Author Topic: one piece static tip build a long - full draw! finished! tested! (Read 4153 times)

fujimo · « **Reply #100 on:** January 26, 2015, 06:48:00 PM »

busy with overlays right now- am at home sick with the flu- but just cant seem to stay out the shop! :D

fujimo · « **Reply #101 on:** January 26, 2015, 06:49:00 PM »

yea i guess most folk who can draw #70- prolly dont need chrono's

kennym · « **Reply #102 on:** January 26, 2015, 07:45:00 PM »

Lookin great!

70# on that will need flame-retardant feathers tho..... :D

LittleBen · « **Reply #103 on:** January 27, 2015, 09:16:00 AM »

Just awesome! That thing is reaaaaaaaly bending.

I agree on the chrono thing, at 70# and over 28" draw it definitely won't matter, it's just a matter of how far your arrows stick into the dirt past the deer.

fujimo · « **Reply #104 on:** January 27, 2015, 09:43:00 AM »

beachbowhunter · « **Reply #105 on:** January 27, 2015, 01:15:00 PM »

That is a crazy cool bow. Lots of work putting one of those together. Congrats man...on the bow and being able to draw that sucker!

V I Archer · « **Reply #106 on:** January 28, 2015, 02:42:00 PM »

Looks like it will smoke an arrow for sure! Gonna blow through 5 of them Island deer all at once, eh? Fill your bag limit with one arrow?

fujimo · « **Reply #107 on:** January 28, 2015, 05:11:00 PM »

bigbob2 · « **Reply #108 on:** January 28, 2015, 05:30:00 PM »

You've done an excellent job there Wayne.

fujimo · « **Reply #109 on:** January 28, 2015, 06:54:00 PM »

Norbert, i barely got it to full draw- wont be able to shoot it though- i do worry about the riser for #70- wasnt planning on #70. i might have put glass in the i beam if i was.
thanks Bob, after seeing all you guys's bows- i do appreciate the feedback- just finishing her up- done the riser, nocks and underlay- just doing the riser overlay- then seal and finish.
my good friend Dan Banting is loaning me a chronograph- so i will get some specs up the second it gets here- which should be about 2 to 3 weeks- with our mail on island here!

edit: what i really like about this bow- is that it weighs just under 15 oz- no string or finish yet - but its absolutely featherlight- i really like that.
i think i might build a #25 kids bow for my daughter off the form some day soon!

Daniel G. Banting · « **Reply #110 on:** January 28, 2015, 10:28:00 PM »

Lady at the post office said 6 to 8 business days.

dgb

fujimo · « **Reply #111 on:** January 28, 2015, 10:32:00 PM »

ok mate- ill start the clock :D
a lot of the post people in the outside world, dont realize that we only get post twice a week here, and if the weather is bad- the ferry doesnt run- we can go without post and provisions for quite a while at times- which suites me- normally- but right now i am hoping she is correct

thanks heaps Dan

will look after it- till you come and fetch it :D

fujimo · « **Reply #112 on:** February 03, 2015, 09:35:00 PM »

so its all finished up- just waiting for Dans chrono to arrive- then i will test it

i have learnt a lot from making this bow- which included a lot of very kind help from mark daniel.
1.the tip inserts were a challenge- but the fitting came out great in the end.
2.i really REALLY like "black limba" wood now- thanks wood carver- and i used the plainest pieces for this bow- as it was an experiment- but it is still beautiful wood- nice natural camo!
3.i might have used thinner phenolic in the nocks- might have been more refined
4. could also have used thinner phenolic in the static tip underlays- for weight reasons- but the heavier phenolic really allowed me to get a nice substantial belly string groove- which really helps with the string alignment at rest.
5. i dont like phenolic in the riser overlays- should have used wood, and two layers of it- not just the plain black phenolic

phenolic underlays

like i said, i really like black limba now- it looks kinda boring , until you glass it

fujimo · « **Reply #113 on:** February 03, 2015, 09:38:00 PM »

the nocks, black and tan phenolic with sitka blacktail deer antler

the single riser overlay??!!

the black limba riser with the maple and ipe I beam

thanks guys for the patience- and will post as soon as i have chrono results.

JJB · « **Reply #114 on:** February 03, 2015, 09:59:00 PM »

That is one cool bow, awesome!
-Jay

wood carver 2 · « **Reply #115 on:** February 03, 2015, 10:24:00 PM »

That really came out nice! If that's the plain limba, I can't wait to see what the nice stuff is like.

Dave.

mwosborn · « **Reply #116 on:** February 03, 2015, 10:51:00 PM »

Turned out great - nice work.

takefive · « **Reply #117 on:** February 03, 2015, 11:03:00 PM »

Fantastic bow, Wayne! That's some pretty wood and you did a beautiful job with it.
Put me down for one in the 40-45# range, please.

LittleBen · « **Reply #118 on:** February 03, 2015, 11:48:00 PM »

That really came out nice!

I like how the phenolic came out in the underlays. The layered effect looks sweet.

Overall great work

Buemaker · « **Reply #119 on:** February 04, 2015, 04:52:00 AM »

Looking good.

Bue--.

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