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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: simson on May 19, 2016, 01:27:30 pm

Title: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: simson on May 19, 2016, 01:27:30 pm: flipped tips
heavily trapped (45°)profile
extreme skinny tips, cow horn on tips and arrow pass
hadn't much wood to play with – had to follow the grain of the osage, so got some character
ratio boo/osage = 50/50
incredible low mass of only 345 g (12 oz),

57” ntn
48#/27”

some pics before fuming …
(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%201%20von%2021_zpsnq8gyagh.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%202%20von%2021_zpsylaehova.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%203%20von%2021_zpsftcwcrm5.jpg)

after a gentle fuming …
(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%204%20von%2021_zpsbbv8t5rn.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%205%20von%2021_zpssqvlfes9.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%206%20von%2021_zpskl5q5uoa.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%207%20von%2021_zpsp7qe4vtf.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%208%20von%2021_zps2c7u3av8.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%209%20von%2021_zpszbnrkaqx.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%2010%20von%2021_zpsc0zxh8fq.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%2011%20von%2021_zps6fjwmzu5.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%2012%20von%2021_zpsyxrgwarp.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%2013%20von%2021_zps1nqemoi7.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%2014%20von%2021_zpsczxsz4zc.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%2015%20von%2021_zpsltuhxbja.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%2016%20von%2021_zpsvsdssibd.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%2017%20von%2021_zpsjajnpiqc.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%2018%20von%2021_zpsnkqa4wdh.jpg)

(http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh576/orangesimson/1605%20BBO%20fumed/fumed%20BBO%20from%20K.%20-%2019%20von%2021_zps96sjfm5l.jpg)

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Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: DC on May 19, 2016, 01:32:40 pm: Oh man!! I think I'll throw my tools away and watch daytime TV for the rest of my life.
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Parnell on May 19, 2016, 01:41:56 pm: Phew! Looks really efficient. Always fascinating, Simon.
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Aaron H on May 19, 2016, 01:44:03 pm: Beautiful work Simon
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Dakota Kid on May 19, 2016, 01:54:39 pm: If those tips got any thinner they wouldn't even cast a shadow. Good stuff!!!

I was surprised to see the boo took some color from the fuming as well. I wouldn't have expected that.
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Pat B on May 19, 2016, 01:58:52 pm: Another very nice bow Simon. 8)
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on May 19, 2016, 01:59:35 pm: Very nice once again Simon!!
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: GB on May 19, 2016, 08:59:41 pm: Beautifully done, Simon! 57" with a rigid handle is pretty amazing, too.
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Redhand on May 20, 2016, 12:00:24 am: Outstanding! great job. I bet that is a sweet shooter.
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Pappy on May 20, 2016, 04:13:06 am: Another nice one, beautiful bow and I bet it will spit an arrow. :)
Pappy
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Hans H on May 20, 2016, 04:13:23 am: very nice like always, congrats also for this one
Hans
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: chamookman on May 20, 2016, 04:22:47 am: Wow - another beauty, outstanding ! Bob
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: akila on May 20, 2016, 05:54:02 am: Wunderschön Simon, wie immer.
Grüß aus Mannheim.
I'm only curiose with one thing..i always had bad luck with the Bamboo nodes, when worked themm the way you did. Is it possibile to be just the Bamboo quality, or just bad luck..alot of people leave the nodes untouched, and thenn we have also people that just peal the skinn of..is there a special tehnique to do this, or is it just luck?
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: loon on May 20, 2016, 06:40:02 am: So good... even the handle, it's perfect
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Will B on May 20, 2016, 07:05:24 am: Wow! I bet that is a sweet shooter. Those tips are amazing. Excellent work.
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Siyah Later on May 20, 2016, 09:56:01 am: Incredible work! It looks great after fuming, especially the bamboo.
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Bob W. on May 20, 2016, 11:38:27 am: Beautiful as always Simon. I'm going to give fuming a go, love the look!
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: paoliguy on May 20, 2016, 11:47:26 am: Yet another beauty, your bows always amaze me.
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: simson on May 21, 2016, 01:28:37 am: Quote from: Dakota Kid on May 19, 2016, 01:54:39 pm
If those tips got any thinner they wouldn't even cast a shadow. Good stuff!!!

I was surprised to see the boo took some color from the fuming as well. I wouldn't have expected that.

Me too, Dakota. But I like the color, next time I try to soak the boo first in osage soup to get more tanning acids.

Quote from: akila on May 20, 2016, 05:54:02 am
Wunderschön Simon, wie immer.
Grüß aus Mannheim.
I'm only curiose with one thing..i always had bad luck with the Bamboo nodes, when worked themm the way you did. Is it possibile to be just the Bamboo quality, or just bad luck..alot of people leave the nodes untouched, and thenn we have also people that just peal the skinn of..is there a special tehnique to do this, or is it just luck?

Ah, another German guy. Didn't know that.
I assume you know what rind is. In my experience the rind is tapering out at the nodes, so you have to work very carefully in that portion. I don't touch the nodes either, only slight sanding. I have used boo slats of different species, no idea what they exact are, with success.

All others:
Thanks for your nice compliments and yes she is fast.
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: akila on May 21, 2016, 04:13:24 pm: Thanks for the info Simon..i also had bad luck in areas where i had no nodes..it may be that the quality of the bamboo was poor...but i also remember that, 2 times, i scraped the rid of using a scraper, and altough i did this veeery carefull, i still had some splinters lifting up from there..i could fortunatly save the bow by wraping the area with dacron.
PS..im not a real german..im from Romania, but i leave in Germany since 2014 :). I was 2 years in München, and now in Mannheim, but i hope to return back to München soon.
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: ajooter on May 21, 2016, 09:32:17 pm: I love all your bows Simon....but....i really like this one. I love how its so dang straight you can just set the tips right in the crack of your decking!
Title: Re: BBO fumed (No. 80)
Post by: Badly Bent on May 21, 2016, 10:35:17 pm: Man Simon that looks like the perfect bow, everything about it is appealing. Bet it s a joy to shoot.