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nickf

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some of my (war)bows - working VID!
« on: May 22, 2009, 05:28:38 pm »
(same topic as in 'warbows')

Hey, wanted to show you guys some of my warbows:



upper bow, the '90':
76"ntn, 1 1/4" wide, 90#@32".
bamboo backed Massaranduba with small horn nocks.
flat belly


upper middle, the '130':
76"ntn, 1" wide, 130#@32".
bamboo backed massarabunda, selfnocks.
round belly

lower middle, the '110':
74"ntn, 1 1/4" wide, 110#@32".
bamboo backed Ipé, selfnocks
round belly

lower, the '70-pyramid':
65" ntn, 1 1/4" wide, 1/4" at tips. 70#@28".
bamboo backed ipé, ebony-bamboo nockoverlays
flat belly, pyramid frontprofile.

some details and pictures:

 


front - back:
70-pyramid, 90, 110, 130



upper-lower:
130, 110, 90, 70-pyramid







front-back
70-pyramid, 110, 90, 130




a vid in wich I'm shooting my 130# bow for the first time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22DLjwFVipo

no music, hope this works better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQShKyZcibA

enjoy!!

Nick

 


« Last Edit: May 23, 2009, 06:20:48 pm by nickf »

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Re: some of my (war)bows
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2009, 05:53:40 pm »
Wow, those are some pretty sweet looking bows. Nice video too, liked the bloopers :P

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Re: some of my (war)bows
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2009, 05:59:51 pm »
 Nice bows and video, and a unique drawing style. You guy's need to get in the sun some, though. 8) ;)
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Offline redwasp

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Re: some of my (war)bows
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2009, 09:14:04 pm »
really nice...  One Day I'll try one of those, bet they shoot great.
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Re: some of my (war)bows
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2009, 07:28:47 am »
Nice bows and shooting Nick, but it makes my hems want to pop out! ;D

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Re: some of my (war)bows
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2009, 09:28:03 am »
i gotta build one of them . very nice bows and cool vid. i hope you still got your teeth in your head  ;D
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Re: some of my (war)bows
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2009, 11:38:52 am »
Oops! :P
Very nice..thanks for sharing. Any you care to crank back for Laminate Bow of the Month consideration?
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Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Re: some of my (war)bows
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2009, 12:28:22 pm »
Nick, you getting some sweet bows going,....Eddie's right you boys need get some sun  ;)
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Re: some of my (war)bows
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2009, 06:02:46 pm »
Sweet stuff man! Makes me feel like I need to get off my butt and go make some heavy bows and arrows!

I'm curious though: what do you use for strings, and what stringing method do you use?

Offline staveshaver

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Re: some of my (war)bows - working VID!
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2009, 01:26:27 am »
Very impressive !! I am thinking of trying a boo backed bow. How is bamboo to work with? 

nickf

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Re: some of my (war)bows - working VID!
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2009, 07:44:54 am »
thanks guys!
sun is a little problem in the Netherlands eh ;) but that's why we got rid of our shirts!

Kegan, I'm using b-50 and not really happy with it ;) However, it works. You just need to do alot of prestretching ;) As soon as I'm running out of B-50 I'll buy FF. hope it's gonna give those arrows some more speed! I use the african technique to string my bow. Not very friendly for hornnocks though, that's why they're so tiny on that '90 ;)

staveshaver, bamboo is nice to work with!

Nick

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Re: some of my (war)bows - working VID!
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2009, 10:28:20 am »
Nice bows

I think those guys that don't get to experience the northern climate just don't understand the need for a shirt and an undershirt  :)
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Re: some of my (war)bows - working VID!
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2009, 03:05:00 pm »
Right on! those bows are bad to the bone.... very cool
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Re: some of my (war)bows - working VID!
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2009, 07:38:34 am »
great job Nick! and nice video. looks like youve settled into that 130 pretty good. I thought that was Jorik!

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nickf

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Re: some of my (war)bows - working VID!
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2009, 11:52:51 am »
thanks guys!
haha phil, it's pretty easy recognize me and Jorik. Jorik starts with a green shirt, and a backquiver. He also switches bows. I'm starting with a blue/white poloshirt ;)