Author Topic: Show me your tips! (Read 802 times)

eflanders · « **on:** April 03, 2011, 10:25:00 AM »

I,ve noticed with some bowyers that their bow tips are sort of their trademark or "signature". (Dwyer bows is a good example.) I am thinking of doing the same sort of thing and I am in need of ideas. Please post pictures of some of your favorite tip styles! Hopefully this will get me headed in the right direction...

K30bowfisher · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2011, 12:16:00 PM »

Do a search on Apex Predator, there is a similar tip request post somewhere on here where Marty put up tons of great closeups of his tips on what must have been several dozen bows.

Robertfishes · « **Reply #2 on:** April 03, 2011, 03:15:00 PM »

Apex is a master of tips! I make a simple bow and I seem to mostly use (bottom to top) 030 glass,1/16" phenolic,030 glass and a piece of limb veneer on top..

Robertfishes · « **Reply #3 on:** April 03, 2011, 03:22:00 PM »

looks like I used 030 glass,030 glass, 1/16" phenolic,025 veneer on this one..I think Toelke and three Rivers Tomahawk LB's have interesting and nice bow tips

4est trekker · « **Reply #4 on:** April 03, 2011, 04:28:00 PM »

I only build wooden bows, but I like wood/horn laminations, as well as brush nocks:

vanillabear? · « **Reply #5 on:** April 03, 2011, 06:21:00 PM »

SEMO_HUNTER · « **Reply #6 on:** April 03, 2011, 07:47:00 PM »

Rosewood on the last Osage longbow I made.
These aren't close ups, but you can get the idea. Very simple one piece wood design for funtion and not stylish looks.

jsweka · « **Reply #7 on:** April 03, 2011, 09:27:00 PM »

Making nice tips that match on both limbs and blend nicely into the limbs is about the toughest thing to do when building a bow. Each bow I build I get a little bit better, but I'm still a long way from some that I see on here.

SEMO_HUNTER · « **Reply #8 on:** April 03, 2011, 10:50:00 PM »

The hardest part for me is sanding the angle on the tip. I'm always worried that I won't get the tip overlay close enough to the ring that I sanded off and it will lift a splinter right there. Any tips, advice, observations, or insight on that? I know it's not an issue with glass bows, but self bows it is an issue.

Apex Predator · « **Reply #9 on:** April 04, 2011, 05:55:00 AM »

Apex Predator · « **Reply #10 on:** April 04, 2011, 05:58:00 AM »

Apex Predator · « **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2011, 06:03:00 AM »

Here is a tutorial I did a while back that shows how I do my tips.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=002301

aric · « **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2011, 08:01:00 AM »

someone should try an acrylic tip overlay. might be cool. just layer it up like you do phenolic. might look good.

PV · « **Reply #13 on:** April 04, 2011, 08:42:00 AM »

tenbrook · « **Reply #14 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:52:00 PM »

fish n chicks · « **Reply #15 on:** April 05, 2011, 10:06:00 PM »

This thread is the shnitzel. Some amazing work being presented here on the bench. My small but honest offering to the pot.

John Cooper · « **Reply #16 on:** April 05, 2011, 10:25:00 PM »

Here's one of my osage selfbows, backed with snakeskin, and with purple heart overlays.

That's probably my favorite wood combo.

StoneAK · « **Reply #17 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:04:00 PM »

I think everyone's tips are very unique and provide a signature to their style they all look awesome

DVSHUNTER · « **Reply #18 on:** April 05, 2011, 11:28:00 PM »

Here are some of mine. I like small tips the best.

Aznboi3644 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 06, 2011, 12:57:00 AM »

I don't do anything fancy yet..just simple nocks.

Still need to try some overlays. So far I like my tie on nocks on narrow tips

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