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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow?
« Reply #60 on: November 28, 2014, 12:09:49 am »
I am marking this spot to come back and add a few pics. See, when doing a splice like this, they like to spread apart when clamped. The glue makes it all slippery.  So to lock it in place I make a small dimple half the depth of a bb in the middle of on scarf. The I dab a little glue around the perimeter of the hole. I line up the other billets scarf on top and press them togeather. This transfers the glue from the dimple to the other billet. The I take the billet with the transfer and drill a hole in it same depth and width. I size both scarfs with glue, drop a BB in the hole, and clamp the billets together.  The BB locks both pieces together so the dont slip under clamp pressure. I WILL do another probably in a few days and post pics here.
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow?
« Reply #61 on: November 28, 2014, 12:11:38 am »


The back after cleaning up the dried splice some.
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow?
« Reply #62 on: November 28, 2014, 12:14:10 am »


Side view of the glue lines. Kinda proud of that. Notice I left the sapwood on. I love the look and I havent noticed a performance difference.
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow?
« Reply #63 on: November 28, 2014, 12:15:09 am »


Belly view.
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow?
« Reply #64 on: November 28, 2014, 12:16:37 am »


Side cleaned up. I even got the sapwood to line up.
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow?
« Reply #65 on: November 28, 2014, 12:17:59 am »
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow?
« Reply #66 on: November 28, 2014, 12:20:24 am »
Beyond that I just had to shape the handle for comfort. Building the bow was business as usual. Brace and unbrace up next.
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow?
« Reply #67 on: November 28, 2014, 12:25:48 am »


Unbraced
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow?
« Reply #68 on: November 28, 2014, 12:29:12 am »


Braced
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow?
« Reply #69 on: November 28, 2014, 12:31:49 am »


Full draw...

And done.

Well I hope I didnt over post pics. Tell me what yall think.
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow, now with complete build pics
« Reply #70 on: November 28, 2014, 01:00:19 am »
We're going to need some circles and arrows to show us where that splice is. Good job! I like the BB idea.

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« Reply #71 on: November 28, 2014, 01:39:56 am »
Your splice and the bow look great!  Hope you can get it to shoot good through the hole.
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« Reply #72 on: November 28, 2014, 09:46:11 am »
You're a crazy genius.

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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow, now with complete build pics
« Reply #73 on: November 28, 2014, 10:01:26 am »
Wow, the only thing that makes the splice visible is the dark area on the top splice. That is some quality work!
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Re: shoot THROUGH the center bow, now with complete build pics
« Reply #74 on: November 28, 2014, 11:57:48 am »
Does the joint go into the knot? Def looks interesting. Also could u maybe ainew around the knot then wrap it a bit to beef it up insase
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