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yeoman
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Another new bow

#1 Post by yeoman » Sat May 07, 2016 8:13 am

Hello again,

This is not the same bow as that in the other recent thread about recovering from a lifted splinter. This's another one.

White Oak on Ironbark. Glued with only 1" reflex, which ends up dead straight after shooting. 66" ntn, 68" ttt. 2" wide at the fades, 47 lb at 28". The leather handle is only to cover the splice in the backing; this backing was made from two lams sliced from a 1000 mm board.

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The full draw here looks a bit distorted due to the cant of the shooting. It's not really as stiff-tipped as it seems here:

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Re: Another new bow

#2 Post by Muz1970 » Sun May 08, 2016 8:17 pm

Looks Awesome...Well done

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Re: Another new bow

#3 Post by rodlonq » Mon May 09, 2016 8:03 am

Great looking bow Dave :clap:

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Re: Another new bow

#4 Post by Nezwin » Mon May 09, 2016 2:58 pm

This is a beautiful bow, Dave. A real credit to you.

This, along with the other bow you've posted, demonstrate the usage of White Oak as a sound backing material. It also supports Tim Bakers claim that White Oak is not far off Hickory as a good backing - to be able to work with an Ironbark belly, it must be good.

Neil

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Re: Another new bow

#5 Post by Gringa Bows » Mon May 09, 2016 3:15 pm

Nice bow

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