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Bamboo-Bows:
Thanks for your comments everyone!




--- Quote from: bownarra on April 06, 2022, 03:11:30 pm ---Pretty cool bow :) Wenge is a nice wood to use every once in a while - not good for you to use a lot of it ;) the dust is a nightmare....
Just a tip where your nocks get to the bellyside try opening them out- this will make your strings last longer. Think what the string does as you draw the bow.
You can pick up more speed and less handshock with a stronger elliptical tiller. Especially with the lighter weights/dense woods.

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Thanks for the feedback! I'll try it on the next bow and see. Going to work outside on a yumi with wenge, and wear a mask because it can be nasty indeed.

SETPARAPUSETH:
Impeccable work, congratulations on that beautiful piece of art.

druid:
Nocks are beautiful.

Flntknp17:
This is absolutely fantastic!  I have been wanting to build a similar bow for a while, and I have all the woods I need, but I have been unsure how thick to cut everything.  I have the ability to cut any thickness I need.  Would you be willing to share the thicknesses of the core and the belly?  What I would like to avoid is cutting the cores too thick and having to tiller away the belly on the outer parts of the limbs.

Thanks

Matt

George Tsoukalas:
That is a beauty with an excellent tiller. Jawge

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