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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Marc St Louis on February 09, 2014, 08:43:03 pm

Title: BBY Recurve
Post by: Marc St Louis on February 09, 2014, 08:43:03 pm: I finished this one a couple days ago for someone on the west coast. It's 64" long with 1 3/8" wide shallow D section limbs with 3/8" wide nocks. I glued in some 4" of reflex and she's kept just over 1". She pulls just over 60# @ 28". The ring count on the Yew is fairly low but the density is fairly high. It was clean wood except for a small knot near one recurve. I shot it some using a 700 grain arrow and it's fast. Here's a couple pics

(http://i.imgur.com/eMiFedC.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/WUloYu1.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/cbLgesV.jpg)
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Post by: Arrowind on February 09, 2014, 08:47:32 pm: Your bows are always very inspiring! That one is no exception! Awesome!
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Post by: burchett.donald on February 09, 2014, 08:55:04 pm: Excellent Marc, Your tiller is as good as it gets every time I look at your work 8)
Don
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Post by: huisme on February 09, 2014, 08:56:02 pm: Oo, oo, I'm on the west coast!
Sorta.
;)

This is incredible Marc. Inspiring.
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Post by: mwosborn on February 09, 2014, 09:02:41 pm: Yep the tiller is spot on - you make them look beautiful at full draw.
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Post by: Marc St Louis on February 09, 2014, 09:04:43 pm: Thanks guys

This design is a power house of energy. If it would have been strictly a hunting bow I would have made it a bit shorter but the fellow wants to do some target shooting as well
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 09, 2014, 09:10:37 pm: Very nicely done,Marc. jawge
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Post by: BOWMAN53 on February 09, 2014, 09:31:26 pm: That's amazing.
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Post by: Dances with squirrels on February 09, 2014, 10:14:48 pm: Nice job, Marc. Boo and yew are a lovely combo... light and lively.
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Post by: adb on February 09, 2014, 10:37:17 pm: Nice! So... how did you do the recurves with the bamboo backing??
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Post by: PatM on February 09, 2014, 11:09:36 pm: Nice one Marc.

adb Bamboo bends readily with a heat gun. Not sure if that's what Marc does of course.
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Post by: IdahoMatt on February 10, 2014, 12:20:21 am: Wow Marc that combo looks amazing. I love the full draw shot.
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Post by: Peacebow_Coos on February 10, 2014, 02:15:46 am: Dang +1 everybody, thats a beauty, elegant lines
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Post by: vinemaplebows on February 10, 2014, 02:20:09 am: Very nice Marc. :)
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Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 10, 2014, 07:14:16 am: That's a mean machine Marc.
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Post by: SLIMBOB on February 10, 2014, 08:03:38 am: That looks like a screamer!
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Post by: Pappy on February 10, 2014, 08:06:14 am: Beautiful bow Marc as we have come to expect from you. :)
Pappy
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Post by: Marc St Louis on February 10, 2014, 08:14:09 am: Thanks guys

Yew does heat bend with a heat gun, most of the time. In this case the recurves were steam bent and then the Bamboo backing glued on. The deflex is glued in
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Post by: blackhawk on February 10, 2014, 08:48:08 am: I guess its OK ... ::) :laugh:
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Post by: NeolithicMan on February 10, 2014, 09:37:25 am: Another sweet bow man! I love your arrow shelfs! I gotta work up the courage to try one that deep into the handle some time.
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Post by: Stixnstones on February 10, 2014, 11:23:28 am: agin , top shelf , been a fan for awhile
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Post by: Marc St Louis on February 10, 2014, 01:58:46 pm: Thanks again guys, except for maybe chickenhawk there... :)
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Post by: bushboy on February 10, 2014, 02:35:54 pm: Another beauty!looks very quick!what diameter bamboo did you use?thx's!
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Post by: dbb on February 10, 2014, 02:43:43 pm: Sweet and sleek,looks like a fun bow to shoot.
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Post by: mullet on February 10, 2014, 03:08:38 pm: That looks sweet, Marc. I bet that 64 inches makes for a smooth draw.
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Post by: Shamusrobert on February 10, 2014, 03:37:06 pm: I love the look of these types of bows that you make. And that tiller... :o
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Post by: Marc St Louis on February 11, 2014, 07:43:28 am: Thanks guys.

I didn't cut the Bamboo I used as I'm too far North for Bamboo to grow here. I got it from James Parker but it looks like it came from at least 3"poles
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Post by: blackhawk on February 11, 2014, 08:04:01 am: Quote from: Marc St Louis on February 10, 2014, 01:58:46 pm
Thanks again guys, except for maybe chickenhawk there... :)

:laugh: :laugh: ...I need to make me another backed lam yew bow....they make a wicked combo,n dare I say I like em better than an unbacked yew self bow :o,whether it be boo,hickory,maple,sinew etc...
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Post by: WhitefeatherFout on February 11, 2014, 12:46:56 pm: That looks outstanding. Bet it packs a good punch.
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Post by: beetlebailey1977 on February 11, 2014, 03:51:01 pm: A nice one........he should love it.
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Post by: Badger on February 11, 2014, 03:53:52 pm: I don't think you could have a more perfect design for a woodbow Mark. Can't get enough of looking at the bows you put out.
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Post by: raylbird on February 11, 2014, 04:00:35 pm: I keep going back to this one. I have yet to build a bamboo backed bow but would love to build one with that profile and love the full draw bend. Have you done a build along for one of those?