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Offline dragonman

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Boo/Ipe Recurve
« on: December 11, 2016, 12:35:35 pm »
 Greetings to all the bowyers on PA , from Wales . UK.

Heres my latest bow to look at...

61" ntn
54lbs @ 26" ( my draw length )
moso bamboo and ipe
rock maple kerf joints in the recurves

The bow took no set and the recurves kept the 4" I glued them up at....The bow shoots very well, and draws smoothly...good speed... and I got the recurves to open up nicely at full  draw.   Its not perfect  ( not much is in this world ), but overall I'm happy with it....
« Last Edit: December 11, 2016, 12:42:22 pm by dragonman »
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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2016, 12:41:14 pm »
heres the full draw pic and a close up of the recurves....comments and criticism welcome....constructive criticism prefered !!

Dave AKA  Dragonman
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Offline stuckinthemud

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2016, 12:50:58 pm »
Loving that tiller Dave!  Where on earth (well where in Wales) did you source any Ipe?  I can only find decking boards round here.
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Offline DC

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2016, 12:55:06 pm »
Very nice! Is that boo/ipe/boo/ipe?
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2016, 01:03:15 pm »
Posts like this make me want to try a lam bow sometime. She's a beaut!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2016, 02:33:00 pm »
Excellent bow, Dragonman. Ipe/boo makes an excellent bow, no matter in what form and you have given a great example.
 
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Offline Badger

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2016, 02:40:11 pm »
That came out great! make a nice flight shooter.
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Offline Accipiter

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2016, 02:45:36 pm »
Dang, I love the finish and handle on that. Looks almost like an 'art' bow you'd see on etsy but I'm sure that, unlike those, yours flat smokes an arrow!
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Offline paco664

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2016, 06:02:01 pm »
that is just plain gorgeous...
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Offline penderbender

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2016, 06:14:12 pm »
Quote from: DC on December 11, 2016, 12:55:06 pm
Very nice! Is that boo/ipe/boo/ipe?
That's a piece of rock maple. He did a kerf splice on the recurve.  Nice job! Cheers- Brendan
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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2016, 06:25:26 pm »
I see it now ::) ::). My picture was sized just big enough to put the end of the insert out of frame. Thanks Brendan. It looks even nicer now :D
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2016, 09:01:29 pm »
That is one nice looking bow at every stage and nice to see a flat bow out of ipe too.
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Offline mullet

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2016, 09:14:15 pm »
Yes Sir, that's a looker. And your tiller on the recurves look spot on to me. Funny, I have almost the same combination glued up right now.
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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2016, 04:58:33 am »
That is a nice one :) Well done
Stuckinthemud - just go on goggle and search ipe decking boards - there are loads of suppliers in the UK. I get mine from Silva timber, sight unseen but I have always got good stuff from them, make sure and stress that you won't accept it if the grain isn't straight enough, no pin knots etc
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Boo/Ipe Recurve
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2016, 05:06:57 am »
Yup, gorgeous bow.  :)
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