Thanks for the encouraging words fellas. The timbers are WA Lacey She Oak with Burdekin Plum between. The accents are Qld Silver Ash and WA Jarrah.
Here is my 15 degree jig for truing up the limb planes on the 6" belt sander.
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The riser overlay (QLD Silver Ash and WA Lacey She Oak) went on last night and the Jarrah limb plane overlays went on this morning. All glue dags removed and it is ready to go in the oven @ 65C for the whole day tomorrow to properly cure the Smoothon.
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Daryl, you can see the asymmetry in the above photo a lot clearer. The limb planes are symmetric about the centre line (as are the accents). I have the pivot point exactly in the centre of the riser. However the highest point of the bump on the back of the riser is 3/4" above centre rather than in the centre of the bow. Providing I do the limb planes properly, if I find a particular set of limbs shows negative tiller I should be able to swap them lower for upper & upper for lower to end up with the same amount of positive tiller. All sound good in theory.... yup
. I could leave shaping the back of the riser till last as well if I wasn't going to put overlays on it. I like the idea of the limb plane overlays going on after the riser overlays so the riser overlay becomes enclosed. I have a one piece riser on the drawing board and it is symmetrical so the limb with positive tiller can be elected for the top (same as my one piece longbows).
On Thursday I will give the sides a final sand in the drum sander to make sure they are properly parallel the fit the inserts and pins. Hopefully on Friday evening and Saturday I will make a limb form and than make some limbs on Sunday.... Would be nice to have it ready for the next hunters round on March 14.
Cheers... Rod