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Offline NTD

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First BBO finished (RIP another bamboo failure)
« on: April 03, 2010, 08:49:56 pm »
I got this Osage as 2 36" slats from Timo in trade and the bamboo came from James Parker in trade as well.  The Bow is 62" ntn, 1 1/4" wide, tapers to 1/2" nocks.  Very mild Reflex Delfex.  52#'s @29".  I really enjoyed working with this wood and can see why people rave about osage.  I love the way a sharp scraper peels away a shaving. 


Look my nocks are even ;D




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Re: First BBO finished
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2010, 09:31:17 pm »
Incredible bow!!  What are the stat's on draw weight/power etc? 

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Re: First BBO finished
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2010, 09:34:28 pm »
Thanks Hatch, Knew I was forgetting something.  Added it up top but it's 52# @ 29".
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Re: First BBO finished
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2010, 10:48:22 pm »
Very nice looking bow, your making good progress....keep them coming ;)
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Re: First BBO finished
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2010, 11:55:53 pm »
Nice job Nate! Glad those slats worked out well for ya. ;)
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Offline Jesse

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Re: First BBO finished
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2010, 11:58:29 pm »
Great job on that one. Looks really good :)
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Re: First BBO finished
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2010, 11:59:07 pm »
Thanks guys for the nice words.  Thanks Tim, I'll be getting a hold of you soon for some more ;)  Maybe some of that dark stuff ;D
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Re: First BBO finished
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2010, 12:10:43 am »
Beautiful !
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Re: First BBO finished
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2010, 12:40:45 am »
Very nicely done. I like the look of those woods together.
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Offline NTD

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Re: First BBO finished (RIP another bamboo failure)
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2010, 09:56:49 pm »
So this bow ended up popping a splinter in the bamboo.  I superglued it down and wrapped it with silk and then saturated that with super glue.  I shot it about 50 more times and then this happened.  I wasn't very happy and it's a good thing there weren't any young ears around. 



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Re: First BBO finished (RIP another bamboo failure)
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2010, 11:29:35 pm »
that sucks! >:(
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Re: First BBO finished (RIP another bamboo failure)
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2010, 01:07:31 am »
what kind of bamboo did you use?
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Re: First BBO finished (RIP another bamboo failure)
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2010, 02:33:02 am »
Not sure of the species
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Re: First BBO finished (RIP another bamboo failure)
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2010, 02:41:36 am »
That is too bad, it was a very nice bow.  George
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Re: First BBO finished (RIP another bamboo failure)
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2010, 04:05:28 am »
To bad, sorry to see that Nathen; it was a really nice bow!
I believe you did not give it enough longitudinal support!
I had a splinter lifting on a bamboo backed Osage I have made years back after I shot it for a very long time; after supergluing the splinter down I epoxied on a 4" long patch of umbrella silk, saturated that with epoxy from the outside, wrapped into the wet glue and saturated that wrapping again from the outside, using Aceton to get a nice smooth surface.
Shot this bow A LOT in the past two years, pulling it to 29"!
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