Very Simple Trapped BBI

[Dauntless]

I finally got my hands on a camera to take a couple quick pictures of my first completed BBI. The glue-up was done over a year ago. While tillering I ran into lateral stability issues because of inattention and had to spike from 71" to 65" nock to nock. A couple of months later I put on overlays and tillered to brace. A couple weeks ago I tillered to full draw, sanded and finished her.

She is 65" nock to nock, 23mm (7/8") wide at the handle, 8mm  (5/16") wide at the nocks.  The bamboo back was made by splitting a 15mm (5/8") pole and working with a drawknife and a cabinet scraper. The backing strip is 12mm (1/2") wide and isn't perfectly straight. Draw weight is 50lbs at 28".  Total weight of the bow is 319 grams (11.3 oz).  Glued up with an inch of reflex, she keeps 1/4" of it after unstringing.

[Del the cat]

Nice slim elegant bow.... Did I miss the draw weight amongst the facts and figures?
Del

[Dauntless]

Yeah there are a lot of numbers in that post.  She draws 50lbs at 28".

[Sidewinder]

Wow, very little wood needed for that one eh? Nice job and tiller is excellent.  Danny

[JW_Halverson]

A guy could carry that skinny little thing all day without wearing out his arm, don't take much wood to make a bow if you know what you are doing, right?

Wow, excellent tiller, pretty as a rose.

[Bevan R.]

that my friend, is a great looking bow. love the simple lines.

That is the kind of bow you take when you are shooting a 3D course with a bunch of wheel shooters. at the end of the day, let them feel what you have been lugging around compaired to the 5 to 8 POUND anchors.

[Sparrow]

Fine looking bow and right on tiller. Good work !  '  Frank

[JW_Halverson]

that my friend, is a great looking bow. love the simple lines.

That is the kind of bow you take when you are shooting a 3D course with a bunch of wheel shooters. at the end of the day, let them feel what you have been lugging around compared to the 5 to 8 POUND anchors.

Geez, and I thought those bicycle bows were made of aluminum, which is supposed to be light weight!   

[Del the cat]

Yeah there are a lot of numbers in that post.  She draws 50lbs at 28".

Nice weight for such a slim bow.
Del

[lesken2011]

That's a fine job!!