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Offline hawkbow

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Ipe. kids bow..
« on: January 29, 2010, 04:40:37 pm »
I am building an Ipe bow for a young kid.. 60 inch bow,.. anyway it is coming out great and seems to bend evenly on the tiller.. my question is ..this is a straight grained board bow.. Do I need to back it to keep it from breaking? poundage is going to be about 30# at 26..it seems fine so far, I am still scraping to get my final tiller... thanks for any input! Hawk
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Re: Ipe. kids bow..
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2010, 05:05:11 pm »
I have seen unbacked Ipe bows here before, and you say the grain is straight so I would just go for it and shoot the heck outta it before I give it to the child.  I think i would also put a linen cloth backing on it at least just to be safe.  It is going to a kid afterall... they can be pretty tough on stuff sometimes.  :)  -josh
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Ipe. kids bow..
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2010, 05:15:17 pm »
I think it would be a good idea, Hawk.  I've made a few, one without a backing that was a succesful shooter.  The grain was straight and out of nowhere with an arrow knocked - whamo!  Ipe splinters are nasty stuff, too.  I'm sure you know.
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Re: Ipe. kids bow..
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2010, 07:25:42 pm »
Back it... ;) just for Peace of mind

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Re: Ipe. kids bow..
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2010, 07:33:16 pm »
 I think I'd back it with silk or rawhide, just to be safe.
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Re: Ipe. kids bow..
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2010, 08:35:12 pm »
Where are the photos?

Offline hawkbow

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Re: Ipe. kids bow..
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2010, 08:58:13 pm »
I backed it with elk hide.. and am waiting for it to dry.. thanks guys .. will post pics later ..Hawk
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Offline Jesse

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Re: Ipe. kids bow..
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2010, 09:11:40 pm »
Cool never seen an elk backed ipe before. :) Good idea to back it. Like mentioned it would most likely be fine but Kids will test the limits of durability.
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