Thoughts on my second bow so far? (Elm pyramid) done tillering

[DC]

You can use a microwave to dry them. Start with 15 sec. See how hot they get and let them cool. Repeat. Check them regularly to make sure they don't get to hot.

[Ricardovanleeuwen]

First micro wave try was bout 8 seconds and the Wood checked already

[Eric Krewson]

Your grain orientation for your overlays is correct. I have put them on about 150 bows that way, the only two I had split was when I had a string slip out of one side of the nock putting all the pressure on the other side.

[Ricardovanleeuwen]

I spend the whole freaking day in making matching fit on the new ones wich was for some reason a pain in the ass. I hope these ones wont pop off.. if they do il make this bow a beautifull 60 inch shortbow with some beautifull side nocks

[DC]

What part of it is giving you problems? Is it the gluing surface or are you trying to match the shape?

[Ricardovanleeuwen]

Yes , the first set was almost in 1 try and these kept having a Tiny gap in the middle, also It took ages to het the top one and the Bottom one the same size and when i had 2 of the same, there appeared to be a crack in one so had to start over. Maybe It was some bad luck.

[DC]

I have a belt sander so that helps a lot but I still true up the gluing surfaces with sandpaper glued to a flat stick. I do most of the shaping after it's glued to the bow.

[Ricardovanleeuwen]

This is how the first overlay looks so far, i hope i get the second one the same but after that i dont really know how to shape Them further.

[DC]

Looks good! Shape is pretty much up to you Go look at pictures of bows. Most people post a tip picture when they post their bows.

[HH~]

Cool

HH~

[Ricardovanleeuwen]

Finnished shaping the tips today (maybe going to make the overlays hollow,from the side view to make Them lighter) after all im happy with how they came out.  But im still affraid they Will pop off because i dont trust glue yet, because i nevver worked with glue before. I Will see tomorrow. i Am going to make a new string because the first one was Just a try out, ordered An second collor and extra string wax so the bundels stick together better. Here are some pictures.

[DC]

I would have put the nock I little closer in, maybe 6 mm or so from where it is but that's just personal taste. I've seen them with the nock cantilevered out past the end of the bow. The little piece of wood on the outer end looks fragile to me. A little bump and that could break off. That wouldn't affect anything but appearance though. Good job.

[BowEd]

Nice look to your tips Richardo.Doing tips with overlays for me is also a time consuming process.Balancing them out to look exactly like each other.
My ancestory goes back to the netherlands also.

[Ricardovanleeuwen]

Then you all have been lucky that something happend that you live in America now haha. Going to tiller It a bit more because one limb was bending a bit more, maybe because tips are not that even maybe?

[BowEd]

You got that right.You must be listening to the fake news though.I do feel lucky to live in America.
Tips should'nt have much bearing on your tiller if your tiller was good previously.