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Offline mole

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Hey Pat
« on: February 09, 2008, 09:20:22 pm »
Bruce from SC, who you met at your little get together in July, wanted you to know that he finally got around to making a bow out of that bamboo you gave him.  He glued it to a piece of Ipe that he found in a lake.  The bow is 66" long, 1 1/8 at the fades tapering down to 1/2 self-nocks. It pulls 60# at 26".  He made it as a gift to his son-in-law as his new deer hunting bow.  The handle wrap is 60something year old Japanese braided silk casting line.  The bow has about 3/4" of set.  This was his first time working with bamboo or ipe.







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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2008, 10:19:17 pm »
That is a great looking bow, but I would be surprised if it is Ipe.  Ipe is quite dark colored where that is light colored.  Ipe doesn't grow in the US so it could only be in the lake if someone threw it there. If someone threw it in the lake it would go straight to the bottom.  But like I said it is a great looking bow.  Justin
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Rich Saffold

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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2008, 10:30:20 pm »
It's possible its a piece of ipe sapwood, or some of the lighter colored which probably floats..The tip of the ipe bow I just started shooting is that color...

Looks look a fine bow!

As the "osage only" club reached for the pepto.... ;D

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2008, 12:49:32 am »
Thats a beautiful bow that Bruce made.  Glad the boo worked out for him.
   Ask Bruce if he has or will take a pic of the all sap wood ERC bow he had at the camp-o-rama.       Pat
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Offline venisonburger

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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2008, 01:18:32 am »
Great looking bow, nice tiller.
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Offline mole

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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2008, 01:36:49 am »
Pat, ask and ye shall receive...i.e.  I took a few photos this afternoon. :)

The one on the right is the all sapwood (for those that couldn't tell ;D).  It has some sort of stain applied.  I'm not sure what.  I love the one on the left with the heartwood center.


The all sapwood one is still the one on the right with the horn nocks.


Full draw.  Note that the handle is dropped down so that the arrow is center shot.


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Offline Pat B

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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2008, 01:41:31 am »
Thanks Mole. I was quite impressed with that all sapwood ERC bow. Thanks for posting.   
ps. I'll probably be having the camp-o-rama this summer also(near July 28) No date yet. Ya'll make plans to come again.   Pat
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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2008, 01:58:31 am »
Those are some fine looking bows Mole! Gonna cut some cedar in the next coupla day - been itchin to try it :).
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2008, 07:45:42 am »
Real nice bows mole, looks like Bruce has made a few before ;D Is the all sapwood ERC unbacked?
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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2008, 09:40:31 am »
that looks fantastic
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2008, 09:51:29 am »
Very nice bows
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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2008, 10:59:56 am »
  Both those ERC's are unbacked Dana. And they shoot really fast.
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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2008, 11:16:30 am »
ERC self bows are waaaay cool in my book.
 Tell bruce I said well done! :)
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Offline OldBow

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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2008, 03:28:18 pm »
Bamboo, Ipe, ERC - Just what is this bow made of? Sorry that OldBow is so confused :-\
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Hey Pat
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2008, 03:37:34 pm »
Don, The bow that Mole first posted for Bruce is a boo backed ipe. The ERC bows were just for our admiration unless Bruce wants them entered in the BOM.    Pat
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