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Yew billet bow build
superdav95:
Hey gang. I decided to finally get around to my yew billet bow build that I’ve been putting off. These billets were quite wide and pipe straight. About 3.25” wide each and nice and tight grain on matching set. I decided to do a small narrow z splice that I believe Eric has posted on here as well as I’m sure many others. I made quick work on the delta band saw to trim down the width of my billets to about 2” wide. Squared up the bellies to sit nice and flat and match up good. I measured out my layout handle area roughly and drew the z splice on paper then cut it out and pasted it on the billet ends. Once my cuts were made I roughed up the glue surfaces a bit with a thin file and bingo almost perfect fit. The band saw really helps here for sure if it’s set up right and square. I used ea40 glue 50/50 mix. Got tight fit and squeeze out. Clamped it up and now let it cure. All went fairly well. We shall see how well it holds. Stay tuned.
superdav95:
Few more…
Muskyman:
I’m going to be watching this one closely. I’ve got a pretty good load of Osage billets. Won’t be ready for about a year or two but I’ll be watching with interest. Nice looking splice though. I might have a few billets sitting around that are a little over a year old. So I’m definitely interested in what you do here.
SDBurntStick:
Nice job on the splice.
superdav95:
Thanks guys. I kept it fairly narrow just a little over and inch wide and just under 4” long. I’ve tried this before with hand saws and although it’s doable I would not recommend it. I used a pull saw and it was a challenge to get things fitting nice with much file work after. The band saw helps a lot. Thanks for following along.
Dave
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