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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Radon on March 21, 2009, 11:14:37 am

Title: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Radon on March 21, 2009, 11:14:37 am

Hi all,

May I introduce my latest bow. After having started about 8 months ago (ok, the bow spent the longest time in a corner ::) ) this ist the result of the work:

at bracehight
(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2754.jpg?t=1237641435)

full draw (upper limb left)
(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2756.jpg?t=1237641461)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2758.jpg?t=1237641522)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2759.jpg?t=1237641559)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2762.jpg?t=1237641588)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2761.jpg?t=1237641626)

Length 68" weight approx. 65#@26".

Core wood is yew, backing is bamboo and the belly has a buffalo horn facing. Handle is cocobolo.

Sorry for the bad pix, ill try to take some better ones tomorrow.

Radon

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Pat B on March 21, 2009, 11:17:11 am

Very nice bow. Clean lines and good tiller. Well done!

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Jesse on March 21, 2009, 11:35:42 am

Beautiful bow.  Great job!

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: OldBow on March 21, 2009, 11:36:49 am

What bad pix?  These are great pictures featuring a great bow. A serious contender for March Laminate Bow of the Month.

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Hillbilly on March 21, 2009, 11:37:31 am

Good looking bow. I like that handle overlay.

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: rivercane on March 21, 2009, 11:40:10 am

Nice bow! I also like the overlays in the handle, way cool.

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: DanaM on March 21, 2009, 11:42:20 am

Very nicely done :)

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: whitewoodshunter on March 21, 2009, 11:48:09 am

I really like that bow!!!!

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Keenan on March 21, 2009, 12:13:15 pm

 Very nice Radon,  The overlays look great and very nice detail work. Congratulations.  Keenan

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Ryano on March 21, 2009, 12:55:34 pm

Pretty bow. The tips are a bit whippy tillered, but maybe thats what you where shooting for?  :)

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Radon on March 21, 2009, 01:14:16 pm

Quote from: Ryano on March 21, 2009, 12:55:34 pm

Pretty bow. The tips are a bit whippy tillered, but maybe thats what you where shooting for?  :)

Actually the tiller looks exactly like I wanted it to look like.
All my bows seem to be on the whip-tiller side somehow. But I like it that way.

Radon

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: medicinewheel on March 21, 2009, 03:31:59 pm

Nice Bow!
F.

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: 22arrows on March 21, 2009, 03:35:20 pm

Very nice ;)

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Cooper on March 21, 2009, 03:53:46 pm

A very fine Bow with an excellent tiller - I like it very much.

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: 330bull on March 21, 2009, 04:43:29 pm

Very nice!

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: acker on March 21, 2009, 06:29:52 pm

Well done ! The bow looks pretty good :) The tiller looks good aswell.

acker

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Timo on March 21, 2009, 06:31:36 pm

My, what a perty bow. Well done.

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Radon on March 21, 2009, 07:25:15 pm

here are a few more pics:

Belly:

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2766.jpg?t=1237673227)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2767.jpg?t=1237673348)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2768.jpg?t=1237673414)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2774.jpg?t=1237673460)

Sides

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2776.jpg?t=1237673535)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2777.jpg?t=1237673569)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2785.jpg?t=1237673614)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2771.jpg?t=1237673676)

Back:
(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2770.jpg?t=1237673718)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2777.jpg?t=1237673878)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2769.jpg?t=1237673925)

Tips:
(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2778.jpg?t=1237674042)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2779.jpg?t=1237674076)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2780.jpg?t=1237674127)

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/radon2009/Bogen/IMG_2781.jpg?t=1237674155)

Radon

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Gordon on March 22, 2009, 01:12:18 am

That's a nicely crafted bow. Why did you choose to use horn for the belly for a relatively long bow and short draw?

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: AKAPK on March 22, 2009, 03:49:48 am

Like that one,well executed :)

Title: Re: boo-yew-buff bow
Post by: Radon on March 22, 2009, 08:08:08 am

Quote from: Gordon on March 22, 2009, 01:12:18 am

That's a nicely crafted bow. Why did you choose to use horn for the belly for a relatively long bow and short draw?

Hi Gordon,

I saw a build along if a similar bow on Tradgang and really liked the idea of an extremely pressure resistent material for the belly.
This morning I shot the bow for the first time on the range. I don't have access to a crono, so I shot arrows of the same weight and design with the bow above and two osage selfbows of about 65#@28". The boo-yew-buff bow shot about 20yards further.
The otherguys told me, the flight of the arrow feels much faster too.

Radon