner/heater for the shop...then Greg would stick around more and would make working more comfy year round!
