1 for the wife

[Gringa Bows]

i decided it was time for the ole girl to have a go at archery,this bow is the first one i've done with an airhose form i made.


it has 1 3\4 reflex,nearly twice what i usually do,its 68 ntn 47lb at 28.

the handle is dead finish or red lancewood is another name,lams are n.g.tulip oak and one of wattle



the tip overlays are dead finish and white and red glass



i'm pretty happy with the glue lines,love that airhose



she seems to pull it back ok but she has'nt shot a bow for 30yrs,hope to have her shootin ok by Muster

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Good stuff, Rod. Well-done again.

[hue]

good looking bow Rod
gods, i hope it doesn't break on her, you'll never hear the end of it mate!

Hue

[blu-dog]

I got to see this bow yesterday - and even had a couple of draws.... as with all of Rod's bows it was smoooooth!

Sat beautifully in the hand and just felt sweet as my fingers came back to anchor!

His work is very impressive - I love getting the opportunity to see these bows as they "make their way out of the shed!"

Cheers,
Paul

[Gringa Bows]

Thanks Ben,Hue you got that right i'd be in a lot of doo-doo alright ,thanks Paul we put a heap of arrows through it today,i like it ...............Rod

[perry]

Good work Rod, that Deadfinish / Red Lancewood riser has me intrigued. Back in 95 out near Adavale along the Buloo River I cut a tree the cocky called Deadfinish / Silver Gidgee. It had a bright yellow sapwood and a true purple/pink heart wood. Only got one bow that shot well out of it as it was very twisted and gnarled. Wonder if its the same timber or a case of a common local name

[Gringa Bows]

Thanks Perry,i bought the timber off a local woodturner,who said it was deadfinish or red lancewood ,i did have more of it but it all split exept the bit that went into the bow,i just did a quick search of red lancewood and it said the same thing.but there may be different trees in different areas they call deadfinish............Rod

[greybeard]

i decided it was time for the ole girl to have a go at archery,this bow is the first one i've done with an airhose form i made.

About time

Well done and great to see your better half getting back into archery. You may have to lift your game on the range if you don't want to be beaten by a lady.

Did you buy the air hose from Binghams or source it locally?

Daryl.

[Gringa Bows]

yes Daryl its good she's getting interested in shooting bow's,she almost always comes to shoots with me ,but stays in camp.the airhose i used in this form was bought from Binghams but i do have enough flatlay hose for two more forms that i'm going to make .......Rod

[Stickbow Hunter]

Nice bow and great glue lines Rod, good to see.

Jeff

[greybeard]

Rod,

What is the width of the hose when laid flat [no air]?

Daryl.

[kimall]

I love the drum it is in nearly all your bow pics.....
Good to see the air hose work for you mate but gees what has happened to all the 90 pounders that were coming out of the workshop.The glue lines look supurb as does your finishing job and good to see your bows being drawn useing some good form it shows the tiller better.
Daryl to answer the question you asked me the other day I had a look today and the hose I use reads 1 1/2" and is blue in colour.I use this with a form 2 inches wide but do use a bamboo lam(thick) as a pressure strip.
Cheers KIM

[Gringa Bows]

Thank you Jeff,and thanks for all the advice on building the form,Daryl ,all the hoses are 2 1\2 in.binghams is white and what i assume is flatlay is red......Kim thanks mate i usually finish the bows in the shed that the bin is outside of,the missus does make the bow bend allright hey oh yeah ferdy has enough bows for now,and there's not much call for bows of that poundage ....................Rod

[Gringa Bows]

thanks Tony..................Rod

[GrahameA]

Hi Rod.

Looks good. Must be just about time to try something different. Have you considered a recurve.

[greybeard]

Thanks Kim and Rod,

My longbow forms are 1 1/2" wide and the recurve form is 1 3/4". I may have to build new forms instead of modifying the existing ones.

Daryl.

[Gringa Bows]

Thanks Grahame,nah i'll leave the recurves to you,i'm a longbower .............Daryl my forms are 1 1\2 in.wide too...............Rod

[Gringa Bows]

i thought i'd put some pics of the new form on, still got to play around with the bit of timber that sits on top of the handle before it gets inflated, i think i'll do all my future bows like this .............Rod

[ivorycollector]

Great looking bow Rod as usual and the form looking very robust. I am sure its giving you endless hours of fun (& challenges too)! Cheers.

[Stickbow Hunter]

You're lookin' a bit hot in the last photo Rod and you hadn't even put the bow into the hot box yet.

Jeff

[dawallace45]

Jeff

He should be looking hot , it gets to be about 50*C in that little shed of his , the only place I know that makes a sauna look cool

David

[Brett Finger]

AWSOME JOB BRO !!!!
B

[Gringa Bows]

Thanks Siewho,yep i do have fun doing these bows, well most of the time yeah Jeff it was a bit warm i'll have to start doing them in my bigger shed its only 50 c thats not that bad especially if i have a beer afterwards,thanks Bretto.................Rod

[Stickbow Hunter]

He should be looking hot , it gets to be about 50*C in that little shed of his , the only place I know that makes a sauna look cool

Tin sheds and work don't go together in the heat we have been having.

Jeff