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5 piece folding bamboo bows
sleek:
--- Quote from: superdav95 on July 08, 2025, 12:23:25 am ---Here’s a few pics of the steamed revived limbs. They are heat treated now will be set up like my other deflex out the handle style with gentle reflex mid limb but now incorporating the recurves.
I estimate these limbs will make about 40-45lbs bow.
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Those look fantastic. If you can figure a way to make these work your bows may take my record. Do you think you can keep the recurves stiff or will they want to open at full draw?
superdav95:
Ok so I put a handle on these limbs and balanced them and only got 29-30 lbs draw. Oh well they still worked very well and I would say test was successful. The tip remained set and I suspect they are only slightly working tips. They seem to be holding. I put about 60 shots through it today and it shoots fine. It’s light in the hand and no shock. Very quiet and snappy for only 30lbs. I’ll make the next one with thicker limbs now that I know it’s gonna work. Either way good test. Enjoy this little video clip showing me shoot it a bit. Also included is a new 5 piece build folding version that is about 48lbs at 29”.
https://youtu.be/wgHSxLW00c0?si=EoIPknzAwt-7R85E
sleek:
What draw length did you get? Can you chrono it with a 300 grain arrow?
Yes, definitely a successful test! Looking forward to seeing future ones :)
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