How I produce my tapered lams - Bow building

[@dooleyfussle8634]

Nice drum sander/ thickness planer. The heart of the job is the jig for getting the taper. Bamboo flyrod makers use a similar jig to get the tapers on their rod material (usually a 5 or 6 pieces) with a plane and sandpaper. Since I only make a few bows a year, I think I will use that method, but it's nice to see how a production bowyer does it. Thanks for the video.

[@janetlemming3295]

WOW another future project well worth the effort.

[@meadowlarkadventuregear]

I certainly thought so! It saves so much time!

[@jelau4851]

A very interesting machine for all of us, home handy men, thanks for sharing

[@meadowlarkadventuregear]

Hope it helps!

[@herbertkuttner9228]

Thank you also, you have been very kind to share your knowledge and experience to us novices

[@bienyamientoefy1923]

greetings mr.pettit and everyone.fantastic idea WOH!!!.i will build one asap.i need this for my bow building.i was using a belt sander all the time.thanks mr. pettit :)

[@ndoghouse6853]

I was wondering how you did the taper. Thx for the brief! I was already trying to figure that out! I was thinking of using my planer on a tapered sled but I could only see something that thin getting eaten up into a pile of toothpicks.

[@meadowlarkadventuregear]

First off all, thank you for watching the channel! It means a lot to me to get the feedback! Anyway, I’ve seen it done the way you describe… I’d just make sure the board has good, straight grain to avoid tear out.

[@coolcreamykiwi]

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...

[@meadowlarkadventuregear]

The nicest car in the driveway is the one that's paid off... but it ain't the BMW..! lol!

[@knolltop314]

Thank you.

[@r.s.7510]

Awesome. Now I know what to use my 1hp motor for.

[@BillHerzig]

@meadowlarkadventuregear I have been watching a bunch of these videos, getting ready to make one, and there are many features to your design that I really like. One question I have is about your table height adjustment, you mentioned that its design was covered in the linked videos, but his design was significantly different. Do you happen to know where you found the design that your using, I have not seen it in any other videos? Thanks,

[@meadowlarkadventuregear]

I don't think I saw this design specifically in any videos as much as I was able to iterate on the designs that I have seen to come up with this one...

[@BillHerzig]

@@meadowlarkadventuregear thanks!

[@JuanOspina-p8y]

Hello, greetings from Colombia, I want to ask something, can a bow be made with 2 sheets of bamboo and a wooden core?

[@meadowlarkadventuregear]

@@JuanOspina-p8y it’s my favorite style of build!!! Check out my bamboo back and belly bow build series - I used a cherry wood core with bamboo on the back and the belly. My Asian inspired recurve series has the same style of construction… enjoy the videos!

[@JuanOspina-p8y]

Good friend, I like that style of bow making.

[@growinmoflower3391]

If you don't mind me asking? Do you have a favorite or go to design you have created more than other styles over time? What's the shortest bow you have made?

[@meadowlarkadventuregear]

I would say that by for and away I have made more bamboo or hickory backed Perry RF/DF bows than any other kind. I use a basic American flat bow design with an 8” static riser (fade to fade). The shortest of those is 60” NTN with a 28” draw length but the riser on that one is only 5” fade to fade to help shorten the design. my latest affinity is with bamboo back and belly bows and I plan on getting much shorter bows as I work my way through refining my designs.

[@growinmoflower3391]

@@meadowlarkadventuregear very cool! I'd love the simplest design of the simplest wood made by you one day, in my dreams lol