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Bamboo, Ipe Hickory Build (Repair In Progress)
Sanford:
Good news! bamboo came in the mail! Now i jsut need a free weekend to finish this sucker, oh man this could be a while......
Sanford:
Ok so just in case anyone came across this thread and wondered "Did this guy die? What was the fate of this poor soul? Who was Sanford and what did he see?" I'll inform you...
About a year after getting the new bamboo strip in I finally finished up my undergrad, which consumed all of my time. I landed a job straight out of college and was able to get a little bit of free time between starting the job and finishing college. So i was finally able to attempt to put the backing on in summer of 2011. Long story short, this did not go to well. Apparently, when I glued up the backing again, I wasn't able to get a good mesh between the bow and new backing. I think I used poor clamping, and the sanding off the original backing wasn't perfect. So, sadly, this bow's fate has finally met it's demise. Still have the bow, but don't trust the wood much, it has been exposed to elements for about 2 years now. My new job, new fiance, and moving 3 times in 3 years really put a halt on bow building. But I will take up the helm again when I can get a permanent place to work again....
Until then I'll be checking out everyone's good work!
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