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Hazelnut bow build-a-long (fixed pictures)

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Gordon:
Once the bow is bending well I try to get the bow as close to final dimensions as possible so that by the time I hit weight and draw length there is no more wood to be removed. I begin by narrowing the tips to ½”.



I’m ready to install overlays. I make a mark 1” back from the nock and then draw a line from the back to halfway between the belly and back. I will remove the wood from above the line to create a beveled surface for the overlay.

Gordon:
I use a small file to flatten the bevel.



The overlays are from some scrap hardware flooring and are cut to 2” x ½” x ½”. The blocks are flattened and then the ends beveled on the belt sander.

Gordon:
I rough up the surfaces with a toothing plane blade in preparation to gluing.





The overlays are glued to the tips with 5-minute epoxy and clamped.

Gordon:
After the epoxy has cured I narrow the tips to their final width of 7/16”.





I then use a small carving file to shape the overlays.

Gordon:
The groves are re-cut with a small rattail file.



I make the groves meet at a point at the top of the overlay.



Then I cut across both groves to create a nice even arc.

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