After glueing up the other limb I shaped and tillered the bow. I then glued on the tip and bolt pad overlays.
Yesterday I put on the first coat of epoxy sealent on the riser.
Today I dressed the overlays and double checked everything.
Still have final sanding to do to the limbs. Afterwards it will be on to sealing all the pores.
So far I’m one happy camper. the rough in weight is 57#@28″ which yeilds 60#@ my 29″ draw. Even if I loose a pound or two with final sanding it will be right in the range I want.
The bottom bow is mine. The upper bow I made for my wife, but it seems she would rather stick with her primitive bow. Don’t know what I’ll do with it. 60″ bow 36#@28″ is a little light weight for my personal likings. It has two coats of sealent on it, but will take several more to fill the hickory in the riser.
The wild grain in the riser block really turned out great.
Here is the finals on the antler tip overlays and bolt pad overlays.
