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Offline MattZA

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My first bow posted on here!
« on: October 02, 2018, 10:49:49 am »
Hi all!

I finally completed a little bow the girlfriend was asking me to make for her. It doesn't look like a specific ancient replica, but it suited the bosses orders of "make it look interesting". This is my fourth ever attempt at a bow. Also the first time I've ever used bamboo.

I ended up with this. Massaranduba limbs stained ebony and then partially sanded (because Government told me to "make it interesting"). A thin bamboo strip for the backing to keep draw weight down. Handle and tips made of Massaranduba and Brazilian Ash, with the inlays on the belly also Brazilian Ash.

50" nock to nock.
35# at 26".
1-3/8" wide at fades, tapering to 1/4" at the tips.
2" set immediately after unbracing, dropping to 1" after an hour unstrung. Zero string follow at rest.

Please let me know your thoughts/criticisms/etc. It's far from perfect and I'm desperate to learn from you excellent bunch.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2LRrbMiQgB1z2uM86
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Offline MattZA

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2018, 10:52:06 am »
Oh, just a note to those who may not know:

Brazilian Ash is not Ash. It's also known as Garapa. It's a tropical wood which is pretty heavy (0.88sg), and works reasonably well as a bow wood. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have about it.

Matt.
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Offline MattZA

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2018, 10:59:25 am »
Oh, and thanks to people like Badger, Del, Justin S and Pat for all the advice and patiently putting up with my constant idiotic questions.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2018, 11:01:30 am »
Congratulations Matt. It looks great. Need to see the full draw though. I'm guessing it looks pretty good though.
Bjrogg
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Offline MattZA

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2018, 11:05:03 am »
Oh and bjrogg thanks for all your advice too!

I have to wait for the girlfriend to get home for a full draw picture, I think. It's slightly whip ended - but I wanted it to be as smooth as possible.

Thanks though!
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Offline simson

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2018, 12:15:15 pm »
---it does look interesting---
(esp. the hooks >:D)

Let's have the look on th fd.
So far pretty nice work
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Offline MattZA

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2018, 12:26:52 pm »
Thanks simson.

The tips are pretty extravagant, but they provide a bit over an inch of static recurve and prevent the string from falling off. 26" isn't much draw (tillered to 28" for safety), but when the bow is only 50" long...

I'll get that full draw photo up asap.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2018, 07:29:31 pm »
Looks very nice. Looking forward to seeing the FD.  :)
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Offline Morgan

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2018, 08:15:00 pm »
I can’t open the picture for some reason. :-\
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2018, 09:05:24 pm »
Very nice! Jawge
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Offline ntvbowyer1969

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2018, 09:18:15 pm »
Great looking bow and a real original design. Love the colors.
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Offline NorthHeart

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2018, 10:23:12 pm »
Awesome 4th bow bud!
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Offline Mounter

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2018, 11:40:46 pm »
Whenever my “ better half” gives me extra time  in the shop it’s win.

Looks good dude. I’m liking the colors.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2018, 01:19:54 am »
Nice work :)
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Offline MattZA

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Re: My first bow posted on here!
« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2018, 01:47:48 am »
Thanks is for the kind words, everyone. It somehow looks a bit too modern for my tastes, but the girlfriend likes it.

The idea behind the tips was to try and steal an inch or two of reflex, while also making sure the string didn't slip off since 28" is a big ask from a 50" bow.

Has anyone else ever used Garapa (Brazilian Ash) as a bow wood before?
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