My 1st bow for 2010

[Gringa Bows]

this is number three for ferdy,he asked me to make him another one the other day.

i was making it for myself using the new guinea tulipwood for the first time,but it came in 20lb overweightits alot different to lam.bamboo flooring.

i put two grooves ion the top limb,so he could use his home made stringer,



this is my first atempt at footing the riser this way,i used bubinga and purple heart in this one

i used bamboo for the accent lines

i was impatient so i drove out to ferdys place so i could see how fast it was compared to bamboo,460k round trip

ferdy getting different weight arrows ready

Ferdy at full draw makes it look easy,lucky bugger has his own personal range .................Rod

[ivorycollector]

Rod you are very quick off the mark...first for the new year! Obviously a lot more to come! Well done mate. Cheers. ps good looking bow as usual!

[UPTHETOP]

Hey Rod good to see you strait into it for the new year.
The footings in the riser look terrific mate choice of woods come together well.
Ferdies course is always something Ive wanted in me back yard but will have to wait until I win the lotto to get one though.
Your bows are going ahead in leaps and bounds Rod it is good to see you developing your talents it is a great hobby and one you enjoy buy the looks of it.

Cheers Wayno

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Well-done, Rod!

[Bill]

Rod, your've done it again. Another skilfully crafted bow completed..........Bill

[longbowinfected]

Nice work.
If you stopped driving to Ferdy"s place at 55 cents per kilometre you could soon buy your own chrony and a few targets!!!!! With that sort of gear someone will help you set up a range somewhere closer to home!

Or do you just like the way Ferdy makes his damper?

Kevin

[Gringa Bows]

thank you guys,yes Siewho i've started another one for my son ,Wayno,Ferdys range is a beauty he's got paper targets and 3d,he's got 160 odd acres so no worries about neighbours,Kevin its worth the fuel going out there to see Ferdy and Fran their good people and they always feed me the chrony we used is mine and i have some 3ds so thats a start ............Rod

[Stickbow Hunter]

the chrony we used is mine and i have some 3ds so thats a start

What Rod is actually saying here Kevin is that although he is big and ugly he is a wus and couldn't draw the bow back to test it.

Good on ya Rod, different core materials can sure effect the poundage outcome alright. I like the brown glass too.

Jeff

[Gringa Bows]

thank you Tony,thank you Jeff i think i pulled a muscle in my gut just trying to string the thing next one i do i'll bring down for you to pull back for full draw photo's i mainly use brown now cause it goes well with what ever colour handles,but i think i only have clear glass left now,so i will see what the T.wood looks like under it..............Rod

[pdccr]

Very nice, i am ordering some materials from John Clark and hope to make one soon.

[Gringa Bows]

thanks Toby,my first bow was a kit from clarky its a good start mate...............Rod

[pdccr]

Yeah i have been in contact with him discussing which woods to make it from, i think we are going with blackwood outer with bamboo cores and bubinga handle all under clear glass.

[Gringa Bows]

sounds like a ood combination ,love that Bubinga..........the first bow i did myself had tas.blackwood handle came up ok...............Rod

[pdccr]

Was that meant to be "odd" or "good"?

[Gringa Bows]

ood mate thats a bit better than good ................Rod

[pdccr]

Ahhh, i'll have to add that one to the dictionary on my computer then.

[Stickbow Hunter]

next one i do i'll bring down for you to pull back for full draw photo's

Rod, just give a holler when you plan on coming and I'll make sure I'm not home.


Toby,

If you are going to get a kit from Clarky make sure you get him to cut your riser the same width as your lams and glass. For some (stupid IMO) reason the risers I've seen him supply for longbows have only been 1 1/8" wide which means you have little to no leeway in sideways movement. With your glue up - especially your first one - you will have enough to keep an eye on without that unnecessary problem.

Another problem the narrow riser can cause is the belly glass and lam to split when clamping for glue up as they are wider than the riser.

All the best with it mate.

Jeff

[pdccr]

Ok thanks, i will make sure he gets them the same width. Is 1.5" wide enough?

[Stickbow Hunter]

Yeah mate 1.5" is fine for a longbow.

Jeff

[pdccr]

Excellent, I am going for #45, 66" at 28" draw. I am ordering his book aswell so that might have some handy hints.

[Stickbow Hunter]

All the best with it mate.

Jeff

[pdccr]

Cheers.

[Gringa Bows]

i forgot about the skinny handle,i was lucky uncle Jeff had a spare handle when we did the first bow i learnt on,still got the skinny handle in the shed somewhere ..........Rod

[pdccr]

Sent payment through today so i should get the goods in maybe 2 weeks. Still got a need for the skinny handle?