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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bubby on September 02, 2011, 07:15:15 pm

Title: maple backed gonco alves with a red oak belly fix( full draw added)
Post by: bubby on September 02, 2011, 07:15:15 pm

this is a light # bow that I made in about5 hrs total working time,maple backed gonco alves with glued on recurves/ walnut tips. it was bending to much at the fades so i took some belly cuts off of a red oak bow steamed them and bent to match the fades and glued them on. It's 25# @ 25", just a good starter bow for a kid or woman to get into shooting, 66" ttt and 1 1/4" at the fades(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade001-23.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade002-23.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade003-23.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade004-20.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade005-19.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade006-18.jpg)
not counting the glue dry time this bow build went fast, tell me what ya think, Bub

Title: Re: maple backed gonco alves with a red oak belly fix
Post by: half eye on September 02, 2011, 07:52:38 pm

Bubby, Really like the color contrast, and looks to have the classic longbow profile. Your finish work is top drawer, as usuall. what is there to NOT like?
rich

Title: Re: maple backed gonco alves with a red oak belly fix
Post by: Gus on September 02, 2011, 08:51:31 pm

Man,

I'm liking the looks of this bow a lot.
Like the way you built up the Bit-O-Recurve there.

-gus

Title: Re: maple backed gonco alves with a red oak belly fix
Post by: SA on September 02, 2011, 09:52:59 pm

5 hrs wow thats movin. i can barley get one roughed out and shaped in that time ,good job nice lookin bow.

Title: Re: maple backed gonco alves with a red oak belly fix
Post by: Elktracker on September 02, 2011, 11:15:24 pm

Cool little bow! the finish looks nice on that! Well done as usuall!

Josh

Title: Re: maple backed gonco alves with a red oak belly fix
Post by: ErictheViking on September 02, 2011, 11:27:37 pm

Excellent save bubby. finish work as Rich said is very nice.

Title: Re: maple backed gonco alves with a red oak belly fix
Post by: bryan irwin on September 02, 2011, 11:37:09 pm

cool bow looks good.

Title: Re: maple backed gonco alves with a red oak belly fix( full draw added)
Post by: bubby on September 08, 2011, 04:36:37 pm

finally got time for a money shot, this wood seems to make a nice bow but i was thinking it would be simallar to epe, and it's not, works real nice but it's a little soft, i think it has to have tip overlays to be safe, but it does work nice, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade001-24.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/blade002-24.jpg)