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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ken75 on November 24, 2010, 02:00:30 pm

Title: gentlemans bow ! (not for bom)
Post by: ken75 on November 24, 2010, 02:00:30 pm

heres a 68 inch hickory backed ipe with some lams of beefwood on the belly . this one came in at 48lbs at 28 inches only the second elb that ive made and i think this ones a little better. beefwood limb tip overlays , widest part of this bow at the handle is one inch (whole things made from scraps). i took this one out to flight shoot today with my experiment it had a four shot average of 158 yrds ,hope yall enjoy

Title: Re: gentlemans bow ! (not for bom)
Post by: ken75 on November 24, 2010, 02:01:53 pm

last ones

Title: Re: gentlemans bow ! (not for bom)
Post by: Kent D. on November 24, 2010, 02:09:15 pm

Nice job. ;)

Title: Re: gentlemans bow ! (not for bom)
Post by: ken75 on November 24, 2010, 04:31:11 pm

thanks kent !

Title: Re: gentlemans bow ! (not for bom)
Post by: NTD on November 24, 2010, 09:18:04 pm

Looks good Ken.  Did you do a round belly or flat.  I'm really wanting to try a round belly ipe longbow, I know there are better performance options but they just seem so classy.

Title: Re: gentlemans bow ! (not for bom)
Post by: adb on November 24, 2010, 09:19:43 pm

Nice. It's a bit hard to see the tiller, but it looks good.

Title: Re: gentlemans bow ! (not for bom)
Post by: ken75 on November 25, 2010, 12:09:21 am

Nate its slightly rounded if it had been more than scraps i might would have had enough wood to completely round. im going to glue up a cuple hic cherry ones and try on them.
thanks adam

Title: Re: gentlemans bow ! (not for bom)
Post by: ohma on November 25, 2010, 10:36:18 am

nice scrap bow ken, ive picked up alot of throwed down splits and made good bows from them.i like it.

Title: Re: gentlemans bow ! (not for bom)
Post by: half eye on November 25, 2010, 10:39:49 am

I'm with Ohma, nice and classic looking long bow. The cast is pretty darned good for hunting weight arrows and broadheads. Sorry, I cant help but ask.....do we know any "gentleman"?  ;D
rich

Title: Re: gentlemans bow ! (not for bom)
Post by: ken75 on November 25, 2010, 01:16:29 pm

thanks ohma
thanks rich....not many these days