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Offline Gordon

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Nicole's Bow
« on: March 07, 2010, 01:20:05 am »
This bow is the mate to the Boo backed Ipe I posted last week. Nicole’s bow is made from a hazelnut stave that was about 2” in diameter. It’s 63.5” ntn and pulls 35# @ 26”. Limb width is 1 5/8” tapering to 7/16” at the tips and the limbs are asymetrical. The wood is stained using a Mahogany leather dye and finished with Tru-Oil. The tip overlays are cocobolo, handle is elk hide dyed black, and the bow’s mass is 13.4 oz. The tips were flipped up slightly using heat. I usually heat treat the belly of hazelnut, but I didn’t this time as I wanted to see how much set I would get if I used Steve’s no-set method of tillering without help from belly tempering.  The limbs took about an inch of set which I thought was a decent result. One thing that I was surprised to learn is that it is not necessary to exercise the limbs much between wood removals.  If done in excess it will crush the belly wood and result in set. Here are some pictures:


















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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2010, 01:22:43 am »
                                  Another Great Bow Gordon....but I gotta Ask..........wheres the Hat.......... ???
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Offline RG

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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2010, 01:28:33 am »
Great job Gordon Looks like a real shooter

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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2010, 01:29:58 am »
WOW!  That is sweet!
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2010, 03:41:30 am »
Great bow, really like the overall appearance; tiller, flipped tips, finish work...
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2010, 04:14:43 am »
 Gordon your bows are such a treat to see and each one is a work of art.  Very nice colors and perfect match to go with Jeb's bow. I'm sure Nicole will love it. Tiller perfect as always.
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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2010, 06:37:10 am »
Gordon, I'm always impressed by your works, what an inspiration.
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Offline stringstretcher

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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2010, 08:06:04 am »
Great bow, and would love to hear the "Steve's method of tiller" and what it is????
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2010, 08:23:28 am »
Looks great Gordon, Nicole should be very pleased :)
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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2010, 08:43:56 am »
And again a very elegant bow -  I suppose she will love it  :)
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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2010, 09:06:30 am »
Very nice bow. Good to see a small game bow built with a fairly light draw weight. Good attention to detail.  Thanks for the eye candy.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2010, 09:36:58 am »
It's a beautiful bow, Gordon. Very well done. Jawge
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Offline Timo

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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2010, 10:02:41 am »
Very nice Gordon! full draw is beauty love those pics on the garden fence, and I can tell you don't look to be in much "strain" with that one ;)

I never exercise the limbs much between wood removal,but I do leave it braced a good long time in between. I think it helps keep the wood settled / balanced after wood is removed. Less volatile to the wood.
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Offline barebo

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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2010, 10:15:59 am »
Your finish work is always extraordinary Gordon!!! When you're building , do you take care to not leave tooling marks that will require a lot of sanding ?? Is there a lot of hand sanding involved to get your smooth surfaces ?? I always seem to have a few marks left in my finished product.  That is the same leather dye that I used on a Maple longbow, and it really made the grain "pop".
As with all of your bows, the craftsmanship is Top Notch !!!
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Nicole's Bow
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2010, 10:35:22 am »
Gordon, another beautiful bow.
you definatly have that hazelnut figured out and mastered
colors are superb,tiller spot on.which is something weve grown to expect from your bows.
your work is always astonishing
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