Thats awesome right there Zach, Russ is the man, you guys could probably build one over a weekend! How sweet would that be! I've shot his Yarra bow and they are sweet shooters!
Zach i'm jealous my man , if i got that offer i'd be their in a shot . How cool would it be to shoot and hunt with a bow you made . ...... ROAD TRIP
Thats a great offer Russ , I'm over in September 2010 hunting Elk in Colorado . I'll be sure to let you know . Thanks Cannot wait to those veniers on the finished bow , not seen two tone limbs before .
You havent been visiting Harper, have you? :d He does a splice exactly like that. Usually blood wood or purple heart, with yellow heart or osage.:d I need to look and find some pics of a z splice I like to do with ebony and hickory. It comes out pretty darn cool. That was back when i did more lam bows. On another note, Im about to start using the sled you sent. Ive got a few ipe and osage bows to build, and some self bows, then im making new forms for some glass bows.
Kent. I did not know about Harper till you mentioned it on the other site and went looking for it. The bad news is the table saw was a little rough on them when I ripped them, they pulled apart at the join. But looking at Hapers site I can see where I went wrong so it's back to the drawing board. I will have to Jerry rig a fence for my bandsaw it should be a little easier on them when I rip them down the center. Or buy a bigger bandsaw which already has a fence.
Kent you going to have enough osage to make it till we can road trip up for more? We may have to start making a industry out of it if economy doesn't shape up!
Harper is an excellent bowyer. I thought your splices looked great. Sorry they split. If you could have got them underglass before they seperated, you would have been ok. By the way, what is your oppinion about that 400 epoxy I sent? And another thing, I got your message this morning. Ill have to call you back this afternoon. Sorry about that. Rowell. Im still curing the post you brought up when we went hunting. I actully started cleaning up another one of those first post you brought. You know the ant eaten ones. Between the ant holes, there is some great looking wood.
I like it but still gonna have to get some Cabosil or Talc to thicken it, it's still a tad too thin but it sure does spread good. I liked them too, they was real solid up untill the table saw pulled them apart. funny thing is tho I was past the join when they blew Got my eye on a Grizzly G0580 14" 3/4 horse Bandsaw. It has Blade size: 92-1/2" to 93-1/2" (-1/8" to 3/4" wide) Blade speed: 3,000 FPM I think it will be a lot better than the table saw for ripping the lams to thickness, plus it wont have as much waste as the table saw.
I do lots of lams on my bandsaw. It aint a grizzly though. I cant complain, its a 19" honeywell. And you are right, you save a lot of stock doing it with a bandsaw. Only down side, it takes a little more time and patience.
