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Offline bigcountry

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IPE/Boo Backed
« on: July 24, 2008, 07:48:39 pm »
A guy I talk too regularly on another site had a build along for a IPE/Boo bow.  Looked like some cool wood to work with.  Real narrow bow. 

Is it true, that I can just get boards or IPE planks and cut them down?  Does my IPE have to be perfect with the grain?  I figured a backed bow, it just is being used for compression.  The boo would be the tension work. 
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Offline DirtyDan

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Re: IPE/Boo Backed
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2008, 07:53:07 pm »
Yep, Ipe is sold as a decking material.  It usually comes as 5/4 rounded edge four or six inch wide planks.  You do not have to worry about grain too much--the stuff is like iron.  In fact, you won't believe how thin you have to get it to even draw it.  It makes a great bow backed with bamboo.  It is a perfect combination.  Glue on a fancy handle and it will make a great shooting beautiful bow.  The contrast between the chocolate brown of the Ipe and the blond bamboo is striking.

Dan
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: IPE/Boo Backed
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2008, 09:28:25 pm »
Quote from: DirtyDan on July 24, 2008, 07:53:07 pm
Yep, Ipe is sold as a decking material.  It usually comes as 5/4 rounded edge four or six inch wide planks.  You do not have to worry about grain too much--the stuff is like iron.  In fact, you won't believe how thin you have to get it to even draw it.  It makes a great bow backed with bamboo.  It is a perfect combination.  Glue on a fancy handle and it will make a great shooting beautiful bow.  The contrast between the chocolate brown of the Ipe and the blond bamboo is striking.

Dan
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Rich Saffold

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Re: IPE/Boo Backed
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2008, 11:25:26 pm »
 ;D Some of us here have made hundreds of these bows over the last 12 years or so...
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Offline bigcountry

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Re: IPE/Boo Backed
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2008, 11:26:50 pm »
That settles it, I want to make one. 
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Online Pat B

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Re: IPE/Boo Backed
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2008, 12:26:10 am »
Hickory also makes a good backing for ipe and the process of preping it and applying it is a bit simpler, especially if you are new to backing bows.      Pat
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Offline bigcountry

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Re: IPE/Boo Backed
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2008, 12:50:36 pm »
Thanks Pat.  I was wondering about getting the bamboo's width just right along with the taper.  I guess you wouldn't want to whittle off the sides of the bamboo, was thinking this would be an issue I would have to look into.  But with hickory, wouldn't be an issue.

As far as tension, is boo alot better than hickory or viseversa?
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Rich Saffold

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Re: IPE/Boo Backed
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2008, 05:52:33 pm »
 Big country,It depends on the thickness of the bamboo or hickory you use, also you can remove, or "trap" the sides of bamboo as well.  I have been doing this for years without problems..They both work great from my experience..

The bow Manny has sitting on the hog is made from  thick 3/16th's+ bamboo  and trapped  trapped from the sides..TB4 has a photo of one of my tri-lams with the same basic section on it.. This particular bow is 8 years old.

Rich

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