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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jmilbrandt on March 12, 2013, 06:38:03 am

Title: Bamboo Backed Jatoba Bow
Post by: Jmilbrandt on March 12, 2013, 06:38:03 am
I made this bow for one of my brothers friends. He just wanted a simple basic easy to shoot long bow so I went pretty straight forward on this one. It's 66" ntn 1 1/4" wide at the fades down to 1/4 tips. Overlays are ebony and the handle is black walnut, gambels oak and more jatoba. 45# @ 28". This was the first time I've used jatoba and I was impressed it took almost no set even being as narrow as it was. Im not quite happy with the tiller though I tried to give the tips a very slight reflex when I glued it up. The reflex worked better on the top then the bottom for some reason. If you look hard you can still see a little in the top limb.
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Post by: Jmilbrandt on March 12, 2013, 06:38:41 am
Full Draw.
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Post by: Pappy on March 12, 2013, 08:28:19 am
Good looking bow,he should like that. :)
   Pappy
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Post by: blackhawk on March 12, 2013, 08:38:43 am
Cool looks like a nice all day target shooting stick  :)
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Post by: Gaur on March 12, 2013, 08:45:48 am
Nice looking bow Justin
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Post by: simson on March 12, 2013, 08:51:10 am
great looking bow, nice tiller and handle
seeing you in shorts  me envious. Here in Germany has the winter come back.
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Post by: Roy on March 12, 2013, 08:57:15 am
Very nice stick. in the full draw picture, that trail on the far hill looks like a big ass broad head on the arrow:)
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Post by: lesken2011 on March 12, 2013, 09:24:37 am
Sweet lookin bow, Justin. Nice full draw, for sure!
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Post by: mikekeswick on March 12, 2013, 09:53:22 am
Looks lovely! I still haven't got round to trying jatoba.
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Post by: Joec123able on March 12, 2013, 10:56:48 am
Wow beautiful and that ebony looks like glass. ebony is literally hard as a rock
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Post by: vinemaplebows on March 12, 2013, 02:56:25 pm
Very nice!
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Post by: Jmilbrandt on March 12, 2013, 03:08:07 pm
Thanks for all the comments guys!
Simson, Haha, Yeah I used to live in Montana winter is exactly why I moved here. ;)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 12, 2013, 03:18:24 pm
Is that a fret patch in the upper fade?
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Post by: Jmilbrandt on March 12, 2013, 04:59:17 pm
I'm not sure I see what you're talking about pearl drums. But there are no patches in it. The pictures are kind of bad the sun was way too bright since it was around noon.
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 12, 2013, 07:39:40 pm
It looks like a lighter rectangular section of wood right off the upper fade, probably just a shadow.
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Post by: Jmilbrandt on March 12, 2013, 08:48:12 pm
I think I see what you're looking at now, I think it's the gambles oak in the handle. It's the bottom piece in the handle. ;)
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Post by: ionicmuffin on March 12, 2013, 08:50:30 pm
where did you obtain your materials? i really would like to do a glue up like this.
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Post by: Jmilbrandt on March 12, 2013, 09:08:13 pm
The Jatoba I bought from a local hardwood supplier, they had maybe five 12' boards left. I think it cost me 45-50 dollars for one and I will get 16 bows from it. The bamboo I purchased from a fellow bowyer. The gambles oak was the cut off from a previous bow and the same with the black walnut.
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Post by: xin on March 12, 2013, 10:00:57 pm
Well executed bow.  Great work.
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Post by: Buffalogobbler on April 06, 2013, 09:32:16 pm
The bow looks great and that's a cool full draw pic!

Kevin