What I'm doing? bamboo self bow? NO.

HI Hara I waiting for your show for a quite a while, what are you going to build this time? I can see it's take down, is this one for me? LOL I dream about it.

I build this bow for bunny and barking deer in the future. I will build it to around 45#.This is a total gray TD,no more footage or color wood.

thickness of 1/2 inch.

Bamboo's recover speed very good,so my TD recurve wedge is bamboo.

Sanding away the inner portion,keep the peripheral portion preferably.

Peripheral fiber stronger then inner portion.

A lot of bamboo dust on my glass !

Always enjoy your threads. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Gil

The riser shape are not totally my own design,but I paint the majority line. Thanks for reading.

You know what I'm doing.

This is great, I just decided the other day I was going to give a takedown recurve a try. Any info on tapers and thicknesses as well as lengths of the lams woud be appreciated.

Wedge tapers from 1/3" to paper thin.8".In my opinion.

Keep on, I'm waiting.

Checking the thickness per In. I use a thicness sander for my wedges before the taper. Handsaw the riser? I do good to get them accurate with power tools! Lookin good so far.

Hera, Is this a bow design that you have made before that you have the angles,lam thicknesses, limb length all calculated for weight? I will be building my first TD this year using the plans from Binghams.

pete

Crooked Stic,I wish I have a thicness sander and power saw,but my working area not big enough.

Today is sunday in Taiwan,I stay at home all day.

I think it is OK.

pete,limb thickness , length,limb width see here:http://www.binghamprojects.com/drawweight.htm

I am NOT expert.all my power tool just electric hand drill and a small electric sander.Even though thus and so,I still injoy in it.

Where I build my bow? just on my PC desk and tea table.

Tons of great bowyer out there,I'm just an ordinary person,started to builded my TD recurve 5 years ago,several bad bow,only 3 TD recurve constrainedly archieve shootable level.Even though thus and so again,I still look forward and injoy in building and shooting.

Hera, Is the design a binhams design? pete

NO,just thickenss.Limb shape ,riser shpae mostly my own design.

What kind wood you use for handle?

looks like gray actionwood.

whats next? im anxious to see....

Hera, you are doing great! The wedges look perfect. Other than the bamboo wedges, what are the other wood materials you are using

spider1,all gray actionwood in this GRAY TD recurve.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc279/herarra/474.jpg

I wish someone would come to my house and do a build along. It looks like fun. I can't wait.

Yes,it's great fun.

Hera, thanks for the build along- I'm looking forward to seeing how you align and cut your string nocks and seeing the final product. It won't be long till you can test some arrows with it. It's looking good.

Wow! You have agood eye and a good hand, my friend! I cannot cut so straight and square on my best day!

What part of Taiwan do you live in? I used to live there 15 years ago. I lived in TaiPei, MuCha, DanSwui, HsinChang, and down in HuaLien County.

I think I need a Japanese-style saw after this.

I live in Hsin Chu,here come my saw,it is thin and sharp.

twist check.

This is awesome! This could be the best build-a-long I've ever seen. Lots of great insight and information. Thanks hera! Keep going.

Mark

whoa, looks good.

continue

You are fast man, I think if you used all power tool then you can bulid one in three days.

Now that's apretty neat idea.

Well Mr. Hera you are a true master with that saw!

No any coating on string.

No any coating on string nock.

lol wana build me a bow : )

awesomee i like that accent on the overlay.

what glue do you use for the overlay? do you use the superglue like your riser finish or do you use smooth on or what?

tj37

superglue on tip,epoxy on limb butt.

Wow very nice! I enjoy your work!

Amazing Wonderful and more. and we have to have all of the new and improved tools.... This with almost all hand tools!! My hat is off to you Hera... RC

bottom tip and riser not finish yet.

Hera is it no tillering jub needed on this kind bow?

it need final tiller.

I always amphasis the importance of balance,it improve the accuracy.

NO twist.

build for my hand.

build for my hand.

awesome!

It is a really good-looing design. I can't believe how well you resawed the overlay lams with your hand saw. Jim

Final tiller.

Final tiller.

New bow , new target, first arrow,not too bad.

that is a realy good looking bow, how much is she pulling hera? ive bought some screw-in fittings and some bolts for it, wanna try and make a TD at some point, heh. good job...

48# @ 27" . 58" .Thanks to reading.

Good googly moogly!!!! You could be a brain surgeon! I've never seen anyone with hands as capable as yours with a saw. Amazing work! You could re-define the words "custom" and "hand-made". Thanks for sharing.

Sweet!

Excellant work. With a few tools you certainly put out a very impressive build.

Awesome Work, this is what I got the last time I built a bow. I shot down an airplane, US special investigators wonder if I was hiding a WMD, I said no I was building a bow and accidently shot down a jet. They called me "stupid" and told me I could not have any children!!! Sorry man you build along has me regretting I ain't a bowyer and I don't have a craft to pass on to kids that I can have now. My eyes are watering Hera you are a master!!!! The Motivator

I am literally blushing here. Thank you for your compliment, but really, I am just at normal average. I believe everyone can do as well or even better than me.

Dude, this is like totally wicked cool! No, you are not at normal average, and no, not everyone can do as well, much less better, than you. You are the man!

Outstanding job Hera, definitely not average! I almost fell over when I saw you using that swiss army knife! Priceless!

you Mr. Hera sir,are skilled.

I've seen my share of build long's, but sir, you have risen above all the rest. Great Job, and beautiful bow.

Please make a DVD for us all to use as a guide.

Thanks,

Hi spider 1,when I build riser,45% by power sander ,50% by file,5% by any other tool I can get(like knife),esp at the small curve area like grip throat .

redskin38,I ordered my first bow kit from Bingham 5 years ago.But I found the video they offer are not enough in detail,some process is important,but they didn't emphasise. and,not all of us have so much power tool like a factory or carpenter shop.

If anyone need more detail,I'll record and post pic soon,because my next project is coming.

How long is the length of your handle? it looks pretty short, I like that. I'm waiting to see your next one.

LOL! Look at that! He just finished this bow and he's off and running on another! I know how it is, I have 5 bows in the process down in my workshop right now. I was just working on a pair of them this afternoon.

Great stuff. Excellent!!!!

great build along Hera, much thanks for your effort and a beautiful bow.

Hera, I am in total awe over this. You've done a fantastic job.....worse, you made it look easy!!!!

I've read and studied making bows quite a bit....although I've not made one, I have some understanding of the work involved. The fact that your tutorial makes it look easy is testament to the skills you possess.

I could only hope to build such a work of art. Congratulations. homebru

riser length 15"(38cm).

compare with my last two bow,1 pc recurve and TD recurve,I think TD is a little bit batter in arrow speed,as good as my BL classic.

I was busy with order next bow material, footed riser TD recurve next time maybe.

Hera,

If at all possible at least publish your pictures along with a detail explanation of each step in your building process. Surely you can find someone in your country that would help you get published. Someone with the skill you have shown here could easly sell more than enough books to make it worth while.......and to think you did all your work with hand tools.

I have a shop full of high dollar power tools, and the only thing...according to my wife....I can make is sawdust.

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