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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Lehtis on January 15, 2016, 11:40:50 am

Title: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: Lehtis on January 15, 2016, 11:40:50 am

Just finalized this bow which also caused some problems like my other project (Bamboo-Cumaru-Massaranduba) introduced in another chain. Because of the "scrap" quality of osage from web shops (you US guys get the better billets...;-), a branch residue started to generate splinters outside of the handle area in the lowerlimb during tillering and I had to patch it with a slice of osage. Unfortunately this patching was not sufficient and I had to fasten that spot with dacron after test shooting the bow. Anyway, it´s now smooth to draw bow and otherwse behaves well.

First the Osage Orange billets have been W-joined with epoxy, then all the slices have been glued together with some reflex with Unibond-800 and left over osage added on handle to give thickness. The nocks are from domesticated water buffalo horns (upper one rare white) and the strike plate from cow horn. The string is 16 strands of dacron and the handle is made of leather got from my old bag. After test shoots some dacron was added to secure the probelm spot below the handle. A tassel added as decoration at that spot as well. Several layers of TruOil has been used to seal the bow, also the dacron band. Other specifications can be seen in the pictures.

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: Dances with squirrels on January 15, 2016, 01:41:36 pm

Very nice.

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: Pelo on January 15, 2016, 09:14:13 pm

That white horn looks great. Thought you had turned it out of plastic when I first looked at it.

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on January 15, 2016, 09:16:36 pm

Great looking bow. You made the repair look intentional with the tassel. Looks nice to me.

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: Forest_Farmer on February 28, 2016, 08:30:51 am

Very nice looking bow, and I love the classic tips! Well done.
Ed

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: BowEd on February 28, 2016, 08:52:54 am

Great looking powerful bow.Excellent work.You like the way it's shooting yourself?

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: Stixnstones on February 28, 2016, 10:01:35 am

great lookin bow, looks like it zips an arra.

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: Steve Milbocker on February 28, 2016, 10:15:04 am

That's a beauty! An ELB is on my short list:)

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: Badger on February 28, 2016, 11:35:03 am

  Beautiful job!

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: Dances with squirrels on February 28, 2016, 04:14:09 pm

Again, very nice. Those are some sexy curves. And those horn tips are very well done. I like that bow a lot. How does it shoot?

I have all the components for that too...... hmmmmmm

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on February 28, 2016, 04:27:00 pm

That's a slick bow. Like the tips

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: Lehtis on March 03, 2016, 02:26:55 am

Sorry to report but the bow gave up. After several hundreds of arrows a crack apppeared under the patched area and the lower limb started to bend excessively. Up to that the bow was nice to shoot.

I'll reuse the horn tips and the handle leather in coming projects....

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: ajooter on March 03, 2016, 12:27:50 pm

Very sorry to hear that....it was a beautiful bow...but I'm sure you have others in progress...your a very talented Bowyer sir.

Title: Re: Bamboo-Ipe-Osage Orange LB
Post by: Lehtis on March 03, 2016, 01:19:02 pm

No worries... as we tend to say here in Finland: Head up and ahead against new disappointments... ;-)