Bamboo Backed Massaranduba --- Roy inspired

[wcdurand]

Man was I negative when Fuji said he build his Tri-lam in two days. This bow took me weeks -- but then I am stil a beginner. Luckily he saved me from depression. We'll here it is .

Starting out and getting the form ready.

 

Did it a little bit different than Roy.. Maybe I should listen to him more...
Bamboo, Rosewood powerlam and massarandaba.

 

First glued up .050 parallel massarandaba to the bamboo

 
 

Then readied the cherry tapered lamination and the powerlam for next glue up
 

Started the riser. Laminations of cherry "Patryshout" and "tambotie"
 

[wcdurand]

Getting the riser to dimensions

 

Getting ready for last glue up. Massaranduba belly lams, 1/8 inch thick but tapered to easily bend up the riser fades when glue up is done.

 

Out of form. the yellow is a strip to mark the limbs dimensions

 

Recurve retained after glue up

 
 

Handle after cleanup

 

[wcdurand]

On the tiller tree --- I wonder where did I see a similar tree --- (Roy ?)
 

 
 
 

Tip Finished

 

Sort of finished

 

Fulldraw 55# @ 28" bow lenght 60" top limb 1 1/2" longer as instructed by Roy

 

Man Oh Man What a sweet shooter!!!

 

[LittleBen]

Heck of a job there.

[Buemaker]

Looking good. Bue--.

[takefive]

Good looking bow.  Nicely done    

[fujimo]

holy smokes man- take a pee if ya need one!   :D  

hey china, sorry to get ya'll stirred up- well.... not really    )

cheers bru

[wcdurand]

Thanks Wayne,  no time to pee when the bow is whispering like that. Just wan' t to keep on shooting,!!!!!

[wcdurand]

Thank you little Ben,  Bue and Take Five.

[fujimo]

nice grouping in the vlakvark (shallow pig!   :D  )

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice....

[bigbob2]

What an excellent result!

[wood carver 2]

Nice bow and some good shooting too!
So, now I'm curious, what happens if you burn tambootie?      
Dave.

[JJB]

Nice looking bow and good shooting!
-Jay

[fujimo]

tambootie is a beautiful wood- dark brown heartwood, with a beautiful creamy sapwood.
and it is super hard- burns beautifully- makes lovely coals- however its pretty toxic. the smoke will make you sick- bad headaches and if you get enough of it it will get you puking.
 the sawdust will kill dogs- and i believe there have been human fatalities.
those of us from the area- will pick it up the instant it takes light on a fire- it has a very distinctive smell.
makes great fence posts, as even the termites wont eat it!
i believe you can cook on the coals, just dont get the smoke on the food, but i would never take the chance- when there is enough other firewood around    
cheers

[bigbob2]

Killer wood! that's all this sorry ol' world really needs!!!  

[fujimo]

yup, Bob, safest place for it is nicely entombed in layers of clear glass and epoxy   :D    :D

[bigbob2]

           

[fujimo]

says the man coming from a continent, where if it dont stick, prick or poke ya- itt'll kill ya!!
crazy damn aussies!!!  

[bigbob2]

Shaddup or I'll mail you some redback spiders!