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Main Discussion Area => English Warbow => Topic started by: nickf on June 01, 2009, 12:26:22 pm

Title: 2 bamboo-backed ipé warbows
Post by: nickf on June 01, 2009, 12:26:22 pm
okay, I finally did some more work on the bbi's I had started quite a while ago. Both are 72" ntn, pretty short. Got one on the tillering tree, drawing 110#@30" right now. Aiming for 90#@32". I'm making this bow for a deal, I'll make a BBI warbow for 200 high quality feathers :p

other one has been done quite a while ago, and darkened quite a bit. Both will have a similar colour when finished, though. Aiming for 100-110#@32" with this one.

nocks, still unfinished

(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh367/hanshanssam/bows/2%20bbi%20warbows/Afbeelding004-1.jpg)

the staves

(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh367/hanshanssam/bows/2%20bbi%20warbows/Afbeelding008-1.jpg)

(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh367/hanshanssam/bows/2%20bbi%20warbows/Afbeelding010-1.jpg)

'bowyers mark'

(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh367/hanshanssam/bows/2%20bbi%20warbows/Afbeelding017-1.jpg)

first bow @ 30", drawing 110#. Tiller still needs to be refined

(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh367/hanshanssam/bows/2%20bbi%20warbows/Afbeelding016.jpg)

strung/unstrung

(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh367/hanshanssam/bows/2%20bbi%20warbows/Afbeelding020.jpg)

Nick

   
Title: Re: 2 bamboo-backed ipé warbows
Post by: staveshaver on June 01, 2009, 04:13:05 pm
your bows always make me jealous,nice work
Title: Re: 2 bamboo-backed ipé warbows
Post by: backgardenbowyer on June 01, 2009, 07:39:42 pm
They look really good to draw that far at only 72" length.  I made a 70lbs @ 29" bbi 71" long for shooting at the marks and thought that was pretty short!  What are the approx width/depth at the centre? I've just cut a 74" x 1 1/4 x 3/4 piece of nice dense dark ipe from a plank and am wondering whether to make a light fast field bow from it or something more beefy!

Great bows thanks for sharing them wth us.

Stan
Title: Re: 2 bamboo-backed ipé warbows
Post by: youngbowyer on June 01, 2009, 08:00:53 pm
As always, great bows! Nice tiller too.