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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Mark Smeltzer on October 30, 2018, 01:32:56 am

Title: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Mark Smeltzer on October 30, 2018, 01:32:56 am

Bamboo,  Bubinga,  Red Elm lams.
64" 40# @ 28"
(https://beta-static.photobucket.com/images/k100/Bowmakr/0/44ee995b-dd25-4e1a-93b8-8287741def8f-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Bowmakr/p/44ee995b-dd25-4e1a-93b8-8287741def8f)
(https://beta-static.photobucket.com/images/k100/Bowmakr/0/46c2ddee-59ef-4259-bab1-f13a1699c2d4-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Bowmakr/p/46c2ddee-59ef-4259-bab1-f13a1699c2d4)
(https://beta-static.photobucket.com/images/k100/Bowmakr/0/0b1b3d96-ec21-4ff7-bca7-1e03793aa0ca-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Bowmakr/p/0b1b3d96-ec21-4ff7-bca7-1e03793aa0ca)
(https://beta-static.photobucket.com/images/k100/Bowmakr/0/ba7bf16a-bcb3-4b8b-bcad-53e00812ff4f-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Bowmakr/p/ba7bf16a-bcb3-4b8b-bcad-53e00812ff4f)
(https://beta-static.photobucket.com/images/k100/Bowmakr/0/ba7bf16a-bcb3-4b8b-bcad-53e00812ff4f-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Bowmakr/p/ba7bf16a-bcb3-4b8b-bcad-53e00812ff4f)
(https://beta-static.photobucket.com/images/k100/Bowmakr/0/1256860f-ce68-4c93-990b-7e25e0cbdd9e-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Bowmakr/p/1256860f-ce68-4c93-990b-7e25e0cbdd9e)

(https://beta-static.photobucket.com/images/k100/Bowmakr/0/41ea7a2a-592b-47f4-901b-05605aeca99f-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Bowmakr/p/41ea7a2a-592b-47f4-901b-05605aeca99f)

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: bjrogg on October 30, 2018, 02:51:06 am

Nice

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: simk on October 30, 2018, 04:04:53 am

Beautiful piece out of a pro's workshop! One time in the future i'd love to own a bow like this. Cheers

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: upstatenybowyer on October 30, 2018, 05:37:19 am

Way to go Mark! The tiller looks awesome.  (-S

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Knoll on October 30, 2018, 05:41:43 am

Handsome. Congrats, sir.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Stixnstones on October 30, 2018, 05:50:40 am

Beautiful bow... looks like dream to shoot.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Bayou Ben on October 30, 2018, 07:29:32 am

Nice work Mark...I'm imagining how smooth that bow is to draw right now.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Mark Smeltzer on October 30, 2018, 07:43:20 am

Thank you!! They feel like a high early draw wt but smooth in the end. I need to do a draw force curve.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Pat B on October 30, 2018, 07:55:52 am

Well done!   8)   :OK

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: ohma2 on October 30, 2018, 09:05:21 am

I like that red elm.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Badger on October 30, 2018, 10:05:49 am

  Beautiful bow, I think the price on red elm may have just gone up a tad.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Aaron H on October 30, 2018, 10:36:45 am

Very nice looking bow, great bend too

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Halfbow on October 30, 2018, 01:53:12 pm

Gorgeous craftsmanship. I'm curious what the unbraced profile looks like.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Mark Smeltzer on October 30, 2018, 03:03:25 pm

Thanks for the nice comments! Here is the unbraced profile .
(https://beta-static.photobucket.com/images/k100/Bowmakr/0/9e3818df-ab42-42e4-abeb-1654bd8da792-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Bowmakr/p/9e3818df-ab42-42e4-abeb-1654bd8da792)

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: leonwood on October 30, 2018, 03:08:27 pm

Beautiful tiller and awesome bow! Any special reason for a quad lam? Would’t two or three perform the same but be easier to build? Or maybe you build glass bows as well and have all the tapers worked out?

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Mark Smeltzer on October 30, 2018, 03:22:29 pm

I have tried 2 and 3 lams in the past and I feel as if the extra glue line helps it hold the profile much better and to make the glue line perfect on the belly it's much easier with two thin lams than one thicker one.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Bayou Ben on October 30, 2018, 03:31:22 pm

Now I really like this bow.  I would be showing off that profile if it was my bow 

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: leonwood on October 30, 2018, 03:36:10 pm

Quote from: Mark Smeltzer on October 30, 2018, 03:22:29 pm

I have tried 2 and 3 lams in the past and I feel as if the extra glue line helps it hold the profile much better and to make the glue line perfect on the belly it's much easier with two thin lams than one thicker one.

Thanks!  Will try that some time. I did a lot of tri-lams with bamboo back, iipe belly and different cores and they keep their profile really good. Mostly using titebond3 but never tried elm or hickory or other non tropical woods.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: Mark Smeltzer on October 30, 2018, 03:46:21 pm

Thank you!! I feel like the extra lams/glue lines help hold the profile better. It definitely is easier with two thin lams than one thick lam on the belly ramps....that's a fairly sharp bend.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: silent sniper on October 31, 2018, 10:13:45 am

Mark, beautiful work as usual! Your bows are an inspiration of what an advanced wood bow design can look like! SS

Title: Re: Bamboo backed Red Elm quad lam
Post by: backtowood B2W on October 31, 2018, 01:37:03 pm

Cool bow , looks very sleek
Bttw