jeburf
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To follow up on my previous thread, I decided to go with cherry belly, ash core and maple back. I tapered the laminates using a rasp as suggested by Del. It took ages but was very easy to do. It's all glued up and spoke-shaved to shape and I must admit, I'm pretty proud of how it's looking so far!
I've decided to put up photos of the tillering process for two reasons:
-It's only my second attempt at making a bow, the first of which didn't go very well! I would like to hear any feedback you have. Don't worry about offending me, be as critical as you want!
-After looking around the internet I haven't been able to find very many photo's of the tillering process. Those that I have found tend to either be AFB's or pictures of the completed bow at the final tiller. The back-street bowyer pictures are good but I'm making a Victorian-style bow rather than full compass.
Here's how I left it last night. Both limbs seem to be bending quite smoothly but the right limb is stiffer than the left.
I've decided to put up photos of the tillering process for two reasons:
-It's only my second attempt at making a bow, the first of which didn't go very well! I would like to hear any feedback you have. Don't worry about offending me, be as critical as you want!
-After looking around the internet I haven't been able to find very many photo's of the tillering process. Those that I have found tend to either be AFB's or pictures of the completed bow at the final tiller. The back-street bowyer pictures are good but I'm making a Victorian-style bow rather than full compass.
Here's how I left it last night. Both limbs seem to be bending quite smoothly but the right limb is stiffer than the left.