OK guys, this is just a small update. I have had a cold kickin' my tail for the last week. My daughter passed it to my wife who, so graciously, passed it along to me. Today, I finally got to do some more work. I just did a little final shaping. The work had already been done prior to taking the pictures. I'm just showing you some of the tools I used.
Here is one of the many "shaped" sanders I use. Its just a piece of PVC pipe with sand paper wrapped around it. I have assorted sizes of the pipe. It works very well for the contours.

Here, I'm using one of my favorites. Its a piece of oak that is about 3/4" square and about 6" in length. It had sharp edges so, I wrapped it in painters tape. The sand paper last longer this way. I am using 60 grit here. I will move on to 100 then 600. In the background, you can see my other shaping tools, including files and a rasp.

Here, I'm working on the fades of the pieces I put on the belly side of the riser.

Here's a good shot of the arrow shelf. I just about drove myself crazy trying to work this down. The Dymondwood dulled the burr in my rotary tool. I tried the rasp but, it was worthless. The square oak with sandpaper (my favorite) would plug with the dust and become unusable. The file kept plugging with the dust. I used a brush to clean it but there was do much material to remove.

The way I finally got it done was to use a coping saw to cut a series of cuts along the radius. I then turned the blade 90 degrees and cut down, along the plane of the site window to free the pieces. Then, I used the file (frequently cleaning with a wire brush) to round it over and finished it off with the square piece of oak, wrapped in sandpaper. Here are some pictures after the fact.


Today was really a day for Keith to continue working on his bow. We busted butt and was able to get his into the oven. Here he is sanding some small imperfections on his riser.

Hopefully I will be posting the finished pics soon.
John
"The path of least resistance is what leads rivers and men to be crooked." - my father quoting an unknown source.