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Offline Aaron H

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2014, 11:56:47 am »
Very well executed.  I really like the grip.
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #16 on: December 06, 2014, 09:43:14 am »
Shot today with this BBO bow my personal training record 252; 20 yards / 60 arrows according to IFAA rules. Never shot better with any instinctive bow, including modern commercial glass fiber longbows. Perhaps this was one way to honour Finland´s 97th Independence Day which is also today.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #17 on: December 06, 2014, 05:52:50 pm »
Congratulations!  That's some great shooting.  And happy independence day.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #18 on: December 06, 2014, 07:33:17 pm »
"Nice shoot'n Tex!"  eh em I mean "Fin!"   :laugh:

Seriously..   AWESOME BOW!  very nicely done!  Great shooting too.   Well done.
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2014, 02:29:39 am »
Got a new toy, Chrony, and got to test it, naturally. I checked the speed of my latest BBO and HBHB bows and for comparison the two real ELBs from Pip Bickerstaffe and Mike Eaton, UK.  Fifth one was Falcon Force Diamond Carbon flat bow from Estonia. The same 8 cedar arrows, spined to 65 lbs, weight 34 g (525 gr), were shot by all bows. My draw length is slightly abowe 28".

Results (not too bad for my hand work, I suppose):

My HBHB-ELB, 74", 74 lbs @ 28", Hickory-Bulletwood-Hickory-Bulletwood, Dacron: 49,0 m/s (160,9 fps)

My BBO-ELB, 70,0", 74 lbs @ 28", Bamboo-Bulletwood-Osage Orange, Dacron: 50,0 m/s (164,1 fps)

Pip Bickerstaffe ELB, 77,5", 70 lbs @ 28", Hickory-Purple Heart-Green Heart-Osage Orange, FastFlight: 49,7 m/s (162,9 fps)

Mike Eaton ELB, 74,4", 70 lbs @ 28", Bamboo-Ipe-Lemonwood, Dacron: 47,6 m/s (156,0 fps)

Falco Force Diamond Carbon, 68", 65 lbs @ 28", FastFlight: 53,6 m/s (175,8 fps)
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Offline vinemaplebows

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2014, 02:34:23 am »
Very nice bow, great job! :)
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #21 on: December 22, 2014, 03:15:13 am »
Almost as sweet as the HBHB!  :-* Convincing chrono results as well. Industrial production is rarely outdoing handwork.

Nice work!
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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #22 on: December 22, 2014, 10:01:02 am »
Fine  looking good bows you made. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #23 on: December 22, 2014, 05:42:42 pm »
Very pretty and a great combination of wood.
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Offline Jesse

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2015, 12:10:53 pm »
Didn't. Notice this until bow of the month. Awesome work! You have my vote.
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2015, 03:03:45 am »
Kiitos, Jesse & others who have been voting my bow.
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #26 on: March 24, 2015, 05:47:21 am »
Now this bow has been in serious action and I won Gold and World Chamionship with it in IFAA´s World Indoor Championship Competition last week in Pärnu, Estonia. Well over 320 Archers from over 20 countries attended making the event the biggest IFAA indoor competition ever. Only big question mark was: Where were you, dear US archers, especally HB Class representatives? Only Julie Robinson reperesented USA in barebow class, also winning it. In Historical Bow Class the competition was between Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Romania and Finland and I succeeded to handle my nerves a bit better than the others.

The link to WIAC 2015 pages: http://www.wiac2015.org/
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #27 on: March 24, 2015, 06:21:01 am »
I especially like the work on the amenities. Nicely done handle. Super job on the tips. Is that inlaid horn at the arrow pass as well? You do good work.
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #28 on: March 24, 2015, 07:15:38 am »
Jep, domesticated water buffalo horn on tips and arrow pass.
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Offline half eye

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Re: BBO-ELB from Finland
« Reply #29 on: March 24, 2015, 08:27:14 am »
While your bow is a work of art, I'd like to compliment you on wining the championship, Not many accomplish that result......very well done, sir.
rich
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