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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Bayou Ben on March 19, 2018, 10:14:07 am

Title: Last Couple Bows
Post by: Bayou Ben on March 19, 2018, 10:14:07 am

I'm thinking about entering the swap, and saw that you needed to have posted at least one successful bow before entering, so here's some pics of the last few  I've been working on....

Title: Re: Last Couple Bows
Post by: Bayou Ben on March 19, 2018, 10:15:29 am

This is the current one I'm working on for the tradgang bow swap...

Title: Re: Last Couple Bows
Post by: JWMALONE on March 19, 2018, 10:34:14 am

You look awful familiar? I tink I know ya.

Title: Re: Last Couple Bows
Post by: Stick Bender on March 19, 2018, 10:39:10 am

Nice looking bows what woods are you using ? I have to get around to trying a R/D in wood one of these days !

Title: Re: Last Couple Bows
Post by: JWMALONE on March 19, 2018, 10:42:55 am

Join the swap, not much time left to think about it.

Title: Re: Last Couple Bows
Post by: Bayou Ben on March 19, 2018, 10:48:58 am

The 1st one is bamboo/walnut/ipe only 40#, the 2nd is bamboo/yellowheart/ipe and I'm at 50# @ 21" right now. 

Title: Re: Last Couple Bows
Post by: bjrogg on March 19, 2018, 11:05:13 am

Very nice Ben, glad you decided to share them with us.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Last Couple Bows
Post by: PatM on March 19, 2018, 11:17:45 am

Pretty nice.  I see a lot of tiller difference in the first one when drawn on the tree versus the hand though.  Good bow to post in one of those tillering threads when discussing where the bow is held on the tree versus the hand.

Title: Re: Last Couple Bows
Post by: Bayou Ben on March 19, 2018, 11:35:44 am

Thanks guys.  I agree PatM.  I noticed the same thing with the tilt in the hand.  I normally replicate my bow hand a little better on the tree with pieces of leather that represent the pivot, but with this one I was already too light in draw weight, and I just wanted to see how it would turn out without removing anymore wood.  I look forward to the tillering threads, as I've played around with different methods before settling on what I'm doing now.
Turned out to be a nice low weight shooter though.
   

Title: Re: Last Couple Bows
Post by: BowEd on March 19, 2018, 11:56:33 am

Your well on your way Ben to making very nice bows.Thanks for showing them.