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non-traditional trad bow.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: Selfbowman on November 05, 2024, 11:38:13 pm ---Dave I’m not sure I understand this bow build. But you have to have fades in the limbs at the attachment points if not it will hinge there. Been there done that.
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there is no fade like a standard build. there is a slight relief ramp on the underside where the belly of the limb meets the riser to prevent hinge. it works quite well on these 5 piece bow builds using bamboo. the limbs are narrowed and tapered to get the bend good.
mmattockx:
--- Quote from: superdav95 on November 06, 2024, 01:22:02 am ---its only one piece of bamboo for each limb. no laminations.
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So the concave side in this picture is the belly surface, with the outer skin of the bamboo as the back?
--- Quote from: superdav95 on November 04, 2024, 10:41:12 pm ---
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Mark
superdav95:
--- Quote from: mmattockx on November 06, 2024, 01:17:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: superdav95 on November 06, 2024, 01:22:02 am ---its only one piece of bamboo for each limb. no laminations.
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So the concave side in this picture is the belly surface, with the outer skin of the bamboo as the back?
--- Quote from: superdav95 on November 04, 2024, 10:41:12 pm ---
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yes correct.
Mark
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superdav95:
Hey guys. Quick update on this little bow. It ended up around 58” long and pulled only just under 46# at 30-31”. Was hoping for around 50 but next one maybe. I ended up using an old set of boo limbs that were kind of a failed experiment from last year and figured I’d try it out on this experiment. The nice thing at least was that the limbs were pretty well already tillered for bend. The bad thing is that these took more set then I allow for on these due to not cooking them quite enough for eliminating moisture and hardening. By this point the limbs were pretty stressed and worked over to salvage for good performance so I set them aside. It was a good test to see if the whole idea would work anyway. It ended up doing not too bad and was very nice to shoot. I had less hand shock on this bow then some of my production fg bows. The speed was not quite comparable but that might be due to the previously stressed limbs. Speed in low 170fps with a 450-460 grain arrow. My 50# sanlida x8 shot the same arrow at 187fps for comparison. I’m hoping the new limbs will be little Better. It did shoot very well and arrow flight was good and true. I will do more closer to center shot on next one with fresh limbs. I will also not set the levers at such a drastic angle too.
Here’s a short vid clip of me shooting this bow.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ewwtdp3vzr8tmzwmrodqc/IMG_9351.MOV?rlkey=q5khr0b8jehvwvtek5l3fajjr&st=ab6wuno2&dl=0
GlisGlis:
very nice! it's a perfect circle at full draw! great :OK
what kind of boo is it?
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