Ipe/boo static, 55@28

[Parnell]

Very pretty.  Seems to me like I haven't seen too many boo/ipe bows in the last years...that one is a beauty.

[leonwood]

   Leon, I am pretty sure your bow would test out faster than what you tested it at. It may have something to do with your style of release. For an accurate test you need to get off that string cleanly right at 28", maybe using a mechanical release. I would almost bet that the 394 grain arrow you are using would be much closer to 200 fps with a good test. I can see that bow easily shooting a 550 grain arrow at 180 fps or more.

Yeah I am not exactly known for a smooth release Next time one of the guys with a longer draw and a good release is around I will test it again.

Had the same thing with my black locust hld from a while back. I could not get past 180 fps while a friend of mine got a consistent 192 fps with the same arrow

[sleek]

Thats exactly what I wanted to see. Thank you so much leonwood.

[leonwood]

Thats exactly what I wanted to see. Thank you so much leonwood.

Your welcome

[leonwood]

So I did another chrono test with a 30 inch 530 grain arrow. (Did not shoot it myself )
Shot 15 arrows at 28" draw with an average speed of 190 with 187 as the lowest and 196 the highest.

Shot my own 27inch arrow once (the one I got 177 with), is 494 grain and got 185fps

[joachimM]

Kerel, dat is een for-mi-da-bel mooie boog, en hij loopt ook nog eens lekker, blijkbaar!

(Sorry folks, doesn't happen all to often that I can communicate in Dutch here).
Just telling the bow is a looker and a shooter for sure!

[DC]

So I did another chrono test with a 30 inch 530 grain arrow. (Did not shoot it myself )
Shot 15 arrows at 28" draw with an average speed of 190 with 187 as the lowest and 196 the highest.

Shot my own 27inch arrow once (the one I got 177 with), is 494 grain and got 185fps

That's more like it. Good numbers. I think you have to work on your release . 196, eh, he couldn't pull it just a little harder

[leonwood]

Kerel, dat is een for-mi-da-bel mooie boog, en hij loopt ook nog eens lekker, blijkbaar!

(Sorry folks, doesn't happen all to often that I can communicate in Dutch here).
Just telling the bow is a looker and a shooter for sure!

Haha dankjewel! Als je een keer in de buurt van Berkel en Rodenrijs bent kun je er zelf mee schieten!

[leonwood]

So I did another chrono test with a 30 inch 530 grain arrow. (Did not shoot it myself )
Shot 15 arrows at 28" draw with an average speed of 190 with 187 as the lowest and 196 the highest.

Shot my own 27inch arrow once (the one I got 177 with), is 494 grain and got 185fps

That's more like it. Good numbers. I think you have to work on your release . 196, eh, he couldn't pull it just a little harder

Yep I definately have to work on my release! I am trying to make some flight arrows nog so I can practice that for real. That chrono thing isn't for me

[Knoll]

Good performance and looks. Congrats!

Question . . . Pics appear to indicate pyramid profile, but sometimes pics can be deceiving. Is it a pyramid?

[leonwood]

Good performance and looks. Congrats!

Question . . . Pics appear to indicate pyramid profile, but sometimes pics can be deceiving. Is it a pyramid?

Thanks! When I look at it now it does look a bit like a pyramid in the pictures yes. However it is mostly wide from the handle to mid limb and then tapers to the tips.  It got a little more pyramid shaped in the final tillering which was done from the sides.
The tips are actually quite wide for my standards but this was an experiment to see if I could make something like this from ipe. My next one wil be a little shorter with a little more bend in the statics. Will tiller that one with Badgers' no set tillering method just to see what this combo can do.

[Carson (CMB)]

Very Nice! I really enjoy seeing the bows you are turning out lately. Beautiful work.

[leonwood]

Very Nice! I really enjoy seeing the bows you are turning out lately. Beautiful work.

Thankyou!

[Stoner]

That's just a dandy of a bow! So clean. John

[Badger]

  Outstanding performance!! I knew it had to be much faster than your first report, I bet you are pretty happy with the results, you deserve a lot of credit for a great job!