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Offline Cooper

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Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« on: January 17, 2011, 07:28:20 pm »
After a long break because of the move to our new home (and the renovation of it) I can show you a new bow:

It is a Bamboo backed European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), glued reflex/deflex with wedges (is this the right word?) at the end of the limbs.
Length 66'' / 168cm
semipyramidal frontprofile
Width 11/4" (32mm) at the Fade Outs to 25/64" (10mm) at the tips
Weight 580g
37 lb / 28 ''

The Powerlam is Tigerwood (Concalo Alves), the handle is Tigerwood, Hornbeam and Cocobolo.
Tip-Overlays are Cocobolo, Hornbeam and Tigerwood as well.
The wedges are Maple and the arrow pass is horn.

I hope you like it.

At first an overall view (the right limb is the upper one)


The frontprofile


Detail Handle and arrow pass (before and after making a handle wrap and arrow pass)


Detail Tip-Overlays


And last but not least …
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Offline youngbowyer33

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2011, 07:46:35 pm »
Beauty. I've said it before, I really like your bows. This one is fantastic
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Offline adb

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2011, 07:59:26 pm »
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous!
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2011, 08:10:37 pm »
i aint one for real purty bows but'
damn that thing is sweet  :o
like everything about it
the wood choices,the style,the tiller
all sweet
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Offline swamp yeti

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2011, 08:38:15 pm »
That is one nice bow,Beautiful work.
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Offline oneeye

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2011, 08:47:41 pm »
Thats very nice work.  Beautiful bow.  How long are the tip wedges?  Scott
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Offline NTD

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2011, 09:13:09 pm »
Is the bottom limb shorter? 

Wood combos, gluie line, and Finish work is incredible!
« Last Edit: January 17, 2011, 09:17:10 pm by NTD »
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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2011, 09:34:42 pm »
Right nice bow you built there.
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Offline jeffhalfrack

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2011, 09:38:05 pm »
   Real  nice!!!!  I love it!!!   what  kind  of  glue  do  you  use?   I  see a  nice  dark  glue  line.  JeffW
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Offline John K

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2011, 09:39:43 pm »
Very nice !
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2011, 09:41:46 pm »
good looking bow....I bet it is a good shooter.
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2011, 03:38:03 am »
Sure is a really nice bow!
How long into the limb did you glue the wedges??
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Offline Cooper

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2011, 08:46:31 am »
@ all: thank you very much for your nice comments  :)

@ oneeye + medicinewheel: The wedges are 8 1/4'' (21cm) long. For a next project I would make them about 2'' longer.

@ NTD: No, the limbs have the same length

@ jeffhalfrack: The glue I use is BINDAN CIN, a Resorcin-glue. It is very similar to the URAC glue.

and finally

@ Scott D: Dankeschön   ;)
« Last Edit: January 18, 2011, 12:17:38 pm by Cooper »
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Offline Kegan

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2011, 10:40:57 am »
Absolutely fantastic! I lovee the idea of boo and hornbeam :)
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Bamboo backed Hornbeam
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2011, 11:01:40 am »
Now that is a nice bow. Look sgreat all the way around.  Danny
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