Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hawkbow on January 29, 2010, 04:40:37 pm
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I am building an Ipe bow for a young kid.. 60 inch bow,.. anyway it is coming out great and seems to bend evenly on the tiller.. my question is ..this is a straight grained board bow.. Do I need to back it to keep it from breaking? poundage is going to be about 30# at 26..it seems fine so far, I am still scraping to get my final tiller... thanks for any input! Hawk
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I have seen unbacked Ipe bows here before, and you say the grain is straight so I would just go for it and shoot the heck outta it before I give it to the child. I think i would also put a linen cloth backing on it at least just to be safe. It is going to a kid afterall... they can be pretty tough on stuff sometimes. :) -josh
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I think it would be a good idea, Hawk. I've made a few, one without a backing that was a succesful shooter. The grain was straight and out of nowhere with an arrow knocked - whamo! Ipe splinters are nasty stuff, too. I'm sure you know.
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Back it... ;) just for Peace of mind
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I think I'd back it with silk or rawhide, just to be safe.
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Where are the photos?
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I backed it with elk hide.. and am waiting for it to dry.. thanks guys .. will post pics later ..Hawk
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Cool never seen an elk backed ipe before. :) Good idea to back it. Like mentioned it would most likely be fine but Kids will test the limits of durability.