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Offline Knoll

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Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2016, 09:40:12 am »
Spiffy looking weapon!
Am so jealous of you fellows that are successful makin' laminated bows.
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Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2016, 10:34:43 am »
That's a beauty, love the wood contrast. :)
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Offline Badger

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Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2016, 10:45:13 am »
  Thats a beauty!!

Offline Jonas

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Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2016, 02:35:08 pm »
Regarding the fact that this is your first try making a laminate bow, the result is amazing! Taking this fact aside...it still is!
I m also going to build my first laminate bow soon, I m happy if the result is half as good as yours!  :)

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Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2016, 03:40:47 pm »
Beautifully done!  Funny how it seems these bows aren't as commonly built as they were years back.  My allergies aren't much for Ipe dust anymore.  Bet that shoots great.
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Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2016, 06:24:02 pm »
It's a lovely bow. 

The background is a distraction in the full draw but from what I can see comparing the braced profile to the full draw is that your upper limb bends just a hair too much mid limb and the lower limb is a bit too stiff overall.  The lower limb does have a nice smooth bend to it though
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Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2016, 08:33:42 pm »
Beautiful....Nice planning and execution.Very nice bow.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
« Reply #22 on: February 03, 2016, 06:29:08 am »
Thank you all.  I agree Marc, the lower limb does look much better than the upper. 

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Re: Bamboo / Maple / Ipe 42# @ 29"
« Reply #23 on: February 04, 2016, 03:09:41 pm »
She's a beauty!  The wood contrast is quite appealing to the eye.  Josh