Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: toomanyknots on June 28, 2013, 06:46:55 pm
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Here's a simple maple backed ipe pyramid bow I made recently. It is about 33# @ 28", and about 65" or so NTN. Not near as nice as adb's maple backed ipe pyramid, which was my inspiration, but I thought I would share anyhow, :).
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2102.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2102.jpg.html)
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/CopyofDSCN2111.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/CopyofDSCN2111.jpg.html)
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2114.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2114.jpg.html)
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2118.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2118.jpg.html)
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2119.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2119.jpg.html)
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2120.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2120.jpg.html)
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2121.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2121.jpg.html)
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2125.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2125.jpg.html)
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2128.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2128.jpg.html)
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2157.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2157.jpg.html)
(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb392/toomany7/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2165.jpg) (http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/toomany7/media/Maple%20Backed%20Ipe%2033%20at%2028/DSCN2165.jpg.html)
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Sweet, 2many! Nice job!!
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Nice great job on that one ;D
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That's really cool. I'd like to know how you prep the wood and glue it up and all. I see the cat is watching what you're doing and as soon as you get the bow strung it takes off :)
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That's really cool. I'd like to know how you prep the wood and glue it up and all. I see the cat is watching what you're doing and as soon as you get the bow strung it takes off :)
Thank you. What I do is rip the pieces on a bandsaw and then prepare and flatten them with a belt sander. I glued these on a form, but anymore I like inner tube rubber. I just don't like how it has been twisting my glue ups lately. I actually screwed this one up at first, I meant to glue in a power lam but I forgot as me and my wife had been arguing and I was not in the right mindset, lol. So I had to put fades in it and tiller it and stuff, where as I had planned to make a bow where it could be basically strung after glue up. Oh, and yes, those cats are very smart! ;D
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Nice one!