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Title: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: Josh on January 17, 2010, 03:40:58 pm

     This bow started off as two failures....  I had made a highly reflexed bamboo backed ipe bow and got it to around 23 inches when it blew up at a knot that I uncovered while tillering.  It kinda erked me but I just put it aside and started another bow knowing I would come back to that one and make another limb for it one day.  Well the next bow I started was a hickory backed ipe bow and I had it drawing to a full 28 inches and was just kinda tweaking the tiller a little on it when the hickory backing I planed out failed.   There was a wavy-ness to the grain in that area that I saw before glue-up but decided to press forward thinking it would be alright, boy was I wrong!   
     Well since I had two broken bows both with one good limb left I decided to put them together to make this Monstrosity.  It is 62 inches NtN and pulls 51# @ 28 inches.  The bottom limb holds around 1.5 inches of reflex while the top limb took around an inch of set.  Kinda makes it look wavy if you look down the bow from limb to limb.  I will include a photo of that.  When you unstring it and lay it down with the back of the bow on the ground the tips touch the ground so I don't count it as having stringfollow.  ;)  The top limb is a little stiff towards the tips but I decided to leave well enough alone and call it done.  Whaddaya think?  Thanks for looking!   :)  :) -josh

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/1.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/2.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/3.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/4.jpg)

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Josh on January 17, 2010, 03:42:50 pm

some more...

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/5.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/6.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/7.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/8.jpg)

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Josh on January 17, 2010, 03:44:53 pm

and some more... I got kinda pic happy  :)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/9.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/10.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/11.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/12.jpg)

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Josh on January 17, 2010, 03:48:18 pm

and the rest...

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/13.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/14.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/15.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c120/deftones3333/takedown%20bow/16.jpg)

Thanks for looking and for sharing your knowledge with me everyone...  This is the best site and Magazine in the world for information on the wooden bow hands down!   :)  -josh

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: rileyconcrete on January 17, 2010, 04:16:18 pm

Looks awsome.

Tiller looks great also.

Nice job.

Tell

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: FlintWalker on January 17, 2010, 04:17:35 pm

That's slick!  Finish looks like glass and the tiller looks good too. 

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: El Destructo on January 17, 2010, 04:22:57 pm

                                   Nice Save Josh! How does it shoot?? Any different feel from either Limb??

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Bullitt on January 17, 2010, 04:38:30 pm

Nice marriage! Those two were meant to be together!

Nice work and tiller, Josh!

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: aznboi3644 on January 17, 2010, 04:46:42 pm

that is on beautiful bambickery backed ipe bow

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: hammertime on January 17, 2010, 04:58:50 pm

great fix,nice save, beautiful bow,like the handlle...hammertime

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: medicinewheel on January 17, 2010, 06:15:31 pm

That is COOL!!!

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: gmc on January 17, 2010, 06:18:56 pm

I think it looks great, best of both worlds, two bows in one.  ;D That tiller looks great, fine job on that bow.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Josh on January 17, 2010, 06:48:45 pm

thanks Riley!

thanks Sawfiler!

thanks El D, ...when I shoot it I really can't tell that one limb is backed in bamboo and the other is backed in hickory, it just shoots really nice.  The added weight of the takedown sleeves probably is the reason... It shoots fast and shoots where I tell it to so I am very happy indeed!   :)

Thanks bullit!! Both pieces of ipe came from the same 2x8 board, so really all I did was rearrange them and then put them back together but you are right, they are a match made in heaven!   ;)

thanks aznboi!   "bambickery"  <<<<bamboo + hickory...  hmm... can i steal this term you coined?   ;D

thanks hammertime!  I was kinda hesitant with the handle Idea, Thought it might be "too much" 

thanks medicinewheel (frank)!  You were the one who taught me how to do tip overlays!  thanks for the buildalong!

thanks Scott D, it does shoot very great!
 
thanks gmc!   

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: sulphur on January 17, 2010, 06:54:00 pm

josh what a great bow.  as long as the timing of the limbs is right it should be great.  tiller looks really good.  I think the name is too easy though!  maybe dicot or binary or something or even duece.  great bow  no matter what!!

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: juniper junkie on January 17, 2010, 09:14:21 pm

good salvage :D could call it jekyl & hyde.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Rich Saffold on January 17, 2010, 09:50:43 pm

That looks great Josh!

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: ken75 on January 17, 2010, 09:55:20 pm

excellent , great save , you do good work !

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: ricktrojanowski on January 17, 2010, 11:38:18 pm

Josh
That is one great save.  I really like it.  Congrats to you for pulling it off, job well done.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: hawkbow on January 17, 2010, 11:41:49 pm

 good on you brother... that looks like a real hunting bow to me.. good save..Hawk

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: OldBow on January 18, 2010, 12:03:16 am

Excellent story and a great save! Your takedown is bookmarked under February laminants for BOM.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Lombard on January 18, 2010, 12:23:40 am

I like how you rescue wood. Simply awesome.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: bowman26 on January 18, 2010, 12:28:42 am

It looks good racked an that's what is important.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: aznboi3644 on January 18, 2010, 12:29:08 am

Go on and use it...I think Bambickory sounds perfect for it.

I just hope one day I can make bows like that.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: NTD on January 18, 2010, 03:21:34 am

Bambickory ;D ;D 8) 8)....friggin awesome man...Looks great I like everything about it!  Congrats on a great save.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Del the cat on January 18, 2010, 05:40:10 am

Great job, remarkably even tiller...
Does Igor like it ;D
Del

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Dane on January 18, 2010, 07:51:23 am

Very cool, congradulations. I wish you had included the neck bolts, though :)

You may want to rename this the schitzo bow. lol.

Dane

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Pappy on January 18, 2010, 08:29:38 am

Great job,very nice looking bows. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: barebo on January 18, 2010, 10:27:28 am

Great Save - after all of the work / time that goes into a build, you hate to scrap it.  I don't think anyone could have salvaged the parts and have created a better end result. I'm in awe that you were able to get such a great tiller from two different limbs.
I just finished my first Ipe, and am having "sticky finish syndrome"!!! How'd you get yours so nice???

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Josh on January 18, 2010, 06:19:08 pm

thanks everyone! 

Sulfur, the timing on the limbs seems to be fine, the bow shoots great and the tiller hasn't changed yet after 100 or so shots so I guess it's good to go.  I will admit I check the tiller often on this one in between shots I will snap a pic of the full draw and put them on my computer to compare and so far so good. 

thanks juniper junkie!  I think i am going with "bambickory frankenbow"  with this one.  :)

thanks Rich!

thanks  Ken! 

Thanks Rick! 

thanks Hawkbow!  Our deer season ends the 31st but I am gonna go next saturday hopefully and I am gonna take this one out for its first hunting trip, wish me luck!

thanks Oldbow!  I am honored to compete this month!  Lots of fine bows already posted though, really stiff competition...

thanks bowman26!

thanks aznboi!  For the name and for the compliment!  This is only my 9th or 10th surviving bow, glad you liked it!

Thanks NTD!

Thanks Del!  Igor likes it! LOL

Thanks Dane!  Couldn't figure out how to include the neck bolts into the finish work, although it woulda been cool! 

Thanks pappy! 

Thanks barebo!  Alot of time DOES go into these bamboo/hickory backed bows, Sawing out the demensions on both pieces of wood, planing them flat to glue up, actually gluing them up, shaping them out, tip overlays, handle risers, then they blow up on the tillering tree, it is very disappointing and that is why I just couldn't bear to see either bow go to waste.  I am glad I salvaged them to make a weapon of this caliber.  The way it shoots, I wouldn't be surprised if this bow came out twice as good as either of it's counter-parts could have.   ;) 

thanks again everyone!   :) :)  -josh

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Justin Snyder on January 18, 2010, 06:35:17 pm

Great job Josh. I like how you continued the 2 bow theme on the handle. Definitely a BOM candidate, thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Josh on January 18, 2010, 09:39:12 pm

thanks Justin, I thought the two toned leather wrap might be too much but it is growing on me.   :)  -josh

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: nathan elliot on January 19, 2010, 04:12:51 am

Nice bow Josh. And a great thread. You gotta love takedowns!!!

Nat

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Josh on January 19, 2010, 11:55:15 am

yeah your Laburnum takedown was kinda an inspiration to mine.  I staged a few of my photos like yours I just loved your bow so much.  Thanks man!  -josh   :)

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: elk country rp on January 19, 2010, 04:01:10 pm

i thought it looked kinda funny until i saw the full draw pics, now i think it's beautiful!  no such thing as an accident if you ask me   ;)

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Finished!
Post by: Josh on January 21, 2010, 01:17:09 am

thanks elk!  I admit the bow does look kinda funny with the mismatched backing strips and mismatched handle risers, but danged if it doesn't shoot sweet as heck.   :) -josh

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: snakeman on January 24, 2010, 03:36:14 am

great bow and it is really fast I should know... I've shot it!!!   ;D  Nice work buddy.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: Jesse on January 24, 2010, 01:27:24 pm

Thats cool 8). Tiller looks real good.

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: Josh on January 25, 2010, 11:35:51 am

Thanks Erik and Jesse!   :) 

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: OldBow on January 31, 2010, 08:57:44 pm

Here's a fine and challenging bow I missed! It will show up on February's Self BOM

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: Josh on February 01, 2010, 12:34:14 pm

Thanks Don!!  I was wondering where it was at...  ;)  -josh

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: radius on February 12, 2010, 07:52:58 am

good work Josh...i love how the backings are different and everything!

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: Josh on February 12, 2010, 11:47:12 pm

Thanks Scott!   :)

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: Bowskin on February 25, 2010, 07:07:43 pm

hybrid bambickery? they prius of bows! Looks too cool!

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: HatchA on February 25, 2010, 07:25:17 pm

That's gotta be the prettiest "monstrosity" I've ever seen...  Stunning creation.  Well done man!!

Title: Re: From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!
Post by: Josh on February 26, 2010, 03:39:49 pm

thanks a bunch, HatchA!!  :)