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"Howard" the board
« on: June 29, 2014, 08:56:00 AM »
Havent posted here in a good while. Thought this one was a good fit. Its ipe backed with hickory. The entire bow was glued together with TB3, it is spliced from a 1 x 6 x 40 board.

69" ntn
1" fades tapering to 3/8" tips
4" handle
4" fades
58 @ 28
Elk hide grip and strike plate
String is a 10 strand D97
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2014, 09:09:00 AM »
Very nice.    :thumbsup:
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2014, 09:12:00 AM »
Nice one pearl
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2014, 10:32:00 AM »
Very nice!
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2014, 11:23:00 AM »
Looks just as nice here as it did on PA!
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2014, 02:12:00 PM »
X 2 what Mitch said.  Beautiful bow, PD.
Please don't be shy about posting your next one, too.   :)
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2014, 03:32:00 PM »
Good looking bow. It's nice to see you back.
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2014, 03:49:00 PM »
Great looking bow, Pearl! Nice to see you back again and with as fine a bow as ever to boot! Thanks for sharing.  :)
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2014, 05:08:00 PM »
Very nice, Chris..
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2014, 06:45:00 PM »
Thanks guys. I had a good time building this one. Its nice to play with square/straight stuff once in a while.
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2014, 07:25:00 PM »
Great job!
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2014, 07:57:00 PM »
Chris - I love it.  That's my kind of bow.
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2014, 09:31:00 PM »
That's a good looking bow!  Nice work!
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2014, 08:06:00 AM »
Awesome job. Great looking profile at full draw.
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2014, 09:20:00 AM »
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Chris - I love it.  That's my kind of bow.
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2014, 01:25:00 PM »
Chris,

Beautiful bow-- elegant simplicity at it's best.

How did you prep the IPE & hickory for the TB3 glue-up?  I want to build one just like this (but around 50-52# @ 28").  I've got some nice IPE and a couple of hickory backings in the basement just calling my name.

I also want to make a couple of lightweight (28-30# @ 28", probably 66" nock-to-nock) ones like this for my daughters.  Would a 1/16" hickory backing be enough?  Reason I'm specifying 1/16" is I've got a thin slice left over from sawing some backings out of a hickory board.  I could make a backing out of it that would be maybe 3/32 in the middle and 1/16" out past mid-limb to the tips.

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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #16 on: June 30, 2014, 01:45:00 PM »
And 3... great one!
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #17 on: June 30, 2014, 06:54:00 PM »
what an elegant bow!Really like it!
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #18 on: June 30, 2014, 07:42:00 PM »
Thanks again for the words everybody. I really appreciate it.

Jim I sanded the mating surfaces with 120 grit on a block to keep it flat and consistent. No de-greasing. I've never done that to any bow actually. In my opinion 1/16" is too thin for a backer.
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Re: "Howard" the board
« Reply #19 on: July 02, 2014, 12:58:00 PM »
Very nicely done. Jawge
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