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#1 Post by Gringa Bows » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:06 pm

this is my first mild D/R off a new form i did 68in.ntn.52lb at 28
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it's got a 20in.handle made of red bean and n.g.rosewood with wattle and white fibreglass accent strip
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bamboo lams.and brown glass
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tip overlays are gidgee
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the newguinea rosewood is the darker red timber.it shoots pretty good,so i'm happy with it......Rod
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#2 Post by GrahameA » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:19 pm

Hi Rod

"Shazam". :shock: Looks nice. :D

You are producing some nice bows.
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#3 Post by stringnstik » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:20 pm

lookin nice Rob, lovly work
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#4 Post by longbow steve » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:27 pm

Run out of names for threads aye? :)
Looks good Rod, Makes for a change from the straight bows.
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#5 Post by jindydiver » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:36 pm

Sweet looking bow for sure :)
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#6 Post by longbowinfected » Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:20 pm

love it......in the time honored tradition.......pix at full draw????

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#7 Post by rickw » Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:30 pm

Nice work Rod,I'm looking forward to having a go at one myself.
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#8 Post by blu-dog » Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:38 pm

once again rod....you've done a great job!
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#9 Post by piggy » Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:25 pm

well done a great looking bow
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#10 Post by Glenn » Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:26 pm

That's a good looking bow Rod, it has very smooth lines about it. Can you post some pics at full draw?...Glenn...
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#11 Post by kimall » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:18 pm

Very nice mate how does it perform compared to the straight layed bows you have made of late?
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#12 Post by Gringa Bows » Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:07 pm

a couple of photo's of the bow strung and at full draw,...........Rod

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#13 Post by ivorycollector » Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:11 pm

Very purty bow...Welldone Rod.
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#14 Post by Gringa Bows » Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:21 pm

thank you guy's,i was thinking i might be starting to bore you all..........Rod
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#15 Post by blu-dog » Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:27 pm

Bored... :shock: definitely not!!!!

Keep posting Rod...I love seeing your work...I think this one is my favourite so far!!!
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#16 Post by Alex » Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:17 am

Hey Rod.
Another good job.
Nice smooth curves on it.
I definetly prefer bows with some curves on it and this one came out very nice.
The finish looks really good as well. Good glue lines also.
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#17 Post by ichiban » Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:45 am

nice work mate, those d/r still look scary to me at full draw cause im used to elbs, bloody nice
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#18 Post by Gringa Bows » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:13 am

Kim,i put it and a bow with 1in.reflex but the same draw weight through my cronograph and useing the same 555grn.arrow and the same old string the D/r was 5ft. p.s faster, as far as shooting they feel similer but i havent shot them much,going to make new strings today see what difference it makes :D ...................Rod
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#19 Post by kimall » Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:08 pm

With the limited time I have spent with the straight design I have found that the R/D seems to hold more string tension even at brace and this results in a better performing bow IMHO.It seems that you need more timber in the straight bows for the same poundage and I suggest that this also shows that the R/D is a more efficient design.
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#20 Post by Gringa Bows » Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:52 pm

The next Deflex /Reflex i do will have a parelell lam.of wattle,see how much difference it makes.........Rod
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#21 Post by UPTHETOP » Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:14 pm

Nice Rod, will be interesting to see how the parr/ lams go mate.
Where do you find the time there just isnt enough hours in the day?

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#22 Post by Gringa Bows » Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:41 pm

thanks Wayno,this bow had 3 tapers and 1par.but all bamboo,but the wattle seems to up the poundage of the bow and speed the arrow up,well it did in the flatter bows,my favourite hunting bow is 70lb.flat layed with the wattle par.and its a little bit faster than my 70 with 1in.reflex,i like the wattle if i had enough i'd,make all my lams out of it :wink: time is'nt my problem energy is. :lol: ......................Rod
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#23 Post by UPTHETOP » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:42 pm

Rod do you think you will go past the 1 inch reflex to see if it improves the speed.
I guess if the wattle is speeding things a little more there's no need to.
Dam I think I just answered the question I was going to ask?

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#24 Post by Gringa Bows » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:51 pm

ay mate,the d/r has 2in reflex and 1in deflex,how is your bow building comeing along......Rod
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#25 Post by otis.drum » Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:16 pm

i like the bow rod. what is your conclusion on it. does it shoot better than the flat bow, will you do another with more reflex?
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#26 Post by kimall » Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:50 pm

Looks like the handle is on the wrong side to me............... :lol:
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#27 Post by Gringa Bows » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:02 pm

well so far i like it its smooth to draw,hits hard ,accurate,but a bit noisy,even when using 80 -85 spine wood arrows,i weakened the bottom limb today so it was even tiller played with brace height,still noisy might just need to be shot heaps and worn in,dont think i would go much more with reflex maybe in the future,but going to do another one on this form soon ,i bought some gear off another hobbie bow maker the other day that had an old form in the gear so i want to do a bow on it too.........................Rod
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#28 Post by Gringa Bows » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:04 pm

yes Kim ,and i tiller it upside down too :lol: .........................Rod
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#29 Post by kimall » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:27 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Nice........
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#30 Post by dawallace45 » Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:01 am

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