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Howard Hill ASL in Fiberglass Pt2 - Riser and Glue Up
Here is where we put it all together... We have meticulously prepared for a quality glue up - and this is where the rubber meets the road. Together we will construct the riser and discuss its dimensions and material make-up in detail as well as going through the glue-up process to ensure that we will have a great starting bow blank to deliver a great shooting bow. Follow along for the second installment of the build along for a fiberglass ASL bow, in the classic vein of Howard Hill's stand-by bow design.
9 steps for glue up success:
ua-cam.com/video/rS7es_MJSQM/v-deo.html
Hill-style bow mold:
ua-cam.com/video/fyuRcMaKKAE/v-deo.html
Kenny is a great informational resource for these builds and is also the one I buy my fiberglass from.
Here is his website - hop on and take a look!
www.kennysarchery.com
Be sure to visit meadowlarkag.com for a full selection of bowyer supplies, bow blanks, featured items, like recent bow builds for sale, and of course access to the tools highlighted in this and other videos.
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9 steps for glue up success:
ua-cam.com/video/rS7es_MJSQM/v-deo.html
Hill-style bow mold:
ua-cam.com/video/fyuRcMaKKAE/v-deo.html
Kenny is a great informational resource for these builds and is also the one I buy my fiberglass from.
Here is his website - hop on and take a look!
www.kennysarchery.com
Be sure to visit meadowlarkag.com for a full selection of bowyer supplies, bow blanks, featured items, like recent bow builds for sale, and of course access to the tools highlighted in this and other videos.
Follow me on:
Instagram: meadowlarkbows
Facebook: meadowlarkbows
I earn a small commission from Amazon when you use the following links. The prices are the same, but using these links will help support my work on this channel. That having been said...
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Відео
Howard Hill ASL in Fiberglass Pt1
Переглядів 1,7 тис.День тому
I Love To Build Bows... That's it... Staves, boards, wood, bamboo, PVC, and even fiberglass... I just want to make a stick that throws other sticks at things with precision. In this instance a fiberglass Howard Hill style ASL bow... I can appreciate a fiberglass build for the simple fact that is raises so much awareness about the alternate ways that we can manipulate the tiller of a bow without...
Assyrian Bow Improved Pt5 The Repair
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These are the things that nightmares are made of... You can't always get it right the first time, no matter how deceiving initial results may seem. Here is a quick behind the scenes look at this major bow delimitation, and the resulting repair. It is my personal belief that many bow projects are relegated to the scrap pile simply because we don't want to invest the time to, or simply believe th...
Cane Handle wrap
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Cane handle wrap is probably one of the most underrated and underutilized grip materials in the west. While it is not perfect for every size and shape, it can still be a versatile option in a lot of applications. Follow along for some tips and tricks of how to apply one on your bow. Be sure to visit meadowlarkag.com for a full selection of bowyer supplies, bow blanks, featured items like recent...
Assyrian Bow Improved Pt4
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We're going to call this experiment a success!!! There is quite a bit of peaking and tweaking that went into the wrap up of this one, but it was well worth the effort! Follow along as we take this rough shaped bow and refine it to a sleek and high performing arrow launcher! Be sure to visit meadowlarkag.com for a full selection of bowyer supplies, bow blanks, featured items like recent bow buil...
Assyrian Bow Improved Pt3
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Tillering the bamboo back and belly bow takes a certain skill and understanding to get right. The biggest thing to understand when working bamboo, is that it will compress - a lot... If you aren't prepared for this phenomenon, you will almost certainly miss your target draw weight. Follow along as we take our improved Assyrian bow to full tiller and finish in a hunting class ready to shoot-in. ...
Bamboo bow - node placement
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In an effort to bring the most value in the shortest time, I tend to cut a lot of footage out of my videos these days. This is an out-take form the cutting-room floor that answers a frequent question that I have been getting lately, which is, "How do you line up the nodes in your bamboo slats?" I guess the truth is that there is no hard and fast rule here. I think there are sound reasons for of...
Assyrian Bow Improved Pt2
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It's hard to say if the addition of a core lam has made this build easier, or harder to glue up... in either event this installment takes us through the rather complicated glue-up process for producing the blank that will become our improved version of the Assyrian bow experiment from a while back. While not glamorous, there are a lot of invaluable tips for any bamboo back and belly bow build a...
Assyrian Bow Improved Pt1
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Once it was done, I immediately fell in love with my all-bamboo Assyrian bow. There were just a few minor improvements that needed to be made - starting with the draw weight. So that's what we're going to to do! with a few tweaks in design and construction, the intent is to put together a hard-hitting more durable version than the first. Follow along with me as we improve on this bow. Be sure t...
Trad Bow Repair - Delamination
Переглядів 2,6 тис.2 місяці тому
Even the most well-made Trad-bows can suffer from the common failure of delimitation... It can happen over time, or be born that way right out of the mold. Either way, there is a repair method that can see your investment in either construction time or purchase dollars saved with the proper prep and materials. Give this video a watch to see how I fix this malady in a rather complicated location...
The Witchery of Bamboo Backing
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Bamboo has a seductive grip on bowyers who know how to harness her amazing qualities, however, she can be a real bitch if you don't understand some of the characteristics that she brings to the table. As in life, she will take everything you understand to be true and turn it around on you - frequently breaking your heart while crushing your belly... This is what I call the Paradox of Bamboo... ...
Tools & Use for Tillering
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These are the tools to get the job done... Tillering that is. I'll take you through the tools and techniques that I use to do various stages of tillering - specific to flat-bellied constructions. Have no fear, the same techniques will work in crowned applications as well. Be sure to visit meadowlarkag.com for a full selection of bowyer supplies, bow blanks, featured items like recent bow builds...
Scrap Wood Bow 3 Wrap-up
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Peak, tweak, fit and finish - we handle it all in this one video. Tips on tips, rattan handle wrap, new string finish sanding, and oh yeah... a take-down bow sleeve... We work this bow over in every which way to extract even ounce of arrow speed and accuracy. Follow along and enjoy! Be sure to visit meadowlarkag.com for a full selection of bowyer supplies, bow blanks, featured items like recent...
Scrap Wood Bow 2
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Hickory backed with White Oak, constructed from left over scraps from other bow builds... In this installment, we take this project blank to full-tiller with a few adjustments to keep its draw weight respectable. Here are some links to the tools used in this video - There is no extra cost to use them, but doing so pays me a small commission and supports the channel: Handy file: amzn.to/3wkIDmQ ...
Scrap wood bow
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There is so much scrap wood and odd cut-offs left in the shop that I often wonder what to do with all of it... Sure I could spend time making smaller projects, or just burn it in the fireplace in the winter, but mostly, I think about how to turn good materials into bows... Watch here as I take a long Hickory edge cut that is useless for making a bow, and with the aid of a White Oak Backing stri...
The Forward-Handled Recurve Pt.5 - Peak & Tweak
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The Forward-Handled Recurve Pt.5 - Peak & Tweak
The Forward-Handled Recurve Pt.3 - Full Tiller
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The Forward-Handled Recurve Pt.3 - Full Tiller
Perry Reflex Bow Blank - Tillering
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Perry Reflex Bow Blank - Tillering
Quick & Simple Tapering Jig - R/D Bows
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Quick & Simple Tapering Jig - R/D Bows
What is the nock to nock length? Very nice bow
@@VSci_ Thank you for watching!!! it is 64” NTN
@@meadowlarkadventuregear very nice! I'm building a 66" in the same style with an osage stave and bamboo backing. I have part of the shape heated in the osage (2-1/2" deflex, 2-1/2" reflex) and I'm starting on the recurves. When I go to glue it up, I'm hoping to pull it all into another 1/2" to 1" of perry but we'll see. The profile of your bow inspired mine, so thank you!
Hello sir, unrelated question sorry, i plan to make an english longbow out of "european beech" can you give me any advice, im aiming for 80+ pound draw at 32'' thanks
Remember that you can always shorten a bow, so my advice for a long-draw ELB would be to build it intentionally long at the start
Impressive! Any plans to sell these? Any info on any already on sale anyplace? Thank you for sharing.
Hi very helpful grate thanks
@@rogermajsterski4728 Thank you for watching!!!
Coming along nicely!
@@rushchaser so far, so good… I think it’s going to turn out nicely! The braced tiller is spot on right now.
I’m looking to fix the twist on a limb of a Fred bear bow Grizzly that I bought used. Any recommendations for finished bows?
Ok... first, you need to enter this process with the mindset that the bow is already in a condition that will relegate it to the rack - never to be shot or relied upon in the future. This understanding will grant you the freedom to do some pretty extreme things without fear of making it a bow that will be relegated to the rack - never to be shot or relied upon in the future. That having been said, I would start small and work my way up until it behaves. First, if the twist is mild, you can deepen the string nock on the offending side to try and bring the string back into alignment. If that works, then you can just taper the limb tip until the nock groove matches the others and you're done. If that doesn't do the trick, then I would, with the bow unstrung, take the twisted limb and put a clamp on the tip such that the weight of the clamp pulls against the twist. Then clamp the grip into a bench vice and hang some weight from the clamp at the tip forcing the limb into a significant twist opposite of the offending twist. Let it sit in this condition for several hours and then measure results. Use progressively more counter twist and length of time to get desired results... If that doesn't take care of the problem, follow the process above, but once it is under enough strain to pull the bow into a twist equal to about one and a half times the offending twist I would then apply mild heat to the limb where you suspect the twist is occurring. repeat this step with progressively greater counter twist, heat and duration until the twist is cured. You have to be very careful here as heat can compromise so many construction elements that you could be slowing ruining the bow - but it helps to remember that it was essentially already ruined before you started... Good luck!!!
Ive been waiting for this !! woot woot! Im going to try to build one of these. I have a question? your belly lams are taperd ? if so , when you glue them up are you concerned about getting the tapered emds lined up so that they all match up ? do you match up at the tip or at the handle end ? or is the difference so minute it makes no disernable difference ?
@@doncampbell1961 you bring up a great observation… I think that best practice would be to run a parallel lam up the fades for the exact reason that you are questioning. In this build, I needed to achieve such a significant taper, that all the parts were going to have to play a role in that end, or go with another layer of laminations with all of them being thinner - I wanted to stick with 3. As for the alignment I went with trying to align the tips which would again favor a lower weight scenario. I actually don’t think it would make a significant enough difference with this bow though… I’m not concerned about the lower one pushing out of place like it did.
Man that is cool stuff man 😎👍💯🔥🏹
@@RedmanOutdoors366 Thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying the content!
what species of cedar is this?
@@VSci_ I can’t say for certain what the species is, but if I’m a betting man, I’d say Western Red Cedar. It’s dimensional lumber for fencing from a big-box home improvement store…
This is just what I was looking for. Great videos.
@@reddirtwoods thanks for watching! I’m glad it helped!
Very impressive. Thanks for sharingn
@@hartmutkleinjung9399 Thank you friend!!!
I'm not worried about your safety! Did we raise pigs together?? Nice set up, its 100% paid for! I finally got a supermax drum sander, luv it, but it was $3 large...
The nicest car in the driveway is the one that's paid off... but it ain't the BMW..! lol!
Got a like for the first thing I see is paduk
@@dodgersfnshepard8673 I like it too!
@@meadowlarkadventuregear I just got a block myself today in thr mail. Need pistol grips and a planer handle..nothing super sexy awesome like a bow
@@dodgersfnshepard8673 Paduk makes anything sexy! lol!
@@dodgersfnshepard8673 Paduk makes anything sexy! lol!
Great explanation! Your table saw jig is really effective!
@@Helmbowman thanks man! It was born of necessity… lol!
Im excited about this build. I would love to see you do an assyrian style bow with fiberglass as you do love that bow so much. Im interested in a side by side with your bamboo assyrian vs a fiberglass built assyrian bow. Thank you so much for all your videos. I'm a big fan and hope you will take this into consideration. Thanks for your time and knowledge.
That would be a wonderful idea!🤩😍🤩😍
I did procure enough Fiberglass to make 2 more bows...
There's definitely something wrong with me!
@@georgehaydukeiii6396 hahaha!!! Clearly there is!!! But I still appreciate you watching to the end!!
Really been waiting for you to make an ASL Longbow. WOO WOO LETS GO!!
@@mossback6026 should be a fun ride! Stay tuned!!!
Thank you for sharing your videos
@@samfulks4896Thank you for watching!
Sou do Brasil e fã dos seus arcos assisto todos os seus vídeos.
Thank you for your support!!!
Very cool man 😎👍💯🔥🏹
@@RedmanOutdoors366 thanks for the support!
Looking forward to the next episode!
@@rushchaser Thank you!
This'll be interesting.
@@knolltop314 you can say that again… lol!
Good evening Sir. This is going to be awesome 😁 just starting to watch the video.
@@musaadfelton3909 hope you enjoyed it!!!
@@meadowlarkadventuregear definitely, as always. 😁👍
That is a nice Bow very cool 😎👍💯🔥🏹
Thank you! it did turn out pretty good!
Sounds fast man wow 😎👍💯🔥🏹
I think it would be optimal at about a 29-30" draw.. but it does sling 'em!
Man im so obsessed with your work Sir. I wait patiently for the next video. Remember i asked before about using two pieces of bamboo instead of one full length. Like on some of your other bow builds. I think i could see 2 pieces working well in a case like this where the glue lam separated. I think because of it being a one long piece. That section over the handle is pulling the slat upward. If it had to be 2 pieces and the bamboo did not go all the way over the riser section then i dont think there would be that much tension trying to lift that bamboo lam up. Im currently working on my bow build and im going to try this method im talking about. But im going to have to wrap the fades down tightly. I hope my explanation makes sense. But awesome bows. Awesome craftsmanship. Amazing talents. I hope i can build something close to as awesome as this. Absolutely gives me goosebumps watching this craftsmanship.
I can totally appreciate the logic behind your assertion... At one time I believed the same thing, but I have learned from experience - where this bow de-laminated, a 2-piece bamboo back would have exploded outright... After suffering the same result several times, I suggest that your bamboo backing be one piece from end to end...
@@meadowlarkadventuregear I appreciate this response. Experience beats assumptions. So I guess I will have to take that advice for my next bow build lol because I have already started with the two piece instead of one long backing piece. But how can we ignore someone's advice who has experience. I mean your bows are awesome. So professional. Thank you for the advice from your experience.
@@musaadfelton3909 go for it! My experience is mine! lol! I have seen things work for other bowyers that I couldn’t do myself… and for a long time I pretty much broke everything I touched… could have been a bowyer problem and not a materials problem! lol!
@@meadowlarkadventuregear 🙂 a lesson greater than your Bowyer content, is your humility. It's admirable. Thank you 🙌
It just shows , even with the best prep it can still happen.I admire the old school method of parallel scraping each lamination with a saw blade , you can index a tooth and each lamination fits together perfect in width and it greatly increases the glueing surface area. with a simple jig it might be a very worthwhile time effective step , considering the hours you put into these beautiful bows. Does epoxy perform better than traditional pva wood glue ?
I completely agree with the construction method you describe, but even still, there will be irregularities when it comes to putting it all together. As far as PVA vs. Epoxy - Epoxy wins every time for several reasons, but primarily working time and gap-filling properties would tip the scales significantly in its direction for me.
And just awesome job as always
Awesome fix. Glad you show the stuff that goes sideways also. Just had a white ash backed White oak belly bow that developed a problem and was able to save it so far( 87 arrows later)
@@christophertracey7201 Thank you for the feedback! I can’t even tell you how many bows I’ve abandoned in the past that could have been salvaged and turned into great bows! Running this channel has really challenged me in that I have to see my projects through to completion once I start filming the series. You’d think that I’d just make the bow to completion before making the videos, but I just haven’t been on that cadence from the very start… no real need to change now! lol!
I am certain that you put out the most in depth explanation and informative content on bow making. I have been making self bows for years and always pick up something new from watching your videos. Still haven’t dipped my toes in the lam bow world yet, but I intend to do that soon. Thank you for putting this out there.
@@Mwwright79 Thank you so much for watching, and the kind feedback!
Very cool glue up man 😎💯🔥👍
@@RedmanOutdoors366 thank you!!!
Hi! I got a situation with a bow and maybe you could give me some help. It´s my cousin´s longbow. It´s a laminated ASL. I don´t know what type of woods are in it but its seems to have fiberglass in the back and the belly. The matter is that the upper limb has some serious delamination (the belly´s fiberglass almost completely falls apart) and it has a pretty severe curvature backwards. Do you think I can heat it back into its original shape and then glue it with epoxy? I´m not sure what will happen with the rest of the limb if I apply so much heat and if it will bend into shape at all.
based on what you are describing, you have a pretty severe hinge in that limb. I wouldn't be very optimistic about salvaging a bow damaged to such a degree... for starters, I'm not sure what you would be trying to accomplish with a heat treatment unless it's to try and straighten the fiberglass (which I haven't tried and don't believe that I have seen any information out there that would suggest that the method would work.) And secondly, you can't just salvage a severe hinge with heat. Lastly, if this damage occurred as a mode of regular use, then there is clearly a design or construction flaw in the bow... Heat and epoxy cannot fix those things. All that having been said... what are you going to do with it now? Doesn't even sound like it would look impressive hanging on the wall as decoration or in any part of a collection, so what do you have to lose in trying? If the damage isn't as bad as I'm envisioning, you may be pleasantly surprised with your repair. If it does't work - well, then you went down trying to fight the good fight. Either way the bow will eventually end up in the trash... I still would resist the use of heat, unless there is a very compelling reason coupled to success... Good luck!
@@meadowlarkadventuregear thanks!! I'll give it a try and at least it could be "hanging in the wall" worthy
I'm so glad I found your channel! I love the amount of detail you go into, and how you explain each step! A quick question - if I'm using a hardwood such as maple or ash, do I need to apply a backing? I've just subscribed to your channel, keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for subscribing! As for your question, the answer depends entirely upon the quality of the grain in your bow stave. Typically, wood is stronger in tension than compression - which is the case with those that you mentioned, but the grain has to be in tact from tip to tip on the back of the bow. If there is any violation of wood fibers, then you will want to contemplate a backing to help ensure the tension safety of your bow. the degree of violation will dictate the type of backing necessary. A solid (wood or bamboo) backing will be required if the grain is severely violated, and even then, may not be enough. Minor violation accompanied by fear of any kind of failure would require a "Safety" backing like rawhide, or fiber backings. It never hurts to have a backing on a bow, but the absence of a backing, if possible, is your best bet.
Thank you for the step by step!
@@rushchaser thanks for giving it a watch!
Those tips sre beautiful! And the string groove location is inspired! 👍
@@ianbruce6515 cutting the original tips off was a bit disarming, but they did turn out pretty nice!
Very informative video! Can you share the overall dimensions of the handle, maximum before all the shaping? This looks like ipe and maple (?) so I know it's hard and strong...I'm trying to get a better feel for how much to remove without weakening it too much. Thanks.
First, thank you for watching! On about 95% of my builds, no matter what wood I’m using, I add an 8” riser block right in the middle. I make the fades very short to begin with so I can choose top/bottom limb orientation later - check out my video on grip layout for more info on this. The thickness of the riser block is usually about an inch. So that would be in addition to the thickness of the bow at the grip area. After that, I generally add a little more thickness 1/4” or so the fill out the palm area when I decide which side will be the grip.
Your craftsmans/ship is sailing from inspirational winds, great work . Tripping again.
Thank you for the kind words!!!
Nothing short of stunning work. Have you ever considered heat treating the bamboo? I find it totally transforms the bamboo and helps eliminate limb set whilst also increasing draw weight and snappiness of the bow.
I’ve been in the habit of heat treating the belly lam ahead of construction. I’ve heat treated bamboo bellies during the tillering stage and found some lamination problems - mainly the edges of the bamboo thinning and curling up at the glue line where the heat treat was performed.
That bow seems nice and snappy. So the string follow is not really taking away that much speed from the bow.
String follow in and of itself is not necessarily a bad thing - there are a host of bows that have deflex purposely put in them as part of the design. It’s compression that robs the bow of cast - that having been said, bamboo and wood do not behave the same. I’m still learning how to deal with bamboo in belly applications because the compression properties are very different from that of any wood I have encountered. Getting there though!
@@meadowlarkadventuregear oh I see. Makes sense yes. I'm here for all of it 🙂 I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and findings as you go along with your builds. So in this case. With regards to the poundage. How do you think the bamboo is holding up in compression strength after all of your builds so far? Why does those Japanese bows hold up so well and for years and they use the same method to make bows. Back and belly with a core laminate? I wonder if it's because they build longer bows so the strain on the bamboo is not that much 🤔
Amazing build! Beautiful bow!!!!
Thank you for following along!
That turned out beautiful... super nice work...😉
Thank you!!!
Beautiful!!!! I wanna touch It😍😍😍😍😍 Haha. Seeing your work on this bow had been a motivational inspiration. Thanks alot!!!!
Thank you for following along! And she does feel good in the hand! lol!
That is another beautiful build! Great job as always!
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
What a beautiful bow, you’ve done an incredible job! You’re a true craftsman 😎
@@benspeedschannel888 Thank you for watching!
Greetings sir and everyone.fantastic.sir you the bamboo master.. I can't keep up with any other good words admiring you bow buildingbsir
@@bienyamientoefy1923 Thank you my friend!
Appreciate all you do. Thanks for through explanations . See you soon
@@samfulks4896 Thanks for following along!
This style of bow is very interesting to me. Never thought of building such a bow until watching these videos of yours. Would there be a problem or would this benefit by using a thin compression strong wood lam for the belly such as osage or ipe?
@@Mwwright79 let me start by saying, thank you for watching and for your feedback! Then I’d say that anything is possible, but my experience tells me that the working limb is way too short, and for that matter, too narrow for even the most compression resistant wood to survive let alone provide enough spring to match this bow’s current performance… if looking for something better in compression, then I’d say horn is the next logical natural material…
@@meadowlarkadventuregear That makes sense. Thank you!
What bandsaw blade do you find best for the backings. I got an old 14” delta specifically for roughing out staves and almost exclusively run a Timberwolf resaw blade, but that may be too aggressive for this type of work.
@@Mwwright79 I’m running Olsen 3/8” 6 tpi typically. I’ve also run a Timberwolf 1/2” 4 tpi , but as you suspect it did rip up some bamboo on the long, flat surface cuts. I still used that blade for several bows and backings just cut well outside my pencil lines lol!
Thank you so much for the information you provide on these videos. I have not found a better source for information on laminated bow construction using natural materials!
@@Mwwright79 Thank you for watching! And for the kind words…
That’s really nice! Great job as always!
@@rushchaser Thank you!