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Offline Yooper Bowyer

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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2021, 10:58:49 am »
That bow has a radiused belly? :o

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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2021, 11:25:10 am »
Very nice bow! Great reflex. That is fast and smooth . You don’t have to shoot it to know. Arvin
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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2021, 01:08:38 pm »
That bow has a radiused belly? :o
Looks concave to me
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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2021, 03:19:54 pm »
Wow! This would be a Gorgeous bow no matter the materials. But for a BL boo backed no christals and no set for these figures I think it means Incredible craftmanship.
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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2021, 05:39:01 pm »
Absolutely beautiful bow!  Did you heat the black locust and bamboo with dry heat separately on a form prior to glue-up?  Also, what type of glue do you recommend on these bamboo-backed bows?  Thanks for sharing your work here. I can’t quit looking at this bow.

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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #20 on: March 02, 2021, 09:29:01 pm »
Very nice bow.  I've made a few Bamboo backed BL bows and not one chrysaled
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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #21 on: March 03, 2021, 01:15:44 am »
cool TD (as well as the awesome bow)...how is it made?
Seems like common sense isn't very common any more...

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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2021, 03:06:50 am »
Not bad :)
Could you show a picture of the lower limbs sleeve and how it marries with the limb, from the back.

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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #23 on: March 03, 2021, 05:48:20 am »
That bow has a radiused belly? :o
It does, yes.

Absolutely beautiful bow!  Did you heat the black locust and bamboo with dry heat separately on a form prior to glue-up?  Also, what type of glue do you recommend on these bamboo-backed bows?  Thanks for sharing your work here. I can’t quit looking at this bow.
Thank you Will! And yes, that's exactly how I did it. I use EA-40 epoxy. I've tried titebond III which is fine, but It won't hold the reflex as well.

Very nice bow.  I've made a few Bamboo backed BL bows and not one chrysaled
Thanks Marc. I really like the combination of heat treated BL & bamboo. Do you think it differs much from an osage-bamboo combo?

cool TD (as well as the awesome bow)...how is it made?
Thanks Bob. I found fitting brass tubes and hammered them in shape! A lot of work, but worth it imo.

Not bad :)
Could you show a picture of the lower limbs sleeve and how it marries with the limb, from the back.
Haha thanks  ;)
This is the best I've got right now. The tubes are over the bamboo. I didn't cut in the bamboo to get the tube flush with the backing's surface. Does that answer your question?

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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #24 on: March 03, 2021, 08:19:47 am »
Very nicely done.
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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #25 on: March 07, 2021, 05:54:59 am »
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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #26 on: April 17, 2021, 10:12:13 am »
Beautiful bow. Hard to imagine any better. Great craftsmanship.

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Re: Bamboo-black locust takedown recurve
« Reply #27 on: April 17, 2021, 04:07:20 pm »
Beautiful work! Love those recurves.
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