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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« on: April 12, 2012, 04:39:10 pm »
Belly turned out flatter than I had hoped.  But otherwise it was a club.








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Offline Dauntless

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2012, 06:05:41 pm »
Looks great, love the tips.

Doesn't take much of that pair to make a stiff bow  :D
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2012, 07:08:56 pm »
Sorry I was in a rush.

72" lnog 48# @ 28" can be drawn further.  Ebony and antler tips and antler arrow pass inlay.  R/L handed.  Inlay on both sides.  Love this grip method and Ipe looks so rich.

What to name it?
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2012, 07:21:25 pm »
I never heard of a middle aged man whose belly was flatter than he planned. I sure don't have that problem.

Nice looking bow. I love Ipe and Boo together.
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2012, 07:37:05 pm »
Very nice! like the tips and arrow pass. sweet full draw too.
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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2012, 07:56:23 pm »
nice looking longbow.....
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2012, 08:30:38 pm »
I have that problem also!.... My pants are all falling down!.  Oatmeal once a day and cut way back on the midnight snacking.
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2012, 08:31:12 pm »
Very nice bow Prarie, Love the tips and the contrast with the boo and Ipe
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2012, 08:45:19 pm »
Making these tricked up plain sticks is kinda fun.  When I started I was all about the arrow shelf and the modern looking tip overlays.  At this rate in 4 months I'll be making and using survival bows from limbs, with the bark on.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2012, 08:53:14 pm »
Nice job, crisp looking tips :).
If I'm allowed to criticise, I'd say maybe use a straight edge when you are pricking througfh the holes in the leather, the rest of the work is so nice (folded edges are a nice detail) it just seems a shame to have wobbly stitching.
I push through the holes with an awl every 5mm using a steel rule as a guide before stitching.
5mm works well, not so fine that it takes for ever and not so coarse that it looks rough.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2012, 11:42:43 pm »
Nice bow, PB. Is that 3 laminations I see? Boo back, ipe belly, and ? core?
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2012, 01:31:07 am »
Quote from: Del the cat on April 12, 2012, 08:53:14 pm
Nice job, crisp looking tips :).
If I'm allowed to criticise, I'd say maybe use a straight edge when you are pricking througfh the holes in the leather, the rest of the work is so nice (folded edges are a nice detail) it just seems a shame to have wobbly stitching.
I push through the holes with an awl every 5mm using a steel rule as a guide before stitching.
5mm works well, not so fine that it takes for ever and not so coarse that it looks rough.
Del

Thanks for the tip.  I wish all that was wobbly about me was my stitching.  I do kinda get into this "get it done" frame of mind.  I was out of real thread . . . so I used b-50 dacron. :-[

Great tip on the ruler.  I started that way but I couldn't figure out how to NOT have some scratch line or ink line visible.  Oh and I dn't have an awl right now.  I just took a heavy duty sewing needle and sharpened the tip to a triangle cross section and shove it through with a thimble.

Thanks
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2012, 01:32:43 am »
Lesken,

Carbonized Boo core.  I'd love to have had some of the non carbonized for the contrast.
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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2012, 05:22:32 am »
Quote from: Prarie Bowyer on April 13, 2012, 01:31:07 am
Quote from: Del the cat on April 12, 2012, 08:53:14 pm
Nice job, crisp looking tips :).
If I'm allowed to criticise, I'd say maybe use a straight edge when you are pricking througfh the holes in the leather, the rest of the work is so nice (folded edges are a nice detail) it just seems a shame to have wobbly stitching.
I push through the holes with an awl every 5mm using a steel rule as a guide before stitching.
5mm works well, not so fine that it takes for ever and not so coarse that it looks rough.
Del

Thanks for the tip.  I wish all that was wobbly about me was my stitching.  I do kinda get into this "get it done" frame of mind.  I was out of real thread . . . so I used b-50 dacron. :-[

Great tip on the ruler.  I started that way but I couldn't figure out how to NOT have some scratch line or ink line visible.  Oh and I dn't have an awl right now.  I just took a heavy duty sewing needle and sharpened the tip to a triangle cross section and shove it through with a thimble.

Thanks
Actually the stitching is often on a bit of a curve so you may need to shuffle the rule slightly as you go, but you get the idea.
I couldn't find an awl anywher, so in the end I made one from a real cheapo electricians screwdriver . I crushed the plastic handle in the vice to get it off and made a chunnky ball handle from a scrap of wood.
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/leatherwork.html
This blog entry might be useful.
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Re: Bamboo, Ipe Laminated ELB.
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2012, 07:19:13 am »
Very nice bow,tiller looks good and the finish work is very nice also. :)
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