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Offline BenBow

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I'm back and a couple of bows
« on: October 22, 2015, 09:24:00 PM »
Here are a couple of bows I finished up while I've been gone. Built these for a couple of friends in Nebraska. Cocobolo and maple risers, one with quilted maple overlays and the other cocobolo overlays.
51# at 28" 63" nock to nock hickory laminations under black glass.
     
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2015, 09:28:00 PM »
Here's the other one. .
48# @ 28" 63" nock to nock
Maple lams with a coco/maple veneer under clear glass.
   
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2015, 09:34:00 PM »
I had modified an earlier design when I built the two above and guessed at the lam thickness. Ended up way heavier than my scale would read. So had to make a new set of limbs but I couldn't just let these go to waste. I sanded the width down to 1" and put them on an old 17" riser with a 9 degree pad angle. She ended up 64" nock to nock and 67# at 28". Smokes my 675 grain arrows at 188 fps.
I'm going to have to hide this thing before I hurt myself trying to shoot it.
Here's the FD curve and chrono results.
   
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2015, 10:03:00 PM »
Wow- very nice! I like the hidden bolts for the limbs and they look like shooters based off the fd curves.
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2015, 10:04:00 PM »
Amazing work! And it's good to see your back!
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2015, 10:11:00 PM »
Very nice - love those spliced veneers!
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2015, 10:15:00 PM »
Great looking bows, of course yours always are great looking.  Glad you are back.  You are going to have to due a how to on the Super Tiller. I have had it for several years, just to dumb to know how to use it.
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2015, 10:19:00 PM »
Jess supertiller makes my brain sweat but it sure is fun. Man there are so many different steps and ways to work with it I'll have to give it some thought on how to explain and show some of the steps.
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2015, 11:13:00 PM »
nice one's,   again

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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2015, 04:22:00 AM »
Nice Ben, good to see you back.
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2015, 08:19:00 AM »
Very nice. I really like the quilted maple.
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2015, 10:33:00 AM »
Looks great Galen!! Good to see you!
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2015, 01:08:00 PM »
Kenny thats the last of the cocobolo I got from you. Dang nice stuff but I can't work with it any more. I break out with a bad rash from the dust  :(
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2015, 01:10:00 PM »
Ah, our dainty little flower child..   :)
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2015, 02:19:00 PM »
very pretty woods, nice work!- did you hide the holes in the belly for the bolts- or what did you do
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2015, 02:24:00 PM »
Roy I gave up smoking the flowers years ago thank God or I'd really be a pain in the posterior.
I've left the holes open so far as I haven't found a convenient and clean way to cover them. Still working on ideas.
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2015, 03:02:00 PM »
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Kenny thats the last of the cocobolo I got from you. Dang nice stuff but I can't work with it any more. I break out with a bad rash from the dust   :(  
I had to quit on that stuff too, rash that itches like heck!
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2015, 03:24:00 PM »
Very nice I'm partial to maple anyway.  Your work is inspiring.
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #18 on: October 23, 2015, 04:05:00 PM »
Nice job!
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Re: I'm back and a couple of bows
« Reply #19 on: October 23, 2015, 04:17:00 PM »
Don't feel bad, Ben. IPE messed me up 6 years ago and I still have skin issues...

Now sister McKenzie has sensitive skin too? LMAO, not gonna comment on dat..   :)
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