I will give an explanation on what I do and why and add photos. If you have any questions or don't understand anything please ask - I will try and give you a satisfactory answer.
I want to make the bow 66#long and around 70# at my 26.5" draw length. It will be of a reflexed, narrow limbed and deep cored design. I will be using laminations made from bamboo flooring (often called actionboo) and a riser made from Bubinga. I will be using clear glass.
I have already had one attempt at this bow and it went light at 65# so it has been put aside for now. Hopefully I have adjusted the core thickness sufficiently to get the weight right this time. I haven't used the bamboo flooring before trying it on these two bows so it was a trial (and so far error), in getting the core thickness correct.
The first photo simply shows the 4 parallel laminations I cut out of the flooring prior to being ground into tapered laminations. I will be tapering all 4 laminations which will suit my bow design.
The second photo is the lams being tapered on my linisher. I won't go into much detail here as most of you would most likely buy your lams pre tapered.
The following two photos show how I shape the riser blank and thin the ends down to ensure very thin fadeouts. It maybe a little hard to see but you might notice that I support the fadeouts during the thinning process with another piece of board. This allows me to make the fadeouts very thin. You should be able to see through the ends of your fadeouts.
The next post I will deal with preparation for the glue up.
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