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Offline Jax666

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Bamboo bow?
« on: October 11, 2014, 07:53:54 am »
Has anyone ever made a whole bow out of bamboo? I saw a picture of one made of green bamboo that had a really low draw weight. I was thinking 35-40 lbs for a hay bale puncher. I might bop a possum or coon, but mostly just a plinker.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2014, 08:25:02 am »
Dragonman posted one a while back.
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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2014, 10:13:13 am »
yep I know of quite a few
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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2014, 10:36:23 am »
Yep, I have one.
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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2014, 11:50:44 am »
didn't james parker have a all boo BOY?
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Offline aaron

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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2014, 02:40:31 pm »
I can think of 3 ways to do this. One is to bundle several thin bamboo canes together, arranging them to form a taper and wrapping something around them to hold it together. Next option is to take one boo backing strip, cut it to a pyramid bow profile and shoot it. Finally is the best and herdest. Take two backing strips and taper the thickness from the back side. Glue these together, possibly adding a handle riser between them.
Do some searches for boo backed boo here and on trad gang.
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2014, 06:39:10 pm »
You can make a bundle bow, not real efficient, if you use a single boo backer use the.node side as the belly, over on tradgang a long time back dutchwarbow made a few all boo and boo back and belly bows, he did nice work
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2014, 07:41:14 pm »
http://poorfolkbows.com/brecurve3.htm
here's a link to a build a long
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2014, 08:23:44 pm »
I have an all bamboo bow, 62# @28". It's my favorite!!

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Offline Jax666

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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2014, 07:12:21 am »
Where is a good place to buy bamboo?
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Offline aaron

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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2014, 12:03:51 pm »
what type? how big? what state are yyou in?
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Offline 21st century archer

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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2014, 12:18:56 pm »
Some bows from papua new guinea were made from a single piece of bamboo. 
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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2014, 02:31:57 pm »
I have seen Bhutanese bows with limbs just a split of the boo pipe. They used the split inside out, the inside of the pipe makes the back of the limb.

I'm always thinking on an all boo, using a slat as back an a slat as belly, having a crown on back and belly. Not sure about tillering, maybe only at the sides?
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2014, 03:05:50 pm »
Quote from: bubby on October 11, 2014, 06:39:10 pm
You can make a bundle bow, not real efficient, if you use a single boo backer use the.node side as the belly, over on tradgang a long time back dutchwarbow made a few all boo and boo back and belly bows, he did nice work
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Bundle bows not efficient?!  I think "Dutch" from the Predator movie would have a bone to pick with ya, Bub!!!
 ::) :D   RUUUUNNNNNNN! GOOOOOO!  GET TO DA CHOPPAHHHH!!!!
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Bamboo bow?
« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2014, 10:14:23 pm »
Quote from: Parnell on October 13, 2014, 03:05:50 pm
Quote from: bubby on October 11, 2014, 06:39:10 pm
You can make a bundle bow, not real efficient, if you use a single boo backer use the.node side as the belly, over on tradgang a long time back dutchwarbow made a few all boo and boo back and belly bows, he did nice work
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Bundle bows not efficient?!  I think "Dutch" from the Predator movie would have a bone to pick with ya, Bub!!!
 ::) :D   RUUUUNNNNNNN! GOOOOOO!  GET TO DA CHOPPAHHHH!!!!

lol  " if it bleeds, we can kill it" ;D
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