Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Prarie Bowyer on May 01, 2012, 01:20:03 pm
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As usual I don't have full draw pics yet. I'm home alone. these two bows were about pushing the abilities of Ipe to take the R/D shape and Recurve the ends of a bow.
Future R/D bows of this design will have shallower limbs. This would probably be a Recurve technicaly as the string touches the belly when strung. I just finished the patch and don't want to string it yet till I get on the tree and look the tiller over with a long string first.
This bow will be mine as I observe the patch performance. It was pushing 70# at 28" It is 68" long Tip to Tip.
The recurve I'm going to change. I don't need as deep or as long of a recurve on the ends of the bow. That will give me more working limb and a bit more length in the bow. It is a bend in the handle because it became clear that with this material combination anyway 28" would not be posible with a fixed riser. Arrow shelf if Pear wood. Belly is ipe and the white wood under the bamboo is Hickory. This was areal tillering victory for me for a few reasons. I got it back to 29", and removed some grain induced limb twist through the tillering process. I finaly got my head around what is going on there. Oh the core needs to be thinner also in future versions. This is 65#ish at 28" and 58" Nock to nock. The black wraps actualy hold down a pair of lifted fibers on the lower limb at the fades in the bamboo. One went all the way into the hickory core. I flexed it open and soaked it with super glue then unstrung the bow and clamped it closed. Then I checked it on the tiller tree at full draw again and it seemed to be holding but I wrapped it with B-50 anyway. Not certain what I'll do with this bow. I owe one to my brother who just bought a kayak also.
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The R/D bow has my Torges patch in it.
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The real victory is the amount of limb twist I tillered out of the recurve.
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Both are sweet but that recurve is just SAWEET! love the handle on that bad boy too. very nice work. impressive getting that much bend on ipe.
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Dang, boy, that thar is just finer than frog hairs! Man, that is a nice pair of bows. I think you are kinda getting the hang of it now. ::) Very nice job on both bows! 8) 8) 8)
Wayne
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Good work on that patch.
handsome pair of bows.
Del
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Thanks guys!
I turned my nose up at bend in the handle bows when I started. Now I love them. Not a problem one with them.
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Very Nice..... I'm putting one of those on my to do list :)
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nicw work on those bows, I especially like the recurve, those are a lot of work and you have done a neat job on yours. Thats a top combo of woods, best of luck with those bows hope they work out
Dave
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Great job on both of those, Scott. I'm beginning to really like the kerf splices. Really nice curves on those babies!!
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They're beauties. Lookin forward to full draw!
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That recurve has me eyeing my ipe lams... We'll see if hand sawn kerf recurves are doable.
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That recurve has me eyeing my ipe lams... We'll see if hand sawn kerf recurves are doable.
go slow.
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Nice job :)
What were you putting that torges patch over?
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Man those are nice looking and I wager they are going to have some serious speed behind them as well! Great work!- Mike
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Nice job :)
What were you putting that torges patch over?
Over drew it and got a single chrysle.
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I tried to patch another close suspect area and the patch failed. :'( Oh well. I pushed the envelope on what I think I can do with Ipe. Now lets build some real bows.
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Its great to see how far you can take a patch job though. That recurve is a pretty unique design for Ipe. You usually don't see that much bend on the tips. Great work.
Gabe
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Lovely bow. Wish this site had touch-avision!
Mark in England
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Never did see either of these bend like bows do?