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Offline arachnid

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"Twister"- Ipe, Walnt, Boo Tri-Lam
« on: March 07, 2015, 03:57:11 pm »
Hi Guys.

It`s been a while since I finished a bow (work, work, work...) but after a lot of trouble making this one, it`s finaly done! :laugh:
String alignment is not perfect but thanks to Marc St. Louis` advice I was able to fix it so the bow could be braced and used.
Shot about 200 arrows through it and although she not the prettiest girl in town, she preforms pretty good so I`m pleased.
Some specs- 66" ttt, about 36-40lb at 26", ipe belly-african walnut core-bamboo back. It`s very slim and light in the hand. I glued in about 5" of reflex and it holds a nice 1 1/2" of reflex after being unstrung and relaxed a bit.

Thanks for looking and please comment.

Dor






Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: "Twister"- Ipe, Walnt, Boo Tri-Lam
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2015, 04:01:50 pm »
Looking pretty darn good.

Glad the info helped
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: "Twister"- Ipe, Walnt, Boo Tri-Lam
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2015, 04:26:40 pm »
Mighty fine! Nicely done. Jawge
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: "Twister"- Ipe, Walnt, Boo Tri-Lam
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2015, 09:25:24 am »
I agree, looks very good from my chair.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

Offline arachnid

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Re: "Twister"- Ipe, Walnt, Boo Tri-Lam
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2015, 10:04:46 am »
Thanks a lot guys.
Hi Pearlie, this bow was inspired by your "Howard" bow, I built it like you told me- tillered the ipe before glueing the backing
and it worked like a charm. Thanks man. :laugh:

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Re: "Twister"- Ipe, Walnt, Boo Tri-Lam
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2015, 10:12:29 am »
Glad it helped you!
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

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Re: "Twister"- Ipe, Walnt, Boo Tri-Lam
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2015, 11:44:04 am »
Nice lookin bow