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Offline bow101

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Maple newbie
« on: June 26, 2015, 10:43:59 pm »
62" NTN 1 1/2" at the fades and about 1/2" at the tips. Took 1 1/2" of set. 2 maple lams and a cherry tapered lam in the center that is 48" long. 6 1/2" brace height. Weight maybe 35#  Handle is yew, cherry, and maple.  This is the shortest bow I have built and very light. It shoots ok as per target,  no its not 20 yards but not bad for 15 yards.. :)
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Re: Maple newbie
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2015, 10:45:10 pm »
Couple more pics.....
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Offline DC

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Re: Maple newbie
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2015, 10:54:19 pm »
Nice one! I like the strip of yew on the back of the handle.

Offline alwayslookin

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Re: Maple newbie
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2015, 11:29:49 pm »
Nice bow looks better than my groups  :-\
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Re: Maple newbie
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2015, 11:35:50 am »
Thanks guys.  As the target gets annihilated I will fill the holes with spray foam.  It only cost me for the blank box like $3. 
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Re: Maple newbie
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2015, 01:05:08 pm »
Nice clean lines. The handle looks great and the tips are awesome. You sure like laminate bows eh?   I wouldn't have touched cherry as (self) bow wood, but I hear it performs ok in laminations.

Offline Pat B

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Re: Maple newbie
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2015, 01:50:21 pm »
Looks like most of your bend is mid limb. You could get more bend near the fades.
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Re: Maple newbie
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2015, 05:48:41 pm »
Nice clean lines. The handle looks great and the tips are awesome. You sure like laminate bows eh?   I wouldn't have touched cherry as (self) bow wood, but I hear it performs ok in laminations.
Thanks.
I would not use cherry as a bow either.  Some guys have though, tons of choke Cheery around our parts.


Looks like most of your bend is mid limb. You could get more bend near the fades.
  Good eye Pat.... :)
I was aware of that but I did not want to take it under weight to much.  I try not to fuss to much with the fades but next time I'll work them more to get a more even bend.  It has over 80 sots through it time will tell if she holds together. 
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