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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Lehtis on August 18, 2023, 05:52:24 am

Title: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: Lehtis on August 18, 2023, 05:52:24 am

One more bow for myself again. This time Moso Bamboo back, Purple Heart core, Osage Orange belly, water buffalo horn nocks and arrow pass and leather round the handle. String will be polyester, BCY55 to meet IFAA´s competition rules. Laminates glued together with Smooth-On EA40 and the bow has got eight layers fo TruOil.

Shaping went almost normally but during tillering the extension slice at handle popped out (too much pressure during gluing?) so I had to replace it with new wood. I secured it with cone shaped pegs and so far the bow works fine. The bow is 69 3/4" ntn and measures 74 lbs @ 28".

Title: Re: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: Lehtis on August 18, 2023, 05:53:12 am

Some more...

Title: Re: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: Lehtis on August 18, 2023, 05:54:31 am

... and more ...

Title: Re: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: Lehtis on August 18, 2023, 05:59:09 am

... some more ...

Title: Re: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: Lehtis on August 18, 2023, 05:59:53 am

... and the final ones.

Title: Re: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: Pappy on August 18, 2023, 08:38:12 am

Wow that is a beauty, love colors. Nice work. Pappy

Title: Re: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: WhistlingBadger on August 18, 2023, 09:18:13 am

That is a very nice looking bow!  Well done.

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Post by: Selfbowman on August 18, 2023, 11:41:53 am

Looks good .

Title: Re: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: superdav95 on August 18, 2023, 03:32:40 pm

Awesome looking bow.  That’s impressive to full draw that 74lbs!  I could probably do it but I’d be hurting after and my accuracy would be gone to say the least.  My limit is 60lbs and retaining any degree of accuracy.  Bad shoulders from work related injuries lol.  Anyway very nice bow as usual sir.  Keep it up and good luck at your competition. 

Title: Re: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: Lehtis on August 19, 2023, 12:42:40 am

Thanks guys!
I’ve been using, now and earlier, +/-80 pounders with pretty good success in national and international competitions. The only problem with these bows is that I can’t get rid off my older bows because of no one can/want shoot them… and my wife complains that they take too much space in our house…  :D

Title: Re: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: Selfbowman on August 19, 2023, 09:15:12 am

Yes that becomes a problem. In my case everyone that use to shoot fifty pound bows want 39 pound bows now. I build a lot of fifty pound bows for flight . They all can’t be great bows. My wife thinks the same about it.🤠🤠

Title: Re: Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB Stylish bow
Post by: bjrogg on August 19, 2023, 10:39:07 am

Well fortunately for me I have lots of room to horde bows. Mine and other bowyers.

Nice bow Lentis. I’m still comfortable with 50lbs but guessing that’s going day is coming.

Bjrogg