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Offline snedeker

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bamboo backed bulletwood
« on: April 09, 2007, 12:10:51 pm »
the flooring stuff also called Brazilian Redwood, masaranduba, taxonomic reality = Manilkara bidenta in the Sapotaceae family.  I tried one from some trade wood with matt simpson  (huntersim) last summer and it delamed and broke.  I think i had a bad bottle of TB3 last year cause I had four bows go that way.  This one is from spliced 36" stock I got from Mechslasher (Chris Cade).  63", 60#/27". ipe handle and osage tip overlays.  Retained 1 .5 inch reflex.  Maybe the smoothest shooting bow Ive made.  THe wood really turns gorgeious with truoil

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Offline DanaM

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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2007, 01:06:16 pm »
Simple clean lines yet very elegant Dave

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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2007, 06:47:51 pm »
and nice tiller too
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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2007, 09:15:36 pm »
 Pictures can only do so much. They don,t do justice to the true beauty. Super bow!   R
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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2007, 09:45:07 pm »
Ya that looks real nice! ;D
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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2007, 09:57:08 pm »
 That is some pretty wood Dave,real nice bow.
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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2007, 09:58:11 pm »
To me that looks like the perfect bow. Very easy on the eyes. sometimes I see bows that look like they are very complicated to make but they just don't look right. This one looks like a great bow, good weight nice tiller and a nice simple profile. well done.
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Offline venisonburger

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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2007, 10:38:58 pm »
Can't go wrong with tru-oil, it gives such a nice finish. You make a nice bow snedeker
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Offline mamba

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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2007, 11:14:46 pm »
60# Dave great job,your almost ready for a warbow.If you would ,could you show us a close up of the wood - thanks Ray/NY.
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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2007, 02:13:09 am »
Fabulous tiller Dave.  Looks like you took your time on that one.

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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2007, 04:16:23 am »
Good job on the bow, I love the color on that bow. Great tiller too.
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Offline AndrewS

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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2007, 04:53:01 am »
A good bow, simple and clear lines good tiller and i think also a good shooter :)
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Offline snedeker

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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2007, 11:20:43 am »
Here are a back and tip detail shot. I'll snao a belly detail tonight,  I did the boo so that that core wood bulges out beyond it.  Nice effect.

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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2007, 12:19:36 pm »
Very nice Dave,Love those tips. :)
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Re: bamboo backed bulletwood
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2007, 01:13:36 pm »
Looks like a winner to me.  Great lines (hmmm-somebody else wrote that)  Anyway, bookmarked for April Backed Bow of the Month.
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