Author Topic: Hickory backed - ipé - ipé - osage ELB... (Read 1854 times)

medicinewheel · « **on:** April 12, 2024, 12:12:53 pm »

Hello all,
this is the first bow in well over 5 years. And I got it braced today. It is at around 50#/12" right now.
It is a 4-layer ELB as the title line says, and it has a really long story to it. Will tell when it is finished.!
Reflex is bit short of 4" right now.

Thought it was a good idea to post it so I get some presure behind finishing it...
Tiller comments wellcome

mmattockx · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2024, 12:37:45 pm »

Sweet, some more bows being posted. I look forward to seeing more as you get it worked out. Why ipe as the core lams?

Mark

Hamish · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2024, 08:43:04 pm »

MW how wide are the limbs, what weight are you going for? Not easy getting these narrow, high reflex bows into a low brace height, I'm guessing you used a bow stringer?

medicinewheel · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2024, 07:07:57 am »

@mmattockx: I'll tell the whole story once it is finished! Also why I ended up with this lam combo.
@Hamish: Never even tried low brace hight. Kept tillering till I was sure I could brace it. And yes, of course I used a stringer!

medicinewheel · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2024, 07:15:48 am »

Saturday morning here, starded working on the bow again. Realized a mistake in the starting post: 50#@18", not 50#@12"

Here it is at around 60#@20"
Aiming for 80-90#@32"

medicinewheel · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2024, 07:04:25 am »

Quote from: Hamish on April 12, 2024, 08:43:04 pm

MW how wide are the limbs, ...

It is 1 3/8" at the handle, and it is 73" NtN

Pappy · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2024, 09:37:11 am »

Coming along nicely.

Pappy

medicinewheel · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2024, 10:57:42 am »

Thanks Pappy!

Here it is ~70#@27"
Had it pulled to ~82#@31"
Keeps a good 2" of reflex, which makes it a sweet pulling bow!

Pat B · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2024, 03:54:48 pm »

Very nice, Frank. Can you pull that much weight?

medicinewheel · « **Reply #9 on:** April 17, 2024, 03:56:21 am »

Thanks Pat!
This one is no problem for the smooth draw.
I have a 100+ yew longbow that builds up a lot of weight on the last inches of draw, that one is for sale...

Del the cat · « **Reply #10 on:** April 17, 2024, 05:31:50 am »

Lovely tiller.
Del

medicinewheel · « **Reply #11 on:** April 17, 2024, 07:19:57 am »

Thanks Del!

Pappy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 17, 2024, 09:39:13 am »

Nice job, it would take 2 or 3 of me to draw that one.

Pappy

superdav95 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 17, 2024, 10:00:27 am »

I like it alot MW. thats got a nice bend. cant wait to see it all finished up

Primitive Archer