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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Kent D. on March 08, 2011, 09:26:39 pm

Title: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Kent D. on March 08, 2011, 09:26:39 pm: Finally got a chance to finish this bow up. Cut the osage two years ago and ground the lams last year. Glued it all up last fall and just recently got a chance to tiller it out and shape it. Its a bamboo backed, quad lam (boo, ipe, osage, ipe), R/D long bow, 64" ntn, 68# @ 28". I laminated the tips with elk antler, osage, and whitetail deer antler. She will really spit an arrow.

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Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Ifrit617 on March 08, 2011, 09:42:52 pm: Awesome... I like that alot.....
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: gstoneberg on March 09, 2011, 01:22:44 am: I like it too, especially those tips.

George
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: hammertime on March 09, 2011, 01:39:48 am: Really, nice ,like how you did the tips,that bow must really spit the arrows,awesome work and thanks for sharing-Hammertime
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: sharpend60 on March 09, 2011, 03:21:54 am: Those tips are crazy.

Way to do something different.

Do they cause any noticeable hand shock? Seems like they could be heavy.
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Pappy on March 09, 2011, 09:45:20 am: Beautiful bow,very nice finish work and tiller looks dead on. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Timo on March 09, 2011, 10:50:23 am: Pretty bow! Lots of work in that one.
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Kent D. on March 09, 2011, 11:26:48 am: Quote from: sharpend60 on March 09, 2011, 03:21:54 am
Those tips are crazy.

Way to do something different.

Do they cause any noticeable hand shock? Seems like they could be heavy.

Thanks everyone

Before I ever laminated the tips that way, I weighed the materials before glueing on, and before shapeing, it was lighter than ipe bamboo, and osage of equal volume. In other words, less dense than the limb tips would be if I had left another two inches of ipe,boo,and osage on the limb. So I went ahead and put them on. As far as hand shock. Not much at all. The bow is very smooth.
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Parnell on March 09, 2011, 11:44:32 am: Beautiful bow.
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: ErictheViking on March 09, 2011, 03:17:53 pm: Quote from: Parnell on March 09, 2011, 11:44:32 am
Beautiful bow.
my words exactly.
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Pat B on March 09, 2011, 03:20:58 pm: I like everything about this bow but that one tip overlay looks dangerously close to the limb tip. That would scare me! :o
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Kent D. on March 09, 2011, 03:40:59 pm: Quote from: Pat B on March 09, 2011, 03:20:58 pm
I like everything about this bow but that one tip overlay looks dangerously close to the limb tip. That would scare me! :o

Thanks. I made sure the string follows the limb. Even at full draw, the string has 1/4 of the limb under it to support it. I made sure not to support the string with just the tips.
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: eflanders on March 09, 2011, 07:28:19 pm: Nice!
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Kent D. on March 18, 2011, 01:47:41 pm: Thanks eflanders

Ive put countless arrows through her and think I have found my favorite bow. Lots of power and shoots like a dream. Ill be taking her out in the next two weeks for a hog hunt. Ill keep you all posted.
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: bigcountry on March 18, 2011, 02:43:59 pm: Kent, you are the man. I love your bows.

Do you ever have issues tillering a bow like where you almost go thru one of your lams to get it right? Or is it like a glass bow and almost tillered after glue up?
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Jesse on March 18, 2011, 03:45:41 pm: That is a cool bow. :) I am also a bit nervous about that tip though. Seems to have a bit too much leverage out there. Not trying to criticize. If it works for you thats all that matters :)
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Almostpighunter on March 18, 2011, 07:12:13 pm: Man that is nice looking. I love the way you combined the wood in the riser and tips and the resulting color pattern is just amazing. Tiller looks right on as well. Great job. - Mike
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Kent D. on March 28, 2011, 09:28:17 pm: Quote from: bigcountry on March 18, 2011, 02:43:59 pm
Kent, you are the man. I love your bows.

Do you ever have issues tillering a bow like where you almost go thru one of your lams to get it right? Or is it like a glass bow and almost tillered after glue up?

Thanks eveyone.

Mark, when I started making lam bows I did get the belly lam a little thin. It does take considerable more tillering than a glass bow. I learned through trial and error and lots of side tillering before I got things the way I like.
Title: Re: New osage, Ipe, bamboo quad lam.
Post by: Kent D. on March 31, 2011, 12:17:09 pm: Have put hundreds of arrows through her and she is shooting like a dream. Im headed out this afternoon to do some hog hunting with her. Ill post the pics in the hunting forum.