Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Blaflair2 on July 07, 2014, 11:17:03 pm
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What to do with it? Any suggestions? I have some boo or ash or hickory to back with. What would u guys make?
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Chop sticks? ;) that's pretty narrow man, even for a kids bow
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My bad. I meant 3/8 thick.
I sorta want a bandy handle bow.
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I haven't made a board bow yet, but 3/8" seems a bit thin. IPE is some string stuff, maybe someone will chime in here soon.
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3/8ths is ample thickness. A backing of ash around 3/16ths thick and some spliced in recurves to give a bit of extra length. Also i'd use a powerlam around 16 inches long with that thickness of belly.
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60" is pretty short, but it might be doable.
Some time ago I had an ipe board that was 61" long (after that, the grain ran out) and the guys here
suggested a bendy handle, 1 1/4" wide at the fades tapering to 1/2" with a pyramid design.
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I'd use 1/8" hickory backing and build a bendy handle bow. I think you could easily build a hunting weight bow. You could do a pyramid or go out a few inched from the handle before tapering to tips.
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I would use about a 14" power lam, hickory backing and make a moderate r/d design.
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Ipe makes great bendy handle bows.
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Could someone explain a powerlam to me please?
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A power-lam is a thin, tapered piece of wood that goes between the back and belly at the handle. It stiffens the handle area.
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3/8" x !.5" will make you at least a 50ilb bow at 60".....with that width it may go up to 60lb .....thats with a stiff handle....no problem......provided you back it of course....I'd use the boo....will make an awesome bow
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Is it done yet? Got pics? Inquiring minds wanna know!
(http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo100/JW_Halverson/Elise.jpg) (http://s365.photobucket.com/user/JW_Halverson/media/Elise.jpg.html)
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you are a strange bird, er, I mean that is one strange looking bird . . . .
cool pic.
Russ
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I got it glued up, so here's what I got
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Man I wish I had a bird :(
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Back that and you'll
get a respectable bendy handle out of it.
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It's backed with boo
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Man I wish I had a bird :(
Lemme show you the scars she gave me and we'll talk about it.
Boo backed and curvatures induced. This may turn out to be a very interesting thread. Oh, the suspense!
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I'll give u a hunt how it ends of it's the sequel to the last ash backed ipe..... Bang
Hopefully this is a spinoff ;)
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What kind of bird is that JW? it's beautiful
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That's Elise, the Black Hills Raptor Center's 25 yr old redtail hawk. Total diva when the camera comes out. General pain in the sitting muscles otherwise, and possessor of my heart.
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She's beautiful. I have been trying to talk my wife into letting me get a Falcon! So far, no luck.