So finally got round to it! For some reason, despite the fact I think I hate them, I keep coming back to English long bows. I guess because they’re a challenge that I can’t seem to get past.
I have a hard time believing Ipe is a natural material, it feels more like working Tufnell than wood!
Bamboo is lovely, behaves itself very well.
Wasn’t sure on dimensions but read around the place it doesn’t take a lot of wood. 74” long, 1 1/8” at the widest point and 7/8 thick. 3/4 x3/4” at mid limb, 3/8 x3/8” at the tips.
I went for a straight taper in width before glue up it ended up a bit narrow mid limb. I could have left it a good bit wider at the tips and narrowed them later on.i would have liked the limbs to be a bit wider than they are thick.
70lb at 29”
I can’t believe how small this bow is, just dinky. It started with about 1” of reflex and has a tiny bit of string follow after shooting. Wider, thinner limbs next time!
It still needs shooting in, a proper string and oiling yet.
As always, thank you all for the wisdom and help shared here, both now and in the past!
Topic: First go with Ipe and Bamboo - ELB (Read 105 times)