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Dustybaer

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Re: ipe-bamboo-holmegaard
« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2009, 04:02:35 am »
beautiful bow.  excellent workmanship.  i'm not surprised it outshoots the recurves  ;D  it is a brilliant design (and one of the oldest known to man, which i find particularly intriguing  ;D)
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« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2009, 10:58:50 pm »
 I like that design. I seem to be doing that the more I work with bamboo backing.
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Offline Little John

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Re: ipe-bamboo-holmegaard
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2009, 08:28:19 am »
Don't forget to post the filight test results as in arrow weight, draw length and yardage.
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« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2009, 08:33:47 am »
Beautiful bow.Very well done.Has to be a sweet shooter. :)
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Re: ipe-bamboo-holmegaard
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2009, 08:34:02 am »
That's a wicked looking bow.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: ipe-bamboo-holmegaard
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2009, 09:55:02 am »
Very nice bow. 

You're right, the tips could stand to lose a bit more weight
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Re: ipe-bamboo-holmegaard
« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2009, 10:44:34 am »
Thanks for the compliments and advice and some one asked what glue I used , it was epoxy, I felt that the tips could be thinned Marc but I,m a bit nervous about it!!!
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« Reply #22 on: July 30, 2009, 08:38:47 pm »
Slick Bow!! Very well done!

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Re: ipe-bamboo-holmegaard
« Reply #23 on: August 10, 2009, 02:56:58 pm »
Is  there  anything more  beautiful than  bamboo with nodes, backed with  IPE.....
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Re: ipe-bamboo-holmegaard
« Reply #24 on: August 10, 2009, 03:05:55 pm »
I've just sealed it with a few coats of Danish oil, I usually use varnish but it is so damp over here the background moisture goes thru the varnish then you cant get it out again!  I'm hoping this oil will let the bow breath  more and not just trap moisture! this a big problem for me !!! Any advice anyone out there? I'll post another pic soon with the handle decoration.  Didnt get many votes for bow of the month , but I'll bet it outshoots them all >:D
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Offline Cromm

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« Reply #25 on: August 10, 2009, 03:37:46 pm »
Well I think it was a winner!!!
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Re: ipe-bamboo-holmegaard
« Reply #26 on: August 10, 2009, 04:59:05 pm »
That is one sweet holmegaard!!  How did you make a bow that has so little working limb have absolutely NO string follow?  ???  ???  I can't even seem to make a bow with 32"of working limb on both top and bottom have less than an inch of stringfollow.  Great work!    :)   -josh
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Re: ipe-bamboo-holmegaard
« Reply #27 on: August 10, 2009, 06:25:06 pm »
very cool bow I thought about trying that. looks like you pulled it off nicely.
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