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cool_98_555

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Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« on: February 19, 2017, 11:39:52 pm »
Hello everyone,

I just finished a quad laminate bow that I'd like to share with you.  It has bamboo, bloodwood, purpleheart, and osage.  It is 65" tip to tip, and pulls 96# at a 29" draw.  One of the smoothest-shooting bows i've ever made, surprisingly!  Easily the fastest bow i've ever made as well.  Since this bow shot so fast and the arrows embedded themselves so far into the target, I thought it would be fun to shoot arrows at different weights through the chrono to see what this bow was made of.  Here is what I found (after at least 3 shots on each arrow to average the speed out on each arrow weight):

448gr arrow = 228fps
488gr arrow = 223fps
506gr arrow = 221fps
540gr arrow = 219fps
611gr arrow = 210fps
682gr arrow = 200fps

Next bow in the works is another quad lam of osage, wenge, bloodwood, and bamboo and shooting for over 100# on this one.  Gonna be exciting I think!  Anyway, thanks for looking!
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Offline Accipiter

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2017, 01:46:03 am »
Awesome bow, so colorful! How wide are the tips? They look tiny from the side. Also, 682gr arrow @ 200fps is LOT of power!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2017, 02:27:36 am »
Now thats a bow  :o
Del
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2017, 06:25:45 am »
Very nice a lot of HP in that bow !
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2017, 06:28:49 am »
Very nice looking bow
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2017, 06:52:39 am »
Impressive numbers. good looking bow!
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2017, 08:31:42 am »
Great bend
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Offline Bob W.

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2017, 08:49:13 am »
Nice job, did you run out of belly wood near the tips?
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2017, 08:54:18 am »
What a bow!!.Nice job.Good choice of materials too.Glad you enjoy shooting it.That's what Howard Hill was into in his day.He'd regularly shoot a bow of 80#'s plus.Usually bamboo backed bows.Unbelievable marksmanship and knock down power too.Enough kenetic energy to kill big African game.
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cool_98_555

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2017, 09:27:57 am »
The tips are 3/8" wide on this bow.  I did run out of belly wood on this bow too, so the osage is "spiked" on both limbs.  The last 6" on both limbs is purpleheart on the belly.  Looks cool but ill try to avoid that on my next one im working on with the wenge in the middle.
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Offline Badger

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2017, 09:42:34 am »
Good job, you got a lot of that bow. If you get a chance why don't you flight shoot a 450 grain broadhead and see how far it goes. I think you have well over 300 yards.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2017, 10:02:24 am »
Very cool bow!tiller looks great!albeit way to much weight for me!lol!
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Offline Blayne

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2017, 10:49:53 am »
Super cool! Nice work on the warbow!
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Offline DC

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2017, 11:28:27 am »
Good job! I don't think I've ever had the grunt to pull that ;D ;D
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Offline Mo_coon-catcher

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Re: Quadlam 96# @ 29"
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2017, 11:34:24 am »
Sweet bow!! Since you shot all those arrow weights. How did the feel of they bow shift as the weight of arrow shifted?

Kyle
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