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What else can you ask from a bowwood ?? (full draw pics)
NOMADIC PIRATE:
This story starts 1 1/2 years ago when out of a trade for some staves i got from Richard Saffold a beautifull Bamboo backed Ipe ELB,
hunded it for a month and got a good critter with it, but It was a bit lite for my liking so I stopped shooting it.
this bow was already 5 years old when I got it , this weekend I decided to pike it and try get some poundage, originally the bow was 69 1'2"ntn and tillered to 31", I piked it to 63' ntn, didn't know if something bad was going to happen retillering with such a big pike.
left the midle 8" alone to stiffen the already bendy andle, than had to take quite a bit of wood of :o ...but made it
It come out at 73# @ 26", kept the same ammount of reflex it had 1/2" (amaizing)
..Well I'm definatly a big fan of IPE, really you can't ask more than this to a bowwood (forgot to mention, the bow is 1" wide at the handle)
...I think I'll be ordering some glue ups from Rich in the furure ;D
mullet:
Glad it worked Manny.I've been reading everything you guy's write about Ipe.I've really been paying close attention to the width of the handles in everybodies post.I have a beautiful piece Kowechobee gave me and a nice strip of thin Bamboo.I'm waiting to pick up my new bandsaw this week.and when I do I'll be starting on one also.By the way,just for grins,does anybody know how it is supposed to be pronounced? ???
bullcreekboy:
It is pronounced EPAY
D. Tiller:
Be carefull when working with this wood since the dust is toxic. Use a filter mask for sure!!!
mullet:
Shannon,That's what I thought.Been hearing it called EYEP.Didn't want to sound like a DA when I was looking for it.
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