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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bowkee on April 14, 2010, 03:45:52 am

Title: bamboom target bow
Post by: bowkee on April 14, 2010, 03:45:52 am

Hi all, I bought this bamboo pole for 5$ and made this Target Bow.
The Bow weighs in at 30#@28 64ntn.
All bamboo trilam, I glued the Planks with TB3.
The walls of the boo were not very thick to get a higher # Bow and the nodes are spaced about 14"
I got a set of about 2" because of that other than that it's a kind shooter.
The backing and String are Hemp or flax Fibers from a Floor mat, they are real long fibers are about 2 foot long and strong.


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Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: Pappy on April 14, 2010, 06:45:12 am

Nice looking bow,tiller looks great. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: hillbilly61 on April 14, 2010, 07:57:41 am

Looks good. Like the handle & hemp backing.

Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: DanaM on April 14, 2010, 08:35:11 am

Nice bow Phillip and very creative use of materials :)

Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: Orkraider on April 14, 2010, 11:45:34 am

that looks sweet! very cool. and from a $5 pole, I love it =)

Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: zenmonkeyman on April 14, 2010, 03:38:49 pm

Beautiful!  What was the diameter of the pole?

Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: Josh on April 14, 2010, 04:31:39 pm

that's pretty awesome man.   :)  Nice bow

Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: mox1968 on April 14, 2010, 06:11:15 pm

looks cool very primitive looking

Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: bowkee on April 14, 2010, 06:20:33 pm

Quote from: zenmonkeyman on April 14, 2010, 03:38:49 pm

Beautiful!  What was the diameter of the pole?

the pole was just under 3" and had cracks horizontal so I had to cut in between those.

Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: david w. on April 14, 2010, 11:27:10 pm

i like that bow :)

Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: OldBow on April 15, 2010, 12:20:44 am

This is a site for Primitive Archery and you've honored it with this bow. Bookmarked, too, for April Self BOM fun.

Title: Re: bamboom target bow
Post by: bowkee on April 15, 2010, 02:20:02 pm

Thanks all, I try to use all natural, was gonna use hide glue for the lam and backing but was not sure if that would holdup with the boo.
Thanks for the Honor.