Jesse, I'm stoked! Your bow came looking real good! I know you had it shooting and it looks like the limbs didn't really take much if any set which means you tillered well. Handle looks very attractive and comfortable, tips looks small , but with enough material left to take a little abuse in hunting situations..
Obviously you didn't have any problem with the slightly thicker bamboo and all them nodes
. When you have limb cross sections like this it tends to eliminate much of the node problem and you can use the thicker bamboo to your advantage.
Keenan That bamboo is probably cut from a 10" or larger diameter pole..It's the Giant yellow stuff most folks despise
Heavy woods like Ipe can make use of these lighter bamboos in thicker cross sections. This can keep limb mass low and loads up the belly which takes advantage of both materials strengths. Ipe in compression and bamboo in tension with a little gap between the power fibers on the boo and the belly of the Ipe.
I'm glad you asked all those questions Jesse, and the fact that you did paid off. Ipe is a little different, and when folks see the arrows fly they will know your bow is as well
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Rich
