Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: lotojarich on May 08, 2008, 02:38:47 am
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Here is my second bow and first hunter. It is Hickory Backed Ipe that I glued up with Urac. Has Cherry tip overlays. By the time I got it floor tillered I had removed tons of Ipe so I turned it over and scraped the hickory side down to about 1/16" so that my Ipe wasn't too thin. Still was about 55# at 15". The bow ended up at 47# at 27". It has about 1 1/2" of set. It is 69 1/2" long and 68" nock to nock. It is 1" wide at the handle, 9/16" at the tips, and 1 3/8" at the fades. Seems like a fast shooter and I don't notice the handshock. I was hoping for 55# but ended up with 47# after shooting it in. I was surprised how much it dropped with exercising. I have 4 more Ipe boards and am going to try a R/D glue next and hopefully get 55#. Reading everyones tips here have really helped. Lots of fun! Thanks!
Rich
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tiller looks great!
frank
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Nice job. Looks like it should get some deer for ya.
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very nice.....great looking bow......Steve
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looking good there.
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Very nice bow,tiller looks good and the finish work looks great.Nice job. :)
Pappy
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Lookin' good, nice job on the tip overlays.
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Great job, it definitely looks like it will shoot well. At 69 1/2" you could pike it a bout 1 to 1 1/2 inches on each limb and get some of that draw weight back if you wanted. You have a good wood combination and plenty of length to work with. Justin
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Tiller looks great did you glue in any reflex? As in a Perry reflex. Thanks for sharing
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Nice looking tiller on that one.
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You did a great job especially considering its your second bow ;)..
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I agree with Justin: cut off those tip overlays, re-file, and you'll find your bow back around where you wanted it to be...
Then again...it's nice to say it's finished, too, eh?
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This is your second bow? You, sir, have a eye for tiller.
Agreed with radius and justin: you could shorten that bow a bit and get the weight up. 69" is plenty long for a 27" draw. Cut an inch off the tips, and you'll add about 8-10# or so. The bow will be 66" ntn, and that's just about ideal for a 27" draw.
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Great Tiller - Hickory on Ipe has got to be a winner. Wish I could shoot it. Bookmarked for May Laminate Bow of the Month, for sure.
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Nice looking bow
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Great job! I wish I could tiller one out as pretty.
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That is a nice bow. A little more leather work on the handle wrap and it will be a SUPER nice bow. Good job
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be lookin like a meat getter to me. ;)
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Thanks for all the nice words! It was reading this site for the last 5 months that has given me the help that I needed. I may take up Justin's pointer and pike it a bit to bring up the weight some (might be nice to have it a tad shorter for the hunt too). But like Radius said it is nice to be able to say it is done! I glued these together as boards and that was my big mistake. Should have tillered out the Ipe first so that I could at least put in a little "Perry" reflex. That is what I'm going to change on my next one. Thanks again for all the great info here, everyone is so hospitable, even to the new guy! ... Rich
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Terrific second bow. \
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Dave
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Rich, did you get your Ipe from MacBeath? I need to stop in there tomarrow. Justin
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Justin, I got the Ipe bow cores from bowstick. I found out about macbeath too late. I did get a nice hickory board from National Wood Products about 2 months ago. I still haven't checked out Macbeath. Rich
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I stop in to MacBeath every time I come up from St. George. If you go out to the exotic woods shed you can find all kinds of cool stuff. Purple heart, Yellow Heart, Ipe, Bubinga, Cocobolo, Jatoba, you name it they have it. Justin
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Jealousy is an ugly thing. Right now I am very ugly. How do you get Ipe and did you scrape, sand, rasp or saw your bow or was it all three ?
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Dogface, like I said before Bowstick archery sells Ipe bow cores, and they are nice and straight. I used all hand tools. Ipe is pretty hard and scrapes better for me than rasps. I use sureform rasps, draw knife (actually a small machete), and scrapers (mostly scrapers). I would like to get a power saw, but it might just get me in trouble. Going slow keeps me from making mistakes.
Justin, will MacBeath cut the wood up for you. National wont so I have to borrow power tools from family to mill it. It would be nice if they would have milled them into 1x2's and 1/8 x2's for me.
Rich
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Good bow, nice tiller, I like it.
Sean
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I was checking out Bowsticks straight ipe/boo blanks, and 55.00$ is a lot considering you are gluing two straight boards together which cost about 5 bucks max..With no floor tillering before glue-up...20 is plenty for this...
Seeing as how I started this "trend" years ago, I know thats a bit of a rip..especially with all the folks response to the fine customer service on the other parts of this forum (of course I'm joking).
Dogface, if you are interested go to Richardsbowyery.com and I will set you up with a blank that will make your friends jealous for the same price, and it will be floor tillered...
I don't do these for profit, I just can't stand seeing stuff like this...BS...
Rich
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Rich, I don't know about having them cut it up. I imagine they will, but I'm sure there will be a price.
You are a good man Rich Saffold.
Justin
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Thanks Justin, as you know from your experience with Ipe bows is it shouldn't cost a bundle just to get started. Threads like this are great because there's lot of folks who can't get other good woods without paying a lot sight unseen which I would never do unless I knew the source, and Ipe is filling this void to the dismay of some who think that their wood is the only good wood in the universe...
Many newbies get ripped off purchasing wood, and I also see guys who get great wood from those with integrety. Marc St. Louis has a lot of his wood/staves in the Southland and its all great stuff.
No beginner should be out 55 bucks when starting to make bows, especially since "things" can happen :o...Rich (Lotojarich)turned his hard earned coin into a shooter. I bet his next one costs a lot less. ;)
Rich Saffold
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Great job on that one.
I got my ipe from Rich and plan on getting more ;)
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Had I known about your site my fist one would have cost less too. Thanks for your info Rich Saffold. You have a great site!
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Thanks for looking Rich. My kid does it, and I will put up some new pics this week..
Rich