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Offline redhawk55

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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2014, 05:02:10 am »
Great and fast!
..........the way of underdoing.............

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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2014, 09:13:23 am »
The silk is to test out a more scientifically applied silk backing. It is also there to protect any slight run-outs in bamboo fibers over such a short, narrow limb.
 Then  it is also there to contain things  and protect me when I blow it up by overdrawing it . Which I intend to do.  >:D

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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2014, 09:16:20 am »
Should be interesting
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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2014, 04:38:35 pm »
Silk applied.
 



Offline Badger

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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #20 on: October 16, 2014, 05:41:26 pm »
  I am glad that you wrapped it, I was going to suggest that, I don't think it will be any problem at all wrapped.

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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #21 on: October 16, 2014, 06:13:39 pm »
The silk wrapped like that is just for a ballistics bag, right? Doesn't add any strength?

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #22 on: October 16, 2014, 06:15:50 pm »
does that mean the bow is pre tillered???

Offline PatM

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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #23 on: October 16, 2014, 07:14:24 pm »
It's not actually wrapped Steve. That's just the marks left from the tape. It does curl down the sides though so it's effectively 3/4 wrapped.
 The belly is not covered.
 As to whether silk adds strength try pulling a one inch strip in half.  I put five layers on.

Offline adb

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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #24 on: October 16, 2014, 10:28:18 pm »
I look forward to seeing this thing bend

Offline mullet

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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #25 on: October 17, 2014, 12:22:07 am »
I'd worry about the Ipe blowing in my face. Have you ever seen that stuff let go?
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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2014, 08:20:35 pm »
Here's a few more pics. Siyahs tapered a bit and refined. Black Cherry bridges in place and rough shaped. The bridges are lengthy because the belly was so narrow and I wanted a decent glue surface area.





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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #27 on: October 18, 2014, 09:10:31 pm »
Looks pretty sweet! Ur work is always impeccable... Looks like ya got it handled

eddie, I've blown up 3/4 ipe bows I've made. One punches me in the face. I have one floor tillered now. Hoping I done it right this time.
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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #28 on: October 25, 2014, 12:07:14 am »
Stress points wrapped and  bow strung. Managed to do a Flemish twist with long loops that don't twist themselves up the siyah.
 





Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Potential Flight Bow (second edition)
« Reply #29 on: October 25, 2014, 12:48:44 am »
looking great,, did you shoot it ???  :)