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Calamitus:
This is not to toot my own horn or provide information for those starting out in bow making, but rather to document my efforts at making a functional bow and perhaps show what not to do. With that in mind, I am attempting to make a 68" red oak board bow aiming for anywhere between 40# and 50# @ 28". I couldn't find a long board so I settled for splicing two billets.

Here they are:


And with the riser glued:


I made the separate risers 6" so after they are spliced the finished riser will be 8". The billets are 1.5" x 36".

Now, I am still undecided which splice to use, Z or W. I am using hand tools so any suggestion is welcome.

And finally. I found this piece of wood, from a cabinet shop I believe and would like to find out what it might be. It's very dense/heavy and I will be using it for nock overlays.

spyder1958:
Looks like Ipe

Parnell:
Yup, Ipe.

kevinsmith5:
Why glue the riser on before the splice instead of after? Wouldn't gluing it on over the splice reinforce it?

Calamitus:
I thought of that at first, but some advice I got/found said to do it this way. My thinking is, gluing the riser first then cutting the splice gives more surface area to the splice. But there might not be much difference :shrug:

I have access to a band saw now, just have to put a new blade on and make sure it still works (it's quite old and worn, was grandfather's. It's a three wheel, 24" throat, monster). Cutting the splice by hand was not practical.

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