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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: akila on March 28, 2014, 10:43:38 am

Title: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: akila on March 28, 2014, 10:43:38 am

HI, this is the last bow that i made..from the same material that i used for making those long bows..ipe-boo and a short stripp of black-locust on the handle area to make a little more rigid...the bow is 58" long ntn, and it has a small R/D shape...
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3280059_zpsd79079c4.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3280059_zpsd79079c4.jpg.html)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3280060_zpsf8450146.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3280060_zpsf8450146.jpg.html)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3280061_zpsca087ea5.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3280061_zpsca087ea5.jpg.html)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3280064_zpsf3369736.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3280064_zpsf3369736.jpg.html)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3280057_zpsf177808c.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3280057_zpsf177808c.jpg.html)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x212/Akila_07/P3280078_zpsa474fc2b.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/Akila_07/media/P3280078_zpsa474fc2b.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: ohma2 on March 28, 2014, 10:58:59 am

you do some beautifull work and your tiller is perfect as far as im concerened

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: IdahoMatt on March 28, 2014, 11:21:53 am

Super cool bow man.  I like the look of the lams on that one :)

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: Pat B on March 28, 2014, 11:28:51 am

Very nice bow, Akila. Beautiful materials, craftsmanship and full draw pic.

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: Dan K on March 28, 2014, 12:08:06 pm

Sweet looking bow. How's it shoot?

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: dwardo on March 28, 2014, 12:19:02 pm

Great shape and finish. Looks like a joy to shoot at that weight too.

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: PAHunter on March 28, 2014, 01:35:07 pm

Sweet!!  Love the colors!  Good job man.

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: rps3 on March 28, 2014, 01:45:23 pm

beautiful blend of color.

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: smoke on March 28, 2014, 04:12:12 pm

Very nice indeed!  Almost Egyptian in style.

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: ajooter on March 28, 2014, 08:45:16 pm

Thats simply awesome!

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: toomanyknots on March 28, 2014, 08:59:42 pm

You are busting out some sweet bows!

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 28, 2014, 09:48:34 pm

How was the IPE to work I have some but afraid to work it a friend of mine had a bad reaction to it.

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: mikekeswick on March 29, 2014, 03:59:01 am

Nice looking bow!
Trapper - ipe dust is plain nasty! But good airflow and a quality dustmask will see you alright :) 

Title: Re: Kind of an indian bow..:)..ipe-boo-45lbs@ 28"
Post by: akila on March 29, 2014, 08:42:10 am

Hello..thank you  all for your compliments...ipe , is really nasty i have to say, specialy when you work with sandpaper on it...and this thing happents aniway when u finish the bow, to make it look smooth...so, wear a mask..even a cheap one, but wear a mask...otherwise you will feel like  u sniffed pepper on your nose..:))),,,and, another advice...iff u use it for laminated bows, u need to scrach to surface of the ipe, with something that has teeth...to leave some marks on the ipe..i dont know how its called...those blades used to cut iron with...or u could use sandpaper nr 40...this way the bond betwen ipe, and what you want to use for backing, wll be really good..