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Offline Dan K

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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #15 on: May 06, 2014, 11:38:27 am »
He's gonna love that bow!
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Offline Wooden Spring

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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #16 on: May 06, 2014, 11:46:43 am »
How wide is that at the fades? Is it a straight taper to your tips?
And it looks to be around 1/2" thick if your bamboo is 1/8"???
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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #17 on: May 06, 2014, 12:49:19 pm »
Sweet!!!  8)

Oh...and I finally got to run my dirty mits on one of your bows...Steve had the bow ya made him down in tennersee. Looked good man ;)
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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #18 on: May 06, 2014, 12:57:29 pm »
Ok,that is droolworthy  :P
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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2014, 01:08:23 pm »
Hey thanks guys:D

Umm I not sure how hickory would compare:/ sorry lol

The bow is 1 1/16" wide. If I make another one I might even go narrower. Make that ipe fight the boo a little more.
Quote from: blackhawk on May 06, 2014, 12:49:19 pm
Sweet!!!  8)

Oh...and I finally got to run my dirty mits on one of your bows...Steve had the bow ya made him down in tennersee. Looked good man ;)

Yeah I really liked that one came out purty well.
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Offline Shamusrobert

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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2014, 03:07:00 pm »
Beautiful, well made weapon.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2014, 07:27:59 pm »
Very nice.  Ipe likes narrow, it doesn't mind a shallow D section either
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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2014, 08:33:16 pm »
Outstanding!  Really. In every aspect.
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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #23 on: May 07, 2014, 12:38:55 am »
thanks guys! :D

Quote from: Marc St Louis on May 06, 2014, 07:27:59 pm
Very nice.  Ipe likes narrow, it doesn't mind a shallow D section either

you got that right!
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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #24 on: May 07, 2014, 12:45:52 am »
Man that looks just plain fast!
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Re: Bamboo/Ipe Bow: The Experiment
« Reply #25 on: May 07, 2014, 09:29:18 am »
Semper Fidelis! Thank you so much for helping my brothers with this awesome bow! Very nicely done! I would like to give that combo a try one day. I like the little bit of skin accents on the back! Patrick
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