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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: nickf on February 28, 2009, 07:09:06 pm

Title: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: nickf on February 28, 2009, 07:09:06 pm

65ntn, 65#@28"
still some work left,  I think I'll remove some at the lower inner limbs, the upper outer limbs, and a give few scratches over the whole upper limb. and there's something to do on these nocks
1 1/2" wide at fades, 1/4" wide at tips(but still pretty thick there, ugh!)
boo backed Ipe, zebrano-wenge handle, ebony-boo tip overlays. ...And my first try at a laminate/backed bow 

(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh367/hanshanssam/bows/BBI%20pyramid/IMG_6609.jpg)
(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh367/hanshanssam/bows/BBI%20pyramid/IMG_6612.jpg)

'old' picture from handle:
(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh367/hanshanssam/bows/BBI%20pyramid/IMG_6600.jpg)

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: John B. on February 28, 2009, 07:27:23 pm

Very nice.  Love those pyramid bows.  Be sure to post some pics when she's finished.

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: Timo on February 28, 2009, 07:29:12 pm

Dang! That thing is looking nice! Steady on.

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: Jesse on February 28, 2009, 07:46:15 pm

looking real good :)

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: JustAim on February 28, 2009, 08:15:07 pm

Nice lookin' bow nick, great job :)

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: medicinewheel on March 01, 2009, 01:49:03 am

hey, very nice!
the bend looks really good on both imbs, but the lower limb could bend a bit more overall, i would mean.
please some more details!
congrats, frank

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: nickf on March 01, 2009, 06:28:57 am

thank ya'll guys :D

frank, I prefer a slight positive tiller, wich means I'll remove some from the upper outter limbs, and a scratch from the lower fades :)
hopefully I'll get it somehow more balanced out :)

Nick

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: medicinewheel on March 02, 2009, 02:47:37 am

yes, that's what i would do, too!

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: Pappy on March 02, 2009, 10:09:49 am

Looking good,can't wait to see it finished. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: nickf on March 02, 2009, 10:54:17 am

thanks! still messing around with my thougths about the finish and tiller corrections :)

Nick

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: adb on March 02, 2009, 09:02:54 pm

I don't know... looks pretty done to me! Nice job on the bulbous handle, and the fades. Tiller looks good. I'd polish it up, and call it a bow.

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: nickf on March 03, 2009, 02:23:50 pm

thanks! the boo doesn't look pretty though, with a check and some discolouring, I'll try staining it...

Nick :)

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: wakosama on March 03, 2009, 08:50:13 pm

That's really sleek... How thick are the limbs?  People always post back or front views and I can never tell how thick per width.

Thanks

LUK

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: nickf on March 04, 2009, 04:18:13 pm

gues 1/2" but limb thickness doesn't say much...
Nick

Title: Re: nearly finished BBI pyramid
Post by: Keenan on March 04, 2009, 05:33:46 pm

 That is looking really good Nick. Looking forward to seeing it with finnish. ;)