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Offline Tuomo

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Longbow
« on: September 20, 2016, 01:26:54 pm »
One longbow, 48# @ 28". Materials are bamboo, maple, cumaru and ipe, power lam and handle piece are wenge, horn nocks. Length 178 cm, width 27 mm. About 20 mm set. It was about 40 mm reflexed and now about 20 mm. Epoxy finnish. Quite fast bow and I am quite satisfied too...
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Offline Sasquatch

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2016, 02:25:11 pm »
Beautiful bow! awesome transition into the nocks
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Offline willie

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2016, 02:26:20 pm »
Quite nice, Tuomo
and even though it is a laminate on the inside, it looks quite "primitive" on the outside.
was your reflex kept more towards the tips? A side view pic of the bow braced would be a positive addition to the thread.

how do those arrows fly?
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Offline Frodolf

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2016, 04:00:48 pm »
Wow! That is a beauty!
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Offline TimBo

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2016, 04:42:43 pm »
That's a beauty, and shows great craftsmanship.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2016, 07:24:39 pm »
Real nice work, bet she's quik.
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2016, 07:43:04 pm »
Looks real nice. I'm a little confused but I really do like it. Unconventional construction with the power lam, usually see that with shorter flatbows(no reason not to use it on a longbow though). It has horn nocks, but I can't tell if it has an English style belly? Very interesting, looks cool, nice work.
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Offline Tuomo

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2016, 12:13:53 am »
Thanks! Yes, this is not traditional english longbow, it has only similar style. I wanted non-bending handle, so that is why I used power lam. I used full length and pre-tapered laminates, so the handle needed some thickening. It has also flat belly with rounded corners. The reflex was gradually increasing toward to the tips. I think, this is quite understressed design and realization of the longbow but I wanted to go with performance first.

This was made to order. The customer got it Friday and shot it Saturday in the biggest primitive archery competition here in Finland. He finished second. He is of course very good archer but maybe the bow was also easy to shoot. Tuned arrows were with the bow.
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2016, 06:33:05 am »
Nice bow!
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2016, 08:59:19 am »
Very beautiful bow.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2016, 01:14:45 pm »
Very nice work! Glad the new owner shoots it so well. Imagine what he can do with it with a little more time to bond.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2016, 01:20:46 pm »
Nice, bet she's quick.
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Offline Drewster

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2016, 01:56:58 pm »
Very nice work Tuomo.  Always admire fine craftsmanship.  I bet the owner is very pleased.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2016, 02:07:57 pm »
Extra fine example of a perry reflexed laminated long bow.Held up very nice for you.
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Offline rps3

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Re: Longbow
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2016, 03:06:58 pm »
Real nice.
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