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Offline bowmo

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Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« on: December 24, 2013, 02:03:18 am »
Made some self bows over the last few years but haven't done a glue up since 2007 I think. Not too bad. Made mostly from scrap pieces I've had lying around for a decade or so. Bamboo back, 1/16 maple mid lam (scrap from making skateboards), pre tapered osage core(because I barely squeaked a core outa the chunk), maple and walnut everything else. Aside from the maple I made all the boards from raw wood I cut myself. Glue lines are kinda crappy, but I'm rusty.

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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2013, 02:28:00 am »
I like all the layers to the tips.  Great braced profile.  Where the FD :)
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Offline soy

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2013, 02:32:26 am »
That is sweeeeeet!!!!! Money shot???
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2013, 03:06:33 am »
Yeah those are sweet tips! Nice profiles.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2013, 08:34:46 am »
Nice glue up Booger...or is it Lamar?....:)
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2013, 08:45:59 am »
Very nice!
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2013, 10:22:17 am »
oooo, I like it! Very cool that you milled the boards yourself. I so want to do that myself.
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"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 bowmo

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2013, 02:23:50 pm »
Pearl Drums: Huh?

Thanks guys. I may post a full draw pic, but those require another person around my house which isn't very often. ha
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Offline half eye

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2013, 02:36:40 pm »
That's real sleek and classy lookin right there. By the way, glad to see somebody else that cuts and mills their own wood.....not quite as easy as buyin a board is it???? >:D
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Offline bowmo

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2013, 02:45:44 pm »
No but it's cheap! Haha. And my little Delta planer is a beast. I usually just run raw logs and splits through it.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2013, 04:18:25 pm »
lambda lambda lambda. That's the fraternity name from "Revenge of the Nerds", an 80's movie. Those are character names I mentioned.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2013, 05:40:26 pm »
Nice!  I have little experience with these lam bows, but I find them very interesting. This one looks top shelf.
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Offline RyanR

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2013, 05:49:08 pm »
Looks nice. From the photos the glue job looks good.
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Offline wood_bandit 99

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2013, 09:00:09 pm »
I am working on my first laminate bow. It is ghetto as crap but all I have ATM. It will work good and looks fine but definitely not gorgeous. I am thinking about learning how to make legit ones just to say I can make them. Your bow looks very nice. What woods are they?
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Offline SA

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Re: Another tri lambda lambda lambda
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2013, 11:06:46 pm »
nice bow , really like the handle!.... i thought you were referencing revenge of the nerds too :))
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