Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hillbilly61 on September 24, 2010, 08:43:21 am
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Well this one i'm pretty proud of and think it's going hunting with me. 1" Straight taper through the handle down to the tips at 3/8" 64" ntn 66" t2t Pulls 43 @26 I love the way it shoots. Fast flat and quiet. I've put about 125-150 arrows through it. Started off putting 2.5" reflex in and ended up with 3/4 " reflex. Sorry for the poor quality of pics. Camera phones just can't get the job done :( If there are any other pics you need, i'll do my best to pet them.
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I must be at a bad angel too much ot the boo showing
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Hillbilly,
Now that's a classic. Clean, classic, and well done, and a great tiller.....whats not to like?
rich
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That very nice,sleek,I like that. :) Now go get some blood on it. :)
Pappy
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That is really a nice bow. Love the clean lines.
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What are the woods?
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can't wait to see this one get bloody ;)
is it my imagination, or is the upper limb a little stiiff just out from the fade?
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ya I see it, its proly not enough to worry about though.
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can't wait to see this one get bloody ;)
is it my imagination, or is the upper limb a little stiiff just out from the fade?
thats what i was thinking too
but either way its still a nice looking stick
i love boo/ipe,very nice combo to make a bow from
matter of fact im trying to talk a friend out of one hes had laying around for about 3 yrs now
all glued up and floor tillered(he bought the blank) and hes never even touched it :-\
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Thanks everyone. I really like how the IPE works. Each shave off the limbs looks so nice, and love the smell of the shavings. ;D I am really surprised at how narrow and thin you can make this wood and still come out with a Strong shooter.
Rich...You can take a little credit. I like the tillering technique. Between yours and Eric's Gizmo, it helps allot
PeteDavis...The belly wood is IPE and the backing is Bamboo.
I can shave a little off the top limb if y'all think it needs it. If it's not going to last or if it would make it blow up, I wouldn't want to chance that and get hurt.
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Dude... Nice bow! I really like that combo too, makes for a very tough bow. Got it bookmarked for Sept Backed Bow of the Month contest. :)
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Nice bow, sounds like you got a real shooter.
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Nice bow. How thick is the backer and how thick is the Ipe? I'm curious of the ratios between the two, wondering if there is a performance difference.
N2
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2huntn the boo backins is just under 1/8" The thickness of the IPE goes from 1" at the handle and tapers down to 1/4" at the tips. The width at the handleis 7/8" to mid limb and tapers to 1/2" at the tips. I could have narrowed the tip a little more but just aint comfortable with thinning the tips yet.. ;D
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Thanks,
looks good like it is, may have to glue me one up too.
N2
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Great looking bow. Are you going to use cane and sharp rocks to hunt with? Bill
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Bill... Yup. Got a few ready that shoot good. Have some made up with Zewiquis (sp?) But the first few shots will be with the stones ;D Less than a month away ;D ;D ;D
n2huntn....I have 2 more pieces ready to back and looking forward to using one. I think you'll like the way it works. ;)
Was talking with ScrubBuck, and found out he only lives a few miles from me. Going to give him one with a boo backing and help him get it glued up ;)