Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Norwotuck on October 04, 2010, 08:25:06 pm
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I want to make a self bow from Ipe. should I make it bias grain or edge ring? Ive tried to follow a ring on the piece I have and it seems very difficult to follow, but I've broken two edge ring attempts.
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I want to make a self bow from Ipe. should I make it bias grain or edge ring? Ive tried to follow a ring on the piece I have and it seems very difficult to follow, but I've broken two edge ring attempts.
Ipe that I have is nearly impossible to even see the rings let alone follow one! ::)
Ipe is great in compression but not so great in tension (IMHO)....might be better and safer to back it with hickory or boo. Just a thought.
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Quarter sawn wood should work fine.
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Nor i would and have used quartersawn on it . round the edges of the back good and tiller well and you should have a shooter .heres two i did recently
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I made one and it is very difficult to follow ring growth so I just used an unknown decking board and backed it with sinew. I covered that with red fish skin and scalloped the belly for looks only. It was about 60 inches and 38 lb at 271/2".
It shot really well and I loved it-until someone stole it!! from my front door where I foolish left it for 1/2hour before I remembered. Sometimes it's the quick and the dead around here.
But a self ipe bow is perfectly possible with sinew back for safety
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I've never seen any Ipe planks that have the grain running in a proper "quartersawn" pattern. I get twisted grain patterns so use backing strips of hickory and I've also used maple that works fine. Would like to make an unbacked one, but having broke a couple would rather back it for security and longevity.
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Parnell, I have wasted a lot of wood cutting to get close to the grain orientation I want. Ill cut tapers off in two directions trying to get there.