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.....Yes the 'GTR' (im using this term now!) approach to the straight laid riser really gives you a bit of latitude with grip variations - I really like it..... I'm presuming the image of the hybrid bow is yours - that looks like a ripper, the braced profile looks fantastic. I'm not certain the refl...

G'day Rod, Nice work mate!! I'm building a D/R at the moment ( I've found you need a lot more bloody tools and equipment than for straight-laid!!:)) , and I've also chosen the 'GTR' :lol: layup. The undulations and flats are kind of the other way round compared to your bow, but similarly I was attra...

Haha -thanks for the great comment Forrester! 'The Masses' can be used as a derogatory term, but as the name suggests, it's the group that almost all of us are part of!!! :lol: From long experience in other pursuits, I know that trying to appeal to your own niche- peer-groups is tempting, but bloody...

Hey Bob, the first couple of glass longbows i made were with a .004 taper and they shot great - nice validation to hear that is your default setting as well. Maybe i was a bit paranoid, but when I saw that the pre-ground fades on my riser blocks were a tiny bit steeper than seemed optimal, The bendi...

Thanks for the comments and feedback, gentlemen! That's an interesting comment that the full draw pic suggests room for a longer draw. A force- draw graph would be very interesting to put together for each bow.....a digital scale, pulley setup and an assistant would come in handy for this! At my 28&...

Darryl, I've just re read your post mate.... it makes me a little sorry that I posted here. I've read and continue to read voraciously on Bows and archery, as I do on all my interests. Over the years you have seen and commented on much of my input, beginning with my pickhandle takedown, various othe...

Hi Darryl, allow me to rephrase mate. I tend to use the terms 'hybrid' and 'deflex/reflex' interchangeably (correctly or incorrectly). In other words, I aspire to one day extend my experience beyond the straight-laid longbow, to other established 'types' of glass laminated bow. The inlays may not be...

IMG_4053.jpg IMG_4044.jpg IMG_4047.jpg Hi guys, thought I'd show a couple of photos of a recent bow-build. Starting to feel like I'm getting my head at least partly around the glass laminate straight-laid longbow, and working out what works well for me. I'm trying to stick to a front -on profile th...

G'day Rod, thanks for the feedback! The bow itself is also of my own construction, but have only begun laminate bowmaking. Looking forward to settling on a good 'recipe' for a classic 68inch straight limbed longbow. The first two have been good (but fascinatingly different in character), so I have p...

In 'Simpatico'- that's perfect Bob, thanks! Must Google blacktails- seem to remember seeing one of their risers with a brain-busting degree of decorative carving once- amazing!

Crikey, that is a nice bow. I like the extra laminations on the belly fades! Does that have the double effect of sneaking a bit more mass into the riser, as well as looking great?

Hey Bob, thanks for your candour mate. Having worked in these metals alot over the years, I see them as being pretty reactive to their surroundings - in response to ambient thermal rather than moisture stimulus. True that wood being fibrous works differently to the crystalline nature of metal, but '...

Gentlemen.....thanks all for the comments and positivity. In reading back my 'plea for kid gloves' I realised i don't want to discourage any discussion or queries about the inlaying of big pieces of metal into wooden bow risers :confused: :lol: I am curious how the techniglue will handle the metal/ ...

Hi guys, I wanted to show something I've been working on for a while - something I don't know if anyone has tried before. In recent years, I've made a few bows, from self bows to fiberglass laminate bows. My past training and passions have been more centered around gold/silver-smithing and jewellery...

Perry -just a quick shout-out to you to commend you for making your expertise so accessible to others. What lucky blokes (and (blokettes?) that are within coo-ee of you and can take you up on such a valuable and generous offer of your time, attention, and expertise.

Darren

Am I remembering right, Obe Wan, that you only very recently acquired this bow?

How have you found it??

Hey guys, Just to muddy the waters further on this topic..... Living in SA, we have prime citrus growing all throughout what we call' the Riverland' - towns on the (once) mighty Murray River such as Berri and Renmark - we ought to have pristine citrus fruit available in abundance. Well bugger me, bu...

Hi Daryl, the limbs are classic straight laid, which at least for me follow the string by a few mm after shooting in. In both bows, the limbs are composed of 2x parallel laminations and 2x .002 tapered laminations, for a total limb taper of .004. Since finishing these bows I've come across a number ...

oh bugger this - it happened again. much loving detail of materials, and shooting characteristics, lost through being 'logged out' somehow- this time whilst typing. Logged back in and I have a lovely blank screen.............. short version - thanks for the comments all! Bow1 is the dark riser, tass...

hi guys, well, I'd just finished a major, wordy, picture filled buildalong style post around my first fibreglass longbows........then my little girl screamed out from bed, my connection timed out while i was away calming her, and bye bye post. i cannot bear to start again, neither will I admit defea...

Oh Daryl, I know mate, but tinkering and experimenting is and should be a valid way to learn the 'Physics of Archery' for and with oneself. I know what my ears and hands tell me about the difference in my Grizzly with and without the 'cat whisker' silencers (significant), so I'll just have to embrac...

Hi Guys, Thought I'd try some limb savers on my Bear Grizzly today. The home made silencers I had in the string did a perfectly good job - just that a peak in my disposable cash level coincided with a dip in common sense and a visit to the archery store the other day! To clarify - these are the nift...

Hey mate, you said the tip of your ring finger.....If you draw the string with a fairly 'deep hook', the string shouldn't be touching the tip of any fingers. I don't use a glove, but a bit surprised you could get so much friction on the tip of that finger. Having said that, a few hours of shooting w...

Hey Forester, Look at many pyramid bow buildalongs and if there is a rule of thumb regarding limb thickness @2inches wide, it is to get your limbs to just over 1/2 inch thickness for their full length. Thinking of the limbs being around 13 or so millimeters thick, that gives you 3 mm of extra fade d...

Bob - you call this your first foray into 'static' recurves which has confused me a little. I was under the impression that most modern glass laminate recurves were of the static variety - that is to say they don't slightly unfurl under draw like a 'working' recurve. And you've made a truckload of r...

Spectacular Bigbob - I think the Macquarrie dictionary needs one of these photos to define "Gloss". Super good!

Hey Mick, bad luck mate. Very sad to see such a talented individual (and formerly good bloke) go rotten like he has. Now that would be something for me to aspire to - make bows good enough that you and I could play swaps one day.....I'm on it! Cmoore - with respect mate that's all a bit dramatic. Me...

Hey bigbob, forgive me for briefly interrupting the thread. I've always wondered about John Mcdonald, why is he never mentioned without '(amso128)' attached to his name?? What does it mean and why is it so important?
An earnest (if irrelevant) query. Sorry all, back to take-down limbs!
Darren

bigbob, Thanks for the generous offer mate. Whatever happens will be chronicled on these pages in some form.........

Bob, don't worry mate, one bad egg won't spoil the bunch. The stupendous work we can regularly see on these pages is almost always backed up with REGULAR contributions and activity on this forum by the craftsperson in question. Although I don't know you Bob, it's clear to me that you are trustworthy...