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Offline toomanyknots

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Simple maple backed ipe pyramid bow...
« on: June 28, 2013, 06:46:55 pm »
Here's a simple maple backed ipe pyramid bow I made recently. It is about 33# @ 28", and about 65" or so NTN. Not near as nice as adb's maple backed ipe pyramid, which was my inspiration, but I thought I would share anyhow, :).





















« Last Edit: June 28, 2013, 07:15:38 pm by toomanyknots »
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline lesken2011

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Re: Simple maple backed ipe pyramid bow...
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2013, 07:17:25 pm »
Sweet, 2many! Nice job!!
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Offline Ozzy

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Re: Simple maple backed ipe pyramid bow...
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2013, 07:46:27 pm »
Nice great job on that one ;D
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Offline steve b.

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Re: Simple maple backed ipe pyramid bow...
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2013, 04:41:31 am »
That's really cool.  I'd like to know how you prep the wood and glue it up and all.  I see the cat is watching what you're doing and as soon as you get the bow strung it takes off  :)

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Simple maple backed ipe pyramid bow...
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2013, 12:59:19 pm »
That's really cool.  I'd like to know how you prep the wood and glue it up and all.  I see the cat is watching what you're doing and as soon as you get the bow strung it takes off  :)

Thank you. What I do is rip the pieces on a bandsaw and then prepare and flatten them with a belt sander. I glued these on a form, but anymore I like inner tube rubber. I just don't like how it has been twisting my glue ups lately. I actually screwed this one up at first, I meant to glue in a power lam but I forgot as me and my wife had been arguing and I was not in the right mindset, lol. So I had to put fades in it and tiller it and stuff, where as I had planned to make a bow where it could be basically strung after glue up. Oh, and yes, those cats are very smart!  ;D
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline bushboy

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Re: Simple maple backed ipe pyramid bow...
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2013, 02:18:07 pm »
Nice one!
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