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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Aaron H on February 01, 2016, 12:15:42 pm

Title: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Aaron H on February 01, 2016, 12:15:42 pm
So this was my first go at making a laminate bow.
64" TtT
42# @ 29"
1 1/2" wide limbs tapering to 1/2" tips
Bamboo from Carson (.125")
Maple core (.125")
Padauk power lam, 18" long (.200" @ center, tapering out to .000")
Ipe belly (.250")
Maple riser with padauk accents
Buffalo horn tips
Glued with Unibond 800
4 coats Tru Oil lightly scuffed, then Johnson's paste wax

This bow was also my first attempt at a R/D profile, which was a little challenging.  I don't feel like the tiller is perfect, but it was shooting well and I was already a couple pounds under my target weight thanks to a silly tillering mistake. Probably the fastest bow I have built to date.  I have a sister to this one that I am ready to tiller now, so any tiller critiques are welcome.

Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe
Post by: Aaron H on February 01, 2016, 12:17:07 pm
A few more
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe
Post by: Aaron H on February 01, 2016, 12:17:58 pm
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Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 01, 2016, 12:24:27 pm
It's so-so... :)
 
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe
Post by: Pat B on February 01, 2016, 12:26:02 pm
she sure is purty!   ;)
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe
Post by: DC on February 01, 2016, 12:28:16 pm
I sure like the look of boo backed bows. Great job :D
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe
Post by: Sasquatch on February 01, 2016, 02:33:57 pm
Id say you nailed it. great colors .  8)
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe
Post by: wizardgoat on February 01, 2016, 02:38:19 pm
Looks great Aaron. I like the looks of that combo
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe
Post by: Stixnstones on February 01, 2016, 02:39:35 pm
saweeeet! she's a looker :)
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe
Post by: dragonman on February 01, 2016, 02:53:11 pm
looks very good to me...
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: sieddy on February 01, 2016, 04:43:59 pm
That bow is a looker alright!  :)
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Stringman on February 01, 2016, 05:13:11 pm
That will be a nice target bow for years to come! Great glue lines and overlay transitions; stunning work all around!
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Aaron H on February 02, 2016, 06:27:58 am
Thanks guys
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Lumberman on February 02, 2016, 07:54:46 am
That is sick man very cool
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: mwosborn on February 02, 2016, 09:26:47 am
Very nice looking bow!
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Knoll on February 02, 2016, 09:40:12 am
Spiffy looking weapon!
Am so jealous of you fellows that are successful makin' laminated bows.
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Pappy on February 02, 2016, 10:34:43 am
That's a beauty, love the wood contrast. :)
 Pappy
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Badger on February 02, 2016, 10:45:13 am
  Thats a beauty!!
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Jonas on February 02, 2016, 02:35:08 pm
Regarding the fact that this is your first try making a laminate bow, the result is amazing! Taking this fact aside...it still is!
I m also going to build my first laminate bow soon, I m happy if the result is half as good as yours!  :)
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Parnell on February 02, 2016, 03:40:47 pm
Beautifully done!  Funny how it seems these bows aren't as commonly built as they were years back.  My allergies aren't much for Ipe dust anymore.  Bet that shoots great.
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Marc St Louis on February 02, 2016, 06:24:02 pm
It's a lovely bow. 

The background is a distraction in the full draw but from what I can see comparing the braced profile to the full draw is that your upper limb bends just a hair too much mid limb and the lower limb is a bit too stiff overall.  The lower limb does have a nice smooth bend to it though
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: BowEd on February 02, 2016, 08:33:42 pm
Beautiful....Nice planning and execution.Very nice bow.
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Aaron H on February 03, 2016, 06:29:08 am
Thank you all.  I agree Marc, the lower limb does look much better than the upper. 
Title: Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
Post by: Josh B on February 04, 2016, 03:09:41 pm
She's a beauty!  The wood contrast is quite appealing to the eye.  Josh