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Offline wood_bandit99

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2013, 12:48:23 am »
That's cool
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2013, 09:09:31 am »
Cool project PatM.I like it.Your bow you could just tiller it out slowly as is like a self bow opposed to the horn bow construction with the tepeliks etc.I wonder about the over draw though.That'll be revealed in time.Lot of thought and concern done by you for this one.She'll make er.Look forward to looking at it finished.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2013, 03:02:59 pm »
You realize Pat that if you were to compete with that bow it would have to be in the complex composite class.  It should be interesting to see how it does.
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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2013, 03:22:31 pm »
That is the idea ;)
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Offline Badger

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2013, 05:27:01 pm »
  Thats a tough class but they do allow overdraws and special arrow rests. Pat, are you planning on making the flight shoots in 2014?
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #20 on: October 30, 2013, 05:33:07 pm »
Very curious to see how that puppy performs  :)
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Offline PatM

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #21 on: October 30, 2013, 05:45:05 pm »
It seems unlikely that I'll get there but that won't stop this bow (or a refined version if it works out) from making it there.
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Offline LEGIONNAIRE

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #22 on: October 31, 2013, 01:50:55 am »
Pat Im Liking what I'm seeing :D keep up the good work!
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Offline PatM

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #23 on: October 31, 2013, 09:06:16 pm »
Flexing the bow until the handle touched the floor (with the tips also on the floor) resulted in the failure of the glueline between bamboo and Ipe on one limb.
The bow was glued up in a questionable temperature scenario last winter so I will try again in better conditions. I will likely use a continuous Ash backing strip this time since it seems to give a better glue joint.
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Offline adb

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #24 on: October 31, 2013, 10:34:55 pm »
Bummer. What kind of glue did you use?
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #25 on: October 31, 2013, 10:50:40 pm »
Dang....I was looking forward to seeing that one all done.
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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #26 on: October 31, 2013, 11:24:39 pm »
It was G2  Epoxy but I think the temperature in the shop dropped below the minimum requirement during the night and warming it after the fact does not seem to have rescued it.
 Two bows glued up with the same glue but using Ash as a backing have held up fine. The temperature was not as iffy though.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #27 on: November 01, 2013, 09:55:57 am »
Heck of a good effort PatM.Oh well.I might be posting a thread in a couple of months of my Turk bow doing something similar but like you I have another ready to try again.Good Luck.
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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #28 on: November 01, 2013, 10:20:41 am »
Your probably better off to use TB3.  I like G2 but it can be a bit touchy
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Offline adb

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Re: Potential flight bow
« Reply #29 on: November 01, 2013, 10:28:15 am »
And you don't have to worry about heat curing TB3.
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