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elk country rp	two on the tree	Lead	[-]
Posts: 141 (05/31/09 11:05 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None trilams are different.... i glued up this 70" ntn hickory/walnut/ipe trilam a couple weeks ago, but had some other projects in front of on the priority list, so i just got back to it. i guess i made a mistake by not tillering the core first. i'm thinkin a little work then would have saved alot of scraping today. this thing clings to its reflex (3") like no other bow i've built. anyways, got it tillered to 23"- looks good to me so far, but as always- i welcome your advice! freshly unstrung after being braced for 6 hours, my helper- "Evil Stinky Pants"- helping me with some alleged tip alignment issues... i also got my maple/cherry tillered to 20". it's feeling a little strong- i'm not sure if i should ask cherry to go 70#, so i'm taking this one pretty slow from here. i plan to exercise the limbs alot in between tiller adjustments. again, it looks good to me- it's a completely different tiller shape from the trilam, though. this one is a 65" ntn pyramid- 1 7/8" x 5/8" at fades tapering to 1/2" nocks, with a good 8" of nonbending handle. after unstringing, it still shows 1 1/2" of reflex & it gets the other 1/2" back after an hour or so, so i don't think the wood's being overly stressed yet. braced- i sure wish my camera would show just how pretty this wood is! 12" 20" feels good to get a few on the tree! cheers, Rob ps- Nick & Bruno, i gotta get these & the 80" maple/walnut elb done before i can get much done on the crazier stuff- my work space is getting cluttered....
dutchwarbow		#1	[-]
Posts: 378 (06/01/09 5:09 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	wow rob, especially that trilam looks real good! Actually, both look real good 80" mbw? you're aiming for 140pounds or what Crazy enough for me! whah! Well, looking forward to more pictures ! Nick
elk country rp	cherry is off the tree & shooting!	#2	[-]
Posts: 143 (06/02/09 8:44 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	i spent part of the afternoon trying to undo some propeller twist to no avail. i would scrape & exercise the limbs to find it almost gone. then i would put it back on the tree & get a few more inches of tiller. then i would shoot a few arrows at partial draw & the twist would be back. i ended up taking it down to 55# @ 28" before i came to the conclusion that this particular cherry belly just wants to twist a little. the twist is opposite in each limb & the string is centered over the riser, so i'm not gonna worry about it any more! it shoots like a dream, too! i had the nice built up riser, so i made a fancy handle with a little shelf & everything. of course after shaping the handle, it doesn't sit on my tree evenly any more, so the upper limb bends more on the tree than it does at full draw. i sanded the first 8" of the upper limb after i took these pics to address the stiff spot i saw in the full draw pic. i'm going to shoot it for the next few days & keep an eye on the tiller & twist. if it doesn't change much, i'll get the finish on it & try to get some good pics. on the tree at 28"- top limb on right full draw- notice how much softer the bottom limb looks compared to the tree pic? a shot of the handle as i was cutting the shelf- i like the way i was able to almost match grain lines from handle to fade. as always- i appreciate any advice, Rob
dutchwarbow		#3	[-]
Posts: 387 (06/03/09 6:41 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	excelent work on the tiller Rob! I certainly like your style! I might be a traitor to the paleo-community, but I really like the modern handles You're pretty inbetween, nice work! Nick
elk country rp		#4	[-]
Posts: 144 (06/03/09 7:18 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	thanks, Nick! i'm trying every different design element i can find to see which ones i like the most. i like modern handles on flat bows so far & simpler wraps (shoot of the knuckle) on bendy handle bows. soon i plan to start trying to dial in the deflexed handle. Bruno makes it look easy- i don't really beleive that it is.... Rob
dutchwarbow		#5	[-]
Posts: 389 (06/03/09 9:38 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	hey Rob, It's really nice to have a collection of such beautyfull bows, myself, I really to make foto's of a bunch bows together in a single pic. Nice to list in and hang on your wall, with a date below, hehe I'm planning to make an awesome lot of laminates this summer, planning over 20. In less than 2 months I'll try different styles of handles, profiles, and styles. Just a few warbows though Nick
Richard Saffold		#6	[-]
Posts: 2407 (06/03/09 4:33 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Evil stinky pants I remember those days..thats a good one! Your bows are looking real good Rob! Richards Bowyery
elk country rp		#7	[-]
Posts: 146 (06/03/09 8:14 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	thank you! she's a hoot! she has no interest in kidbows- she wants a 6 footer to play with.... Nick- yer crazy! when are you coming to Montana?
NOMADIC PIRATE		#8	[-]
Posts: 1664 (06/03/09 9:16 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	It shows that you're really paying attention on what you're doing, the results are a real nice product
dutchwarbow		#9	[-]
Posts: 397 (06/04/09 7:30 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Rob, plane's leaving tomorrow. Got a nice last-minute on Onur air. Hope the plane stays in one piece, since it looked like there was an awefull lot of ducttape on it. Luckily ducttape is pretty strong. If you place something like a trampoline in your garden, it'll be nice, since I plan on jumping out. Not really in the mood for a long drive to your place. Watch the sky, I'll be there around 6 pm. Nick
elk country rp		#10	[-]
Posts: 152 (06/04/09 7:58 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Nick- lol- just aim for Lone Peak & slide the landing. we don't get any jet traffic over us (too close to Yellowstone National Park- no fly zone), so if i see one, i'll know it's you! Manny- thanks! it's nice to have my OCD work for me.... Rob
dutchwarbow		#11	[-]
Posts: 399 (06/04/09 8:23 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	sorry dude... I canceled the flight. I called Onur air, they said I'd travel by "trebuchet ONUR1203" in a "barrel- V.I.P suite". However it's an isolated barrel, I can only take bows shorter than 70" with me. They said I was a wussy, since they had alot of customers flying in a economy barrel, wich wasn't isolated (temperature of -60celcius at cruise attitude), and those didn't even complain. They said the temperature in my barrel wouldn't go below -10 Celcius. However these barrels are able to land on any terrain (the V.I.P. barrels wouldn't break when landing on +20feet of snow) I decided to cancel it. I dislike low temperatures, and they wouldn't get me a 80" barrel. They wouldn't even aim me at Lone Peak!!! 'somewhere in montana' just isn't accurate enough for me. Sorry, maybe later... Nick
elk country rp		#12	[-]
Posts: 155 (06/04/09 7:08 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	understandable- Montana's a big state. a near miss could mean 200 miles off.....
Jorgumund		#13	[-]
Posts: 564 (06/04/09 11:12 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Much as I like that Cherry bow, I keep looking at the trilam Rob - it's profile is about identical to a bow I have in mind that's been causing me an itch for a while now, only yours seems to be fighting to keep its shape a lot more than I thought mine might, when I get around to gluing it up. You're really coming up with the goods aren't you ? Oh, you almost gave me a fit as well with your "Evil stinky pants" photo. I thought for a moment you'd stolen my daughter - the resemblance is startling from that angle. if it ain't broke, don't tiller it... www.bladesmith.co.uk
elk country rp		#14	[-]
Posts: 160 (06/05/09 5:26 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	i need to pretiller the core of the trilams from now on. i don't want to spend so much time scraping on every bow. i glued 3" of reflex into it from mid limb out to counter some of the set & give it a graceful set of curves. trilams seem to like to hold their reflex at all costs! i may have to do a hickory/cherry/ipe next...... i get alot of help with wood from my hardwoods dealer. he finds me some great wood! i was also encouraged to figure things out for myself awhile back- the best advice i've ever been given. it's way more fun to just try every harebrained thing that i can think up & see how it works. lol- does your daughter have that "agent of chaos" gleam in her eye, too? so many bows to build, Rob
elk country rp	she's a pretty thing!	#15	[-]
Posts: 203 (06/16/09 4:48 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	the tru oil is dry on the MBC today, so i snapped a few pics in the afternoon sun. i hope they do her justice! i'll get her string back on tomorrow & post some full draws in between rain showers. cheers! Rob
dutchwarbow		#16	[-]
Posts: 465 (06/16/09 11:47 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Rob, especially the upper pictures sure do her justice! what a beauty! I love that slightly pronounced handle. And ehm,.. I gotto get some cherry! front and sideprofile tells me she's incredible quick. What does rob tell me about it? Nick
French Crow		#17	[-]
Posts: 697 (06/17/09 12:23 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I like pyramidal bows and this is a very nice one. The handle is nicely shaped. Bruno
elk country rp		#18	[-]
Posts: 213 (06/17/09 8:22 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	thanks! she feels hungry to me. every time i take this bow outside for some stump torturing, i end up seeing a deer, or a moose, or a bear. then it's like the bow is whispering in my ear to shoot everything i see. i'm taking it to a 3D shoot in a week & a half. we'll see if foam animals can satisfy it until hunting season. 200 arrows & no bad noises yet...... Rob
elk country rp	got her done!	#19	[-]
Posts: 221 (06/19/09 1:09 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	i really like the way she turned out! shoots fast & quiet- can't wait to get to a chrono with this one! in the last pic, you can see the propeller twist. i don't feel anything funky in the draw or shot, so i'm not worried. cheers, Rob
dutchwarbow		#20	[-]
Posts: 492 (06/19/09 1:13 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	those first two pics are pure art, you've made quite some progress photography once again, that's an excelent bow Nick

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