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Offline arachnid

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WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« on: June 26, 2014, 03:17:35 am »
Hi guys.

Just finished this WOBI (White Oak Backed Ipe :laugh:) flatbow.
It`s a pyramid design, tapering fro, 1 1/4" at the fades to 3/8" tips.
The interesting part about this bow is that I didn`t have accsess to a bandsaw, so
I had to cut the backing strips with a jigsaw! Very hard to do... but doable....

Anyways, I call it "Gunpowder", becaus the Ipe had a yellow powder coming out of it when I rasped it.
Its 66" TTT and pulls 45#@26". After sooting it for an hour it took about 2 1/4" of set (I think its becaus of the
white oak, I made a bit thicker then 1/8"). Riser is babmoo flooring and beech. tips are ipe and oak.

Tell me what you think.

Dor

Front:


Riser:




Braced:


Full Draw:
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Offline Pappy

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2014, 05:47:41 am »
Tiller looks nice. Nice job. :)
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2014, 06:06:41 am »
Great tiller.
It has a slightly Art Deco look to it !
Del
Actually I once with a bloke called Art Deco!...
(sorry, no I didn't I'm just a baaaaaad kitty :laugh:)
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Offline dwardo

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2014, 06:41:32 am »
WOBI-tide anything that gets in front of that.
Cool bow.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woe_betide
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2014, 07:00:26 am »
Quote from: dwardo on June 26, 2014, 06:41:32 am
WOBI-tide anything that gets in front of that.
groan  :laugh:
Del
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2014, 08:56:22 am »
Arachnid, Like the bend on that one bud, don't worry about a little set...The cool thing is, you took what you had, used the tools you had and made a nice bow... Bet that's your best performer yet... 8)

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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2014, 10:21:27 am »
Quote from: Del the cat on June 26, 2014, 07:00:26 am
Quote from: dwardo on June 26, 2014, 06:41:32 am
WOBI-tide anything that gets in front of that.
groan  :laugh:
Del

You groan not because you did not like the pun, but because you didn't get it out first!

Arachnid, You are the WOBI-Wan-Kenobi of that mix of woods!  Good work!
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2014, 10:33:22 am »
Quote from: Del the cat on June 26, 2014, 07:00:26 am
Quote from: dwardo on June 26, 2014, 06:41:32 am
WOBI-tide anything that gets in front of that.
groan  :laugh:
Del

...NOW THAT - was punny!

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Offline Jim Davis

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2014, 04:00:23 pm »
I'm curious about the shelf for a right-hander and you are drawing it as a left-hander. Merely curious...
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Offline Badger

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2014, 05:15:55 pm »
  Jim, you must be reading this through a mirror!
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2014, 06:44:36 pm »
I think the overlay on the back at the handle area made that look confusing.  It's a right handed bow...

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2014, 12:43:55 am »
Quote from: Badger on June 26, 2014, 05:15:55 pm
  Jim, you must be reading this through a mirror!


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Offline Peacebow_Coos

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2014, 05:00:36 am »
Nice looking bow man, how much thicker did you make that backing?
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Offline arachnid

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2014, 03:40:18 pm »
The backing is 3/16".

I was wondering, how much set is acceptable?
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: WOBI Flatbow..... 45#@26"
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2014, 04:17:00 pm »
Arachnid, you had about 2" after shooting probably some of that bounces back after relaxing a while...The deflex thing is up to you...I've seen bows with deflex out shoot reflex...They say it makes for better accuracy/more forgiving? If your happy that's what matters, if it took 4-6" I'd say you lost performance for sure...Give us an unbraced side profile if you want...
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