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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2014, 10:16:59 pm »
I believe the papua new guinea bamboo slat bows were also made with the outside of the bamboo as the belly.  Seems counterintuitive to me, but Ashby guessed some of the bows weights at 70# or more. 

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Offline wizardgoat

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« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2014, 10:33:34 pm »
Ted fry at raptor archery had all bamboo bow glue into an R/D.
Basically 2 bamboo slats glued back to back. Not sure how he tillered it
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Offline Jax666

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« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2014, 07:09:02 am »
Quote from: aaron on October 13, 2014, 12:03:51 pm
what type? how big? what state are yyou in?
I live in central IL, big enough to make a bow, not sure of type.
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Offline Jax666

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« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2014, 07:13:33 am »
I have heard of using a slat from bamboo flooring for the belly. I have no idea what type of flooring. I had thought of two slats, but not using the backwards.
Jerry
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Offline DarkSoul

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« Reply #19 on: October 14, 2014, 07:38:07 am »
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