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mikekeswick

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Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« on: December 22, 2013, 07:04:23 am »
Just messing!
I want to make a bow that the abbreviation (hbi,bbi,etc) spells something....but I failed  >:D

Right onto the bow then.....
It's a hickory backed ipe with black walnut tapered core lams, reverse tapered maple tip lams, black walnut power lam, osage and buffalo horn for the tips. Handle is made up of greenheart, black walnut, padauk and sycamore.
50# @ 27 inch and 62 ntn.
This bow was an experiment to try and make the lams tapered correctly so that need little to no tillering is needed after glue-up....It shoots like a dream, even though it's a bit wonky.....I need to adjust the rate of taper on the tips and have a fraction more thickness mid limb but it's not too far off for a first attempt.
Enjoy  :)




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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2013, 07:44:51 am »
Looks nice really like the tips & handle. 8)
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Offline adb

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2013, 08:08:16 am »
Nice! So... how much (or little) tillering did it take?
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Offline Will H

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2013, 09:10:27 am »
Very cool mike! Love the contrasting woods. Tiller looks pretty good all things considered. We'll done :)
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Offline dbb

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2013, 09:43:12 am »
Very nice!
I would love to try making something like that,just need somewhere to do it.
Scraping away at a selfbow in the appartment when you can clean up directly is one thing but with something like that  i guess the space will be occupied a bit longer
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Offline NeolithicMan

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2013, 10:34:50 am »
Sweet bow! never heard of green heart before, is that a natural wood? really cool bow!
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2013, 10:39:01 am »
I love that riser section.  You glue joints look great.  Great looking bow all around. 
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2013, 10:59:34 am »
Lam bows dont really float my boat but that is very pretty.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2013, 11:08:58 am »
Darn nice looking bow
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2013, 11:13:35 am »
Ha! Very cool bow. I like the leather handle!
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Offline koan

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2013, 11:21:40 am »
She's a beauty!.... Brian
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2013, 11:27:04 am »
Ooooooh she's pretty  :-*
I'd better make sure Mrs Cat doesn't see me drooling over the pics.
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Offline burn em up chuck

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2013, 11:40:51 am »
  looks great, very cool

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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2013, 02:41:41 pm »
That is quite the first go around.  I like that unbraced profile.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: Reflex/deflex hbibwpsg.....hehehe
« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2013, 02:53:27 pm »
Nice job, lots of color.
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