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Offline bubby

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tiger wood bow pics
« on: April 05, 2011, 08:50:50 pm »
hey guy's, got a question for ya, got a nice piece of tiger wood and was wondering what will work best a straight taper or even out to 2/3 of limb and taper to tips?I'm not sure how it compares to epe,well I got her started, 64" ntn and shooting for mid 50's at 29", this wood works real nice, scraper pulls nice curls, bub

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Re: tiger wood bow ?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2011, 08:57:33 pm »
tiger wood bow??  does it play golf?  >:D  O:)  ;D
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Re: tiger wood bow ?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2011, 09:08:50 pm »
Tigerwood - Goncalo alves - muiracatiara

All the same. It's a South American timber, but nowhere near ipé. It's not as dense, not as (compression) strong. Goncalo alves requires a backing; I think bamboo may be too much for it, but hickory should probably complement it nicely.

Both "straight taper or even out to 2/3 of limb and taper to tips" will work. You need to match the tiller to the front profile, though. Ideally, the straight taper should be tillered out more circularly than the even out to 2/3 of limb and taper to tips, which should be more elliptical.
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Re: tiger wood bow ?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2011, 09:32:37 pm »
thank's DarkSoul
Josh not a golfer but I do hope it nails everything it sees ;D, Bub
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Re: tiger wood bow ?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2011, 09:45:16 pm »
Quote from: bubby on April 05, 2011, 09:32:37 pm
thank's DarkSoul
Josh not a golfer but I do hope it nails everything it sees ;D, Bub

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Re: tiger wood bow ?
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2011, 09:45:42 pm »
Don't take it near a waffle house
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Re: tiger wood bow pics
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2011, 07:22:52 am »
pics of the tips and on the long string, bub


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Re: tiger wood bow pics
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2011, 07:26:17 am »
here's a pic on the short string, think I gotta get some more bend at the fades
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Re: tiger wood bow pics
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2011, 08:32:02 am »
That's looking good :) You could indeed get a bit more bend right at the fades. But both midlimbs could use a bit more scraping as well. It's the area about 1/3 out of the handle (on both limbs) that you need to stay away from.

First thing you should do, is round them corners! The corners appear very sharp in that close up of the tip. Those need to be rounded to about the size of a pea. Especially on the back of the bow.
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Re: tiger wood bow pics
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2011, 01:17:45 pm »
it's coming along good bubby. but I agree with DS, corners need to be rounded. can,t wait to see it progress thru the build.
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Re: tiger wood bow pics
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2011, 01:41:23 pm »
Lookin good

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Re: tiger wood bow pics
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2011, 02:34:54 pm »
thank's guy's, in the pics of the tip's I havn't bent the stick any, I always round all edges before it gets close to a string,and I always do my overlays before any bending because I seem to have trouble with the string slipping if I dont, Bub
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