Ozbow

Posted: **Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:04 pm**

You may have noticed that bamboo has been featured in my last five bows.

The sixth is a 60# bamboo backed hickory longbow. Tip overlays are African Blackwood.

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In each instance the timber lacked the structural integrity to survive as a selfbow.

I believe that these projects prove serviceable bows can be made from less than ideal timber especially when relying on milled boards.

Daryl.

Posted: **Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:51 pm**

Bloody loovly Daryl

Posted: **Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:52 pm**

Nice bow, but I love the nocks. Glued on, or pinned and glued somehow?

Posted: **Thu Oct 23, 2014 7:58 pm**

Nice work Daryl!

Jeff

Posted: **Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:02 pm**

Yup very nice Daryl.

Posted: **Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:15 pm**

Gentlemen, thank you for the positive feedback.

alaninoz wrote:Nice bow, but I love the nocks. Glued on, or pinned and glued somehow?

Alan, when the epoxy in the glued up bow has cured I mark out the angle on the limb tips and cut off the ends. These surfaces are trued up and the small blocks for the tip overlays are glued on with Smooth-on.

When the glue has cured the tips are shaped into the bow.

Daryl.

Posted: **Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:07 pm**

Inspiring work as usual Daryl, absolutely stunning.

Cheers... Rod

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