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Offline 0209

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First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« on: July 22, 2010, 03:57:06 pm »
Its been a while since I've successfully completed a bow and this one took quite some time.  Got to work on it every time I came home on leave and its slowly but surely came together.  Now that I'm back home again I finally got her done.  Its a hickory backed ipe short longbow.  I had it at 72 inches but the tips ended up having some bad propeller twist.  So I cut off the last 6 inches from each limb to rid myself of it and gain some weight.  Worked out well.  Gained some poundage and got rid of the twist.  Anyways here she is.  Thanks for looking and hopefully its up to standards, you guys seem to be churning out some beautiful stuff here lately.

Hickory backed Ipe
60" tip to tip
58" NTN
Unknown poundage (feels around 65-75)
26" drawlength



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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2010, 04:05:35 pm »
Looks great, where's the full draw though?   :) :)   
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2010, 05:02:40 pm »
Working on the full draw.  No one to take the picture lol.
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2010, 05:26:34 pm »
Nice bow!

I like the quiver a lot, how is it made?
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2010, 06:04:57 pm »
Looks real nice :)
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2010, 06:20:04 pm »
Cool bow!  Looks very "Hill-ish".
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2010, 11:06:13 pm »
The quiver was crafted from a spool of hemp I bought at Wal-Mart. I used a piece of PVC pipe for the frame and draped some hemp cord down the sides of the PVC and proceeded to braid the hemp in and out of the draped pieces.  Took quite a bit of hemp, but well worth it.  For the bottom I used some foam and leater to seal it off and hold the arrows.  Glad it worked out for me.  That make sense?
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2010, 11:40:46 pm »
she is a thing of beauty. Great work
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2010, 11:49:05 pm »
Pretty bow, epe is a great wood for bows. Denny
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2010, 01:14:55 am »
Thanks for all the replies guys.  They're greatly appreciated. 
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2010, 01:26:48 am »
like it , the contrast of the hickory is really cool...
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2010, 01:48:38 am »
Great looking bow!
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2010, 06:39:00 am »
Beautiful bow,sleak. Lets see it cranked back. :)
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2010, 11:22:41 am »
I'm hoping that today I can get a picture of her "cranked back" for ya Pappy.  We'll see though.
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Re: First in a Year - Hickory backed Ipe- FULLDRAW UPDATE
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2010, 12:27:54 pm »


Sorry for the delay in update.  Couldn't find the camera and when I did no one would take the picture so I ended up doing it myself.  Have a good one and thanks for looking guys and gals.
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