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1st 140lb bow in NZ

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nidrinr:
Really nice tiller on that one from what I see both on the pic and in the short movieclips. Your choice of woods are good for a bow in this weight, I would have really loved to try that bow! (Too bad you litterally live on the complete opposite side of the world though..)

peasant1381:
Oscar uses that combination on quite a lot of his bows and he sometimes substitutes bamboo for the hickory.

alanesq:

That is the wood combination I have used on my laminate bows (140/130lb)

In fact yesterday I took my old one (very poorly made with a twist in it) and shortened it to 75.5", just to see what would happen
it took it and came out at spot on 140lb
although did eventually explode due to back failure (annoyingly after I had decided it was ok and varnished it etc. !)

Ipe seems to just take whatever you throw at it, it is the backing which can be difficult

Yeomanbowman:
Keith,
It may be just the angle it was filmed but it seemed that the trajectory of your shots were a little low and that may account for the distances you mention.  The bow looks really pretty and lively, look after her!

Cheers,
Jeremy

Lombard:
I can't pull those heavy bows, but it sure looks like a good one.

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