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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: boughnut on August 30, 2012, 04:48:46 pm

Title: Bamboo backed bamboo belly Longbow.
Post by: boughnut on August 30, 2012, 04:48:46 pm

64 inch NTN  56 pounds at 28"  Bamboo Back Bamboo belly IPe and osage core lams.  IPe handle with accent.  She has a sweet pull very smooth out to my draw of 27 inch  I carbonized the bamboo in my own secret way without a heat gun.  It is carbonized from the inside out not the outside in leaving me a nice clean surface to stain how I would like.  The stain looks yellow in pics but really is a nice dark orange faded to brown.  layered handle overlays of IPe HIkcory and brazilian chery as well as the tips are with horn overlays  Hope yall like.  It is going to its new home tomorrow after I put a leather grip on.

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Post by: boughnut on August 30, 2012, 04:49:25 pm

more pics

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 30, 2012, 05:07:31 pm

You do great finish work.

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Post by: boughnut on August 30, 2012, 05:17:55 pm

thanks pearl.  by the way remember the trade you did with a fella under the user name of bownut for some skins I gave you skins you gave me mulberry?  well this is me lol It has been some time since I used the sight due to some family issues and just super busy and lost my old user name.  But im back and happy about it I love the sight and all the good people sitll have one set of thouse mulberry billits that will be put to good use soon.

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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 30, 2012, 05:28:42 pm

I thought I recognized the shop Matt, welcome back.

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Post by: lesken2011 on August 30, 2012, 05:37:20 pm

I've been wanting to try a tri-lam. It looks like you know what you are doing. Just curious...do you taper the core lam, belly lam, or both?

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Post by: boughnut on August 30, 2012, 05:39:01 pm

every thing is tappered and this is a 6 lam 4 in core and the two bamboo lams.  2 bamboo two osage two ipe all have different degrees of taper.

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Post by: blackhawk on August 30, 2012, 06:38:47 pm

The pawn star is back  ;) a lotta work in that,and it turned out sweet

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Post by: boughnut on August 30, 2012, 06:44:58 pm

Lol I love it.  Is it really considered work if you enjoy every minute of it.  A wise man once told me that "a man who enjoys what he does for a living never works a day in his life" so there for I dont have one minute of work in that bad boy just lots of fun.   ;)

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Post by: Pappy on August 31, 2012, 07:19:11 am

Very nice bow. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: coaster500 on August 31, 2012, 10:47:18 am

Very nice shooter!!!  Beautiful finish work :)

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Post by: hatcha on August 31, 2012, 10:52:01 am

That's absolutely beautiful!!

I can't be the only one thinking a leather grip would just serve to hide a lot of the beauty there??

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Post by: boughnut on August 31, 2012, 12:09:27 pm

Thanks guys I agree with the leather but that is what he wanted.

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Post by: Stefan on August 31, 2012, 01:49:27 pm

Beautifull bow! I for sure wouldn't wan't a leathergrip on that. Looks gorgeous as is.

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Post by: HoBow on August 31, 2012, 02:04:00 pm

Sharp looking bow!

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Post by: Gaur on August 31, 2012, 11:13:28 pm

Great looking bow there.  Welcome back.

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Post by: Badly Bent on September 01, 2012, 01:14:52 am

Real nice bow, looks top notch .
Greg