longbowdave1
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Today I started building a 48" youth laminated longbow, no glass on this one, just hickory for the limbs. I think I will "back" the bow with linen, but we'll get to that part in a day or two. There are many different ways to build bows, this is just one of them I chose to use.
I had a 24" long piece of 5/4 (1 1/4" thick) Hard Maple left over so that's what the riser will be. I cut a 1 1/2" wide strip on the table saw, and traced out the basic fades. Next, it was over to the bandsaw and cut the fades leaving a good 1/8" excess past the lines, final shaping was done on the oscillating drum sander.
I had a 24" long piece of 5/4 (1 1/4" thick) Hard Maple left over so that's what the riser will be. I cut a 1 1/2" wide strip on the table saw, and traced out the basic fades. Next, it was over to the bandsaw and cut the fades leaving a good 1/8" excess past the lines, final shaping was done on the oscillating drum sander.
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