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Offline JustAim

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50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« on: September 04, 2009, 07:00:54 pm »
l dont think this bow is worthy for BOM, but l'd like to show it anyway because l'm bored and have nothing better to do ;D. lts 50'' tip to tip, 1.25'' at the fades then tapers to 1/4'' tips. lts backed with hickory and draws 50#@25''. A splinter lifted just under the handle during tillering so l super glued it and wrapped art. sinew around it....so far so good. The handle is wrapped with Paracord 550. Thanks for looking.

 

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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2009, 07:04:21 pm »
looks great man, how high is it braced?

Offline Pat B

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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2009, 08:30:38 pm »
That's a cool little bow. I'd bet it will spit an arrow pretty well.  The brace height does look a bit high though.
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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2009, 08:47:57 pm »
Thanks! The brace is 6 1/2'' high.

Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2009, 09:45:19 pm »
I like it ,  I love seeing short bows.    50" bow drawing to 25" :o.  You got a lot of guts.  Good job getting so much draw out of a short bow.
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Offline woodstick

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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2009, 12:26:05 am »
nice i like shot bows.
a drawn bow is a stick 9/10 broken

Offline kylerprochaska

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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2009, 12:42:15 am »
Looks awesome...I wish I could make a short bow that would work for me....but my arms are too long being 6'2"  :D

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Offline zeNBowyer

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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2009, 01:41:04 am »
The  most  important thing  is  you  made  it  left-handed:)
"There's  something  immoral  about  abandoning  your  own  judgement"
Cowards always run in  packs
Ishi did not become the arrow, I suspect. The arrow became Ishi.

Offline JustAim

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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2009, 02:07:57 am »
Thanks Guys!

Offline DanaM

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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2009, 06:39:28 am »
Not bad at all for a 50" bow but looking at the string angle I bet she stacks like hell eh
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Offline JustAim

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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2009, 10:13:29 am »
Not bad at all for a 50" bow but looking at the string angle I bet she stacks like hell eh

lts not as bad as you would think it would be, judging by the string angle. l was going to steam the tips alittle bit to help prevent the problem but as you probably know ipe is a real bear to bend. Oh well, its a fun little bow to just mess around with and it does shoot pretty nice and flat.

Offline DanaM

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Re: 50'' Ipe Bow...not for (BOM)
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2009, 10:20:15 am »
I don't think any amount of steam will make ipe bend, and yes its a nice little bow :)
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