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Offline GB

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My second pyramid bow
« on: July 12, 2015, 01:25:18 am »
The very first bow I made was a pyramid (I don't want to talk about it  :() and I finally got around to making another one.  I think this is the 20th bow for me.  It's 66" NTN and draws 42#, maple with a trapped hickory back.  It's just shy of 2" wide at the fades so the arrow pass is almost center shot and shoots very nice.  I glued in 2" of reflex, mainly a foot or so from the tips and wound up losing most of it.  Think that next time I'll try 3" over the length of the entire bow.  I finally got the tips narrow enough at 3/8" that there is almost no hand shock.  Thanks for looking!











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Offline make-n-break

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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2015, 01:38:52 am »
That handle looks good!! Nice finish work too. Beautiful weapon.
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Offline LittleBen

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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2015, 01:47:12 am »
A finely crafted weapon. Excellent tillering.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2015, 03:15:30 am »
V Nice, clean simple elegant... jut what we love about bows.
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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2015, 03:19:57 am »
That looks nice  :)
One thing to watch is your fades, see how the slope into the working limb is a bit 'angular'? Try and make the slope a concave curve that blends into the working limb.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2015, 10:09:11 am »
real nice! sweet bend and I really like the sway in the handle . u should keep building those pyramids!
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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2015, 03:43:49 pm »
Thanks guys; it's much appreciated  :)
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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2015, 07:32:11 am »
Nice looking bow,tiller looks dead on. :)
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Offline GB

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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2015, 02:03:53 pm »
Thanks Pappy!
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Offline Hans H

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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2015, 02:32:57 pm »
Looks good to me, nice work all around.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2015, 09:23:59 pm »
Quote from: Del the cat on July 12, 2015, 03:15:30 am
V Nice, clean simple elegant... jut what we love about bows.
Del

What he said. Exactly!
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Offline GB

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Re: My second pyramid bow
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2015, 02:53:00 am »
Thanks Hans and JW!  I'm already thinking about making another pyramid bow  :)
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