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Offline Del the cat

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Monkey Bow Lives Again
« on: August 14, 2014, 01:41:38 pm »
I forgot Monkey Bow was 26" draw and a tip snapped off when I drew it to 28"  ::) >:(.
I spliced on new slightly longer levers giving it a 28" draw 'cos it's such a fun novelty bow.
Now you guys are always posting pics of your cute litte daughters and grand kids with bows.
So here's my 'little girl' at full draw.
She gets hitched at the end of the month :o... I expect she'll have some shoes by then  :laugh:
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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2014, 01:54:40 pm »
The picture was all weird :o... I've saved it at different resolution rather than re-sizing it. Seems to have fixed it.
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2014, 02:13:12 pm »
Cool design Del,  love the siyahs. How does it shoot now?
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2014, 02:16:58 pm »
Quote from: wizardgoat on August 14, 2014, 02:13:12 pm
Cool design Del,  love the siyahs. How does it shoot now?
He shoot pretty smooth and sweet. I haven't checked the draw weight  (I'll nip out and do it now!) or speed,I just wanted to salvage it as a great bow for demonstrating and have a go days. Kids love it when I shoot a whistling arrow.
Dunno if I posted a front view to show why he's called Monkey bow.
This is what the stave looked like when I cut off the odd branches...
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2014, 02:19:43 pm »
kinda looks like E.T to me lol
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2014, 02:24:05 pm »
Just weighed it, it's only 36# @ 28". The stave has a ton of natural deflex. I could take that out, but I don't want to risk smashing it a third time!
maybe I could pull it 32" now?  ::) >:D :o ... just kidding.
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Offline scp

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2014, 03:00:27 pm »
So lovely to be too disruptive. ;) Can you show us how you attached the siyahs and with what?
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2014, 03:06:03 pm »
Quote from: scp on August 14, 2014, 03:00:27 pm
So lovely to be too disruptive. ;) Can you show us how you attached the siyahs and with what?
Yes, it's all in my blog starting here:-
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/stupidity-in-higher-primates.html
It's basically a V splice but done round the other way to a wide limbed Asiatic bow due to the narrow limbs and a binding of linen thread with low viscosity CA on it.
Mind if you seach for monkey bow and Elder you can follow all the way back to when I found the fallen limb of Elder!
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2014, 04:11:20 pm »
what was the draw weight and arrow weight for the chrono test,, nice set up,,
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2014, 05:00:34 pm »
Quote from: bradsmith2010 on August 14, 2014, 04:11:20 pm
what was the draw weight and arrow weight for the chrono test,, nice set up,,
That chrono' test on the blog was the 70# Yew ELB, the 11/32" arrows weigh 450gn the 5/16" shaft arrows 380gn
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2014, 05:24:40 pm »
Cool face, like some plant spirit from the ancient time or something!  :o
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Offline John D

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2014, 06:08:35 pm »
When I saw that face, it made me think of this one:



However, I fully support your naming it Monkey Bow, cause that is way more fun!!  Good save; very cool. 

John D.

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Offline coyote1956

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« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2014, 09:23:48 pm »
The monkey bow face is just like the picture !!!   kinda spooky !!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2014, 10:25:35 pm »
Good save Del, the bow looks good and so does your cute 'little girl's' archery form. Also congrats to her on her upcoming wedding, it will be a proud day for old Del. :)
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Re: Monkey Bow Lives Again
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2014, 12:59:21 am »
Nice!!!! Long live the monkey ;)
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