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Offline dutchwarbow

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60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« on: August 26, 2009, 05:43:00 PM »
one of the 5 bows I finished lately. Pretty much liked how it came out!! same goes for the others, though. I'll post them later!!


60# @ 28"
68" ntn
 1 1/2" wide at fades, straight taper to 3/8" nocks

boo-ipé (maple, ipé, wengé)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nick
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Re: 60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2009, 08:31:00 PM »
Very nice work Nick, nice clean lines.   :thumbsup:
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Re: 60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2009, 09:24:00 PM »
You are one impressive young man Nick!  That is one fine bow, and you draw that thing like no other 16 year old I've ever met!
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Re: 60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2009, 07:30:00 AM »
Great Job. Nice looking bow

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Re: 60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2009, 07:36:00 AM »
Nice Bow man, Hope i can get one to turn out that nice.

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Re: 60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2009, 08:06:00 AM »
Looks Good Nick. Nice tips.
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Re: 60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2009, 10:50:00 AM »
Nice bow Nick. Did you cut all the way through the ipe overlay? If so I don't think the boo can stand the stress at the string and may give way there.
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Re: 60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2009, 11:51:00 AM »
Very nice, Nick. Clean look, and great job. like the tips tooo... :)  Parallell boo?
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Re: 60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2009, 05:33:00 PM »
thanks for your kind words!!

hehe marty, I'm used to bows twice as strong  :p  Had some troubles with shades, so decided to get the fulldraw to a different place than usually. ha to duck a little, to get the bow in the white area, but thought this would be better  ;)  my back looks pretty weird eh?  :p

pat, the nocks are "semi-sidenocks"  :p  There's some ipé left to protect the boo!

yesyes frode, parralel boo  ;)  don't think tapering is really usefull; as boo is lighter than wood... and thus would have a positive effect on the tipweight (in other words. I'm too lazy to get a correct taper  :p  ).

I usually do tiller the boo, bending it with my hands, looking for flatspots. Thought it would be better.

Nick
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Re: 60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2009, 10:03:00 AM »
Got lots of IPE flooring available around where you live Nick?
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Re: 60# bamboo-ipé howard hill
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2009, 05:27:00 PM »
no tom, not at all. But I went to a lumberyard a 2hour drive away, bought for 280€ ipé and a few exotics, drove another hour in another direction, bought for 80€ boo, then returned home. Got wood for more than 25bows that day  :)
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