I had to put the bow on hold while we covered the Spanish conquest of S. America. I dedicated this week to the build.
Here are the sketches explaining how to cut the stocks. I had them lead me through the process thinking about pros and cons of various methods.
![7th grade stonebow progress Img_2018](https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/64/46/13/img_2018.jpg)
Next we morticed out the space for the nut and tickler, then glued the boards up
![7th grade stonebow progress Img_2020](https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/64/46/13/img_2020.jpg)
Then I cut the tillers out and they sanded them. Next we designed the side plates.
I cut those out on a bandsaw. One likes Llamas, so he chose that for the plate.
![7th grade stonebow progress Img_2021](https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/64/46/13/img_2021.jpg)
I made a swage for the top of the channel, and cold formed it from 20 Ga steel.
![7th grade stonebow progress Img_2022](https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/64/46/13/img_2022.jpg)
I finished up my bow (needs wood finishing) while they were at dance.
![7th grade stonebow progress Img_2023](https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/64/46/13/img_2023.jpg)
I'm revising the design of the top channel so it is supported on both ends, and true up the tickler some.
Here are the sketches explaining how to cut the stocks. I had them lead me through the process thinking about pros and cons of various methods.
![7th grade stonebow progress Img_2018](https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/64/46/13/img_2018.jpg)
Next we morticed out the space for the nut and tickler, then glued the boards up
![7th grade stonebow progress Img_2020](https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/64/46/13/img_2020.jpg)
Then I cut the tillers out and they sanded them. Next we designed the side plates.
I cut those out on a bandsaw. One likes Llamas, so he chose that for the plate.
![7th grade stonebow progress Img_2021](https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/64/46/13/img_2021.jpg)
I made a swage for the top of the channel, and cold formed it from 20 Ga steel.
![7th grade stonebow progress Img_2022](https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/64/46/13/img_2022.jpg)
I finished up my bow (needs wood finishing) while they were at dance.
![7th grade stonebow progress Img_2023](https://i.servimg.com/u/f56/18/64/46/13/img_2023.jpg)
I'm revising the design of the top channel so it is supported on both ends, and true up the tickler some.