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Title: An ELB........
Post by: mikaluger (Mick Kay) on November 28, 2014, 09:08:53 am: Like my last, but a little better....
Just finished this bow for a young man for his birthday. Hickory backed tri -lam, wenge core and Malas belly............... 57lb@28" AMO. Delivery tomorrow. Happy birthday Lester!!!!
Title: Re: An ELB........
Post by: mikaluger (Mick Kay) on November 28, 2014, 09:09:50 am: last few....
Title: Re: An ELB........
Post by: Del the cat on November 28, 2014, 11:51:14 am: Nice one Mick, tidy nocks :)
That's a decent draw weight.
Del
(I see you got the Koala off your leg ;) :laugh: )
Title: Re: An ELB........
Post by: Webradbury on November 28, 2014, 03:09:51 pm: I love thr grace of the ELB! Just beautiful, nice job!
Title: Re: An ELB........
Post by: mikaluger (Mick Kay) on November 28, 2014, 05:58:06 pm: Quote from: Del the cat on November 28, 2014, 11:51:14 am
Nice one Mick, tidy nocks :)
That's a decent draw weight.
Del
(I see you got the Koala off your leg ;) :laugh: )

Its still there Del!!!!! just out of shot.......... :P
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Post by: VicNova on November 28, 2014, 10:37:32 pm: I love it!
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Post by: Arrowind on November 28, 2014, 11:28:40 pm: Sweet!
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Post by: Sidewinder on November 29, 2014, 11:24:29 am: He is gonna love it Mick. Nice job. Danny
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Post by: Peacebow_Coos on December 01, 2014, 01:43:15 am: Nice work Mick
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Post by: Pappy on December 01, 2014, 10:41:27 am: Very nice looking bow. :)
Pappy
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Post by: Carson (CMB) on December 01, 2014, 03:41:39 pm: Love seeing your ELBs! Nice work Mick!
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Post by: Lehtis on December 02, 2014, 04:39:12 am: Nice!
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Post by: mikaluger (Mick Kay) on December 02, 2014, 07:13:45 am: Thanks fellas....
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Post by: Aaron H on December 02, 2014, 10:28:11 am: Very cool, great work all around
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Post by: adb on December 02, 2014, 10:32:28 am: Nicely done. I see you don't taper your lams either. I never saw the point really...
Title: Re: An ELB........
Post by: mikaluger (Mick Kay) on December 03, 2014, 04:09:21 am: Some bowyers say it makes the bow smoother to draw.............I just dont have the capability at this time to do it with any sort of pricision with my work shop set up. So I have not worried about it. Cant see me changing that anytime soon. My bows work just fine. ;)
Title: Re: An ELB........
Post by: mikekeswick on December 03, 2014, 04:15:33 am: Tapered lams in ELB's are only worth doing once you are making quad lams so you don't run out of belly! I figured out the rate of taper over a whole longbow and then made that taper in the core. Glued on a parallel thickness belly and bingo very little tillering but it is a bit of a ball ache. ;)
One thing I would say is to try and get a little more outer limb bend for a more elliptical tiller. You will find you don't get that mid limb set then. How do you find wenge for a core? A lot of grain to fill when finishing?