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Title: had to try it !!!
Post by: ken75 on January 06, 2011, 03:11:13 pm

heres one i finished today it is hickory backed vertical laminations of hard maple and ipe in a molle style.bow is 60 inches tip to tip and 1 1/2 at fades to 1 inch at lever fades backed with mojave rattlesnake skins from NTD. 50 lbs at 28 ,full draw will be tomorrow when the skins dry. hope yall enjoy

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: ken75 on January 06, 2011, 03:18:05 pm

few more and one of it during tillering

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: tattoo dave on January 06, 2011, 03:44:48 pm

Nice work Ken75!! I've been pondering the idea of vertical lams myself. Looks like it works just fine. I just discovered my local menards now has hickory boards in stock, picked up two today. I think I'll try something with those. There's been a lot of those molle style bows on lately. Maybe I'll give one a try too. Thanks for the inspiration!

Tattoo Dave

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Post by: Parnell on January 06, 2011, 05:03:41 pm

Nicely put together!  How wide is your ipe strip?  Great thinking Ken - the skins look great also.

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Post by: n2huntn on January 06, 2011, 09:03:50 pm

Yep, that has been tried on another forum .started out to stiffen handle area and progressed from there.its along the lines of I beam construction. Looks good too.
Jeff

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: ken75 on January 06, 2011, 09:53:42 pm

thanks Dave
Parnell ipe is 7/16th wide
thanks Jeff , i know nothing is new, but some things are different

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Post by: hillbilly61 on January 06, 2011, 09:55:39 pm

Nice looking design ken. What glue did you use to glue up the lams?

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: ken75 on January 06, 2011, 09:59:27 pm

titebond 2 is all i ever use.... im cheap !!

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Post by: PeteC on January 06, 2011, 10:50:38 pm

Very neat idea Ken.I like it. Great job. God Bless

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: n2huntn on January 06, 2011, 11:22:03 pm

Quote from: ken75 on January 06, 2011, 09:53:42 pm

thanks Jeff , i know nothing is new, but some things are different

Many discoveries have been made independently by many people and cultures. With so many forums now its hard to keep up with all the information brought forth. Lucky for us here we have people such as yourself and Rich who are willing to share yoour innovation with us all. Keep tinkering, always look forward to your post.
Jeff

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: wvarcher on January 07, 2011, 12:03:08 am

I guess there's more than one way to make a bow! nice bow, Ken.   thanks forsharing your pics.     

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: ken75 on January 07, 2011, 12:05:42 am

thanks Pete
thanks Jeff, its fun dreamin up the next project
thanks WV

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Post by: Pappy on January 07, 2011, 06:23:29 am

Looks good Ken,the skins really look good,wasn't sure how they would look on that type bow,
but now I do .Great. :) :) :) Nice work. :)
   Pappy

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Post by: Postman on January 07, 2011, 10:34:02 am

That's a new one for me - nice work!

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Post by: PeteDavis on January 07, 2011, 11:34:47 am

Vertical lams-there's something to ponder and frees up a lot of wood. Let's see how it shoots please!

PD

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Post by: Sparrow on January 07, 2011, 12:11:41 pm

 Purty    First vert. lam. I've seen. Thanks for showing it.  '  Frank

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: ken75 on January 07, 2011, 12:30:55 pm

thanks Pappy , skins worked easy too good job by nate in processing them
thanks Postman
thanks Pete , shot her some more this morning shes fine
thanks Frank , guess its been done on other forums but i hadnt seen it and decided to give it a go
heres the fulldraw not a great one but i was dealing with the sun

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: Del the cat on January 07, 2011, 02:47:56 pm

Excellent, great to see new stuff being tried... I'l bet everyone is laminating up all the scrap from the back of their bandsaws right now!
Del

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Post by: ohma on January 07, 2011, 04:39:39 pm

sure makes for a nice looking belly.with the light and dark woods.

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Post by: Almostpighunter on January 08, 2011, 12:07:13 am

That is awesome! I think it looks amazing and if it shoots as well as it looks it will be a major winner. Right up my alley too as, when it comes to bow making, I usually want to know if I "can" as opposed to whether or not I "should." That is also the moment when both genius and innovation are born...usually   ;)

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: ken75 on January 08, 2011, 11:23:45 am

thanks del , hopefully others will try it
thanks ohma
thanks Alomostp mostly its the what ifs that keep me trying

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Post by: Josh on January 17, 2011, 04:19:25 pm

Cool bow I was always wondering if you could build one this way or not... How does it shoot?  Keep em coming Ken, I never get tired of seeing your work my friend.  Bookmarked for January Backed BOM contest too.  :)

Title: Re: had to try it !!!
Post by: ken75 on January 29, 2011, 10:52:30 am

thanks Josh , thanks Scott !!, i missed these comments guys