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Offline Badger

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Ambush bow
« on: June 12, 2007, 03:34:28 pm »
here is my ABC challenge bow. Banmboo backed ip, 57" nock to nock. 64#@28".  Because of it's short length I tried to get it bending right out of the handle and keep the outer limbs stiff to help with the string angles and no stacking. It was my 3rd attempt before I was satisfied. Shoots relatively fast, no stacking and is easy to brace from any position as required, have left it braced for over 24 hours at a time with several brutal workouts on the tiller tree and shooting inbetween rest periods, bow maintained profile and draw weight. When fresh and first strung the first draw will read 67#, but settles in quickly at 64# and maintains that. Steve

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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2007, 04:06:10 pm »
Very nice Steve. Did she have any reflex to start with? It's amazing what that ipe can take.

How did the mass come out? Did it end up where your mass formula would have predicted or does the weight o fthe ipe throw that formula off?
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Offline Badger

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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2007, 04:13:27 pm »
Marvin, the ipe or any other wood for that matter will usually fit right into the projected mass just the demensions change. This bow weighs 18 oz, projected mass is 18.5 oz, I deduct 10% mass for backed bows, You might notice I left the boo a little thick, I do that with ipe quite often to help keep the mass down, to me its just like adding a lighter weight core. Steve
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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2007, 04:21:31 pm »

COOOOOL!!

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marvin

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« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2007, 04:56:56 pm »
make sense.

Did you glue it up with any reflex to start?
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Offline Badger

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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2007, 05:05:20 pm »
Marvin started with 1" reflex if I remember right and now has about 1/4" , Steve
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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2007, 05:35:11 pm »
Steve, that's friggin' awesome. I like the maple-backed-maple one a lot, too.
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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2007, 05:40:56 pm »
   You nailed that one Steve.Definately see that bend coming out of the fades,good idea.Glad to see you posting some of your bows.
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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2007, 05:44:16 pm »
Very nice, got that Holmegaard-like tiller action.

I like the thicker boo idea,I've held that even a thin boo strip is giving you maximal tensino so more is just spacer and probably on the compression side at that.  Is boo that much lighter than wood though?  I think there's quite a bit of variability, I know one glass bowmaker who selects boo based on density..
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Offline mamba

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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2007, 06:38:08 pm »
Great looking bow,excelant tiller.
  I won't mess with anyone that can shoot that weight.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2007, 06:58:10 pm »
Nice job, Badger. Looks excellent. Jawge
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Offline GregB

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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2007, 07:06:14 pm »

Good looking bow, and interesting design of your limbs. :)
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2007, 07:07:04 pm »
Very nice Steve. You sure that one is easy to brace?
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« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2007, 07:14:32 pm »
Marc,

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Re: Ambush bow
« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2007, 07:30:57 pm »
Looks great as usual, Steve.  Good luck in the contest.
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