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Bamboo-Bows:
A few weeks ago I found some Wengé boards that came of an old balcony. I couldn’t resist getting a sawblade in there and cut off some pieces. This Longbow has a core strip of Wengé as a try out. It is not the easiest wood to work with. A splinter causes more irritation and the dust causes health problems. But the grain and texture is pretty cool.  ;D

The longbow is made with a bamboo back, wenge, purpleheart and a massaranduba belly. The bow is topped off with cow horn nocks. I really like the grain texture seen in this horn. You are almost able to look through the horn. The bow is tillered to 36lbs at 28”. It measures 72 inches including the nocks.

A tip for bowyers out there. When working on multiple bows it becomes a nuisance to make strings that are fit for tillering. The solution is simple. Make one long string and put a metal ring in between. Just twisting the string into the loop makes it shorter without having to put any knots in, or making new strings. Very convenient! I learned this tip from Jaap Bolt, Leon Loef and I am sure others use this method as well.

This Longbow is glued up with reflex and holds it shape very well. After shooting it a while it still holds a few inches when immediately unstrung. Going to be a very nice lightweight bow.

Longbow draw by Bamboo Bows, on Flickr

Full draw longbow by Bamboo Bows, on Flickr

Longbow handle by Bamboo Bows, on Flickr

Longbow horn nock by Bamboo Bows, on Flickr

Longbow horn nock top by Bamboo Bows, on Flickr

Longbow handle by Bamboo Bows, on Flickr

English longbow wood by Bamboo Bows, on Flickr

Nock Longbow by Bamboo Bows, on Flickr

superdav95:
Beautiful bow!

RyanY:
Stunning wood combo. Looks great!

Del the cat:
Nice work :)
Del

bassman211:
Nice work.

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