It took a solid hour to free the bow from the form. Removing the spring clamps was easy, The epoxy covered strips of inner tube proved to be a bit tougher. The form cleaned up easy because of all the tape I used to protect it.

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The bow was a little tougher. The extra epoxy was everywhere and held bits of the inner tube captive.

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To save on a mess in the shop (and because it was a nice day) I took the bow out to the back patio behind my shop. The breeze would blow all that nasty fiberglass dust away.

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I learned that I need to place a layer of plastic wrap between the last layer of glass and the aluminum pressure strip. I didn't do that with this bow and needed to sand away the excess epoxy to free it from the bow. This also gave me my first look at the glue lines between the layers of wood.

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after sanding both sides I could pry away the aluminum pressure strip.

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Then I just had to peel away the tape to see how the Kingwood looked under the clear glass.

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And the other limb.

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and finally the back of the bow. Everything looked good.

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Then I worked on the riser. there was a lot of epoxy to remove.

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The risers looks good and so do the skive cuts that joined the strips of maple

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