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Offline Badger

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Re: "DRAGONFLY" boo/ipe recurve
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2014, 08:05:43 am »
 Nice one, the bow really held its profile.
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Offline simson

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Re: "DRAGONFLY" boo/ipe recurve
« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2014, 04:27:50 pm »
Yep very nice interesting design. would like to shoot that thing
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Re: "DRAGONFLY" boo/ipe recurve
« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2014, 04:59:31 pm »
thanks very much for all the comments....much appreciated.

Badger,  yes the bow kept most of its profile,  lost less than 1/2"
RT. ...only a boo back and ipe belly... the shims  are there so I could achieve the bend to make the recurves....ipe will not bend with heat or steam
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