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Offline V-Archer

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Bamboo backed R/D bow
« on: May 27, 2007, 02:39:00 PM »
Hi All,

This bow I have finished this weekend. The bow is 62" long with a pull of 50 lbs @28".
It has a bamboo backing and a zebra wood belly under clear glass. As core I used a parallel bi-directional fibre glass strip glued to a tapered maple strip.
The riser is made of zebra wood and bubinga with an accent made of a black phenol/osage/black phenol strip. The riser centre is made of inland oak.

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Offline duck'n

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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2007, 03:09:00 PM »
Oh my...that is one sweet looking bow!
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Offline drewsbow

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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2007, 05:11:00 PM »
Dang that sure is nice:0)   :notworthy:
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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2007, 07:19:00 PM »
Man what a bow!  :thumbsup:
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Offline PA Bones

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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2007, 07:27:00 PM »
Great looking bow.  I love the handle.
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Offline snakewood3

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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2007, 07:49:00 PM »
Superb...really like the grip.
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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2007, 08:06:00 PM »
Well done!
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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2007, 08:09:00 PM »
WOWZERS!!!!! My jaw just hit the FLOOR!<><
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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2007, 09:45:00 PM »
Bambeautiful!!! Congratulations!
So is the clear glass just on the belly? None on the back?
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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2007, 09:47:00 PM »
Now thats a pretty bow, nice job
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Offline Curveman

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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2007, 10:00:00 PM »
Very nice!
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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2007, 11:49:00 PM »
You need to do a how to on this!!!!   :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2007, 05:07:00 AM »
Thanks guys for your nice comments.

Some more specs: The tips are ~ 0.3" wide at the string groove and 1.25" long. The bow limbs are ~1" at the riser fade.

Aram, there is no glass on the backing, just plain bamboo. However there is a glass strip glued to the bamboo backing strip and used as core together with the tapered maple strip. This combo makes the bow quite fast.

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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2007, 09:20:00 AM »
Quote "Aram, there is no glass on the backing, just plain bamboo. However there is a glass strip glued to the bamboo backing strip and used as core together with the tapered maple strip. This combo makes the bow quite fast."

I really like your bows V !!!! But i'm confused here.....

Could you clarify this?   If there is no glass on the backing.... AND a glass strip glued to the bamboo backing strip..... AND used as a core with the maple strip....where exactly is this glass...

Are you are you saying you have a glass belly....a maple taper, then another layer of glass, THEN the bamboo backing?  If so....what's the point????? why not put the glass on the back for more durability?   Kirk
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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2007, 10:17:00 AM »
Awsome looking bow!
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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2007, 11:53:00 AM »
KirkII,

I used the bi-directional glass strip to get stability and prevent torqeuing. Also I wanted to leave the bamboo backing as much "natural" as possible, so no glass there.
I sanded the nodes a bit to smoothen the sharp edges.
The picture shows the layer details.

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Offline mmgrode

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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2007, 12:27:00 PM »
Very cool!!   :thumbsup:
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Offline V-Archer

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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #17 on: May 28, 2007, 06:05:00 PM »
How fast things can turn out.
Saturday a guy called me to buy some arrow making stuff from me. He came in today and saw this bow hanging on the rack. He asked me if he could shoot it just for fun and I agreed. I gave him some 2016 Legacy's (440 gr) to shoot with. The minute he dropped an arrow in the target he was hooked, he was amazed about the arrow speed and accuracy. The more arrows he shot, the more he "fell in love" with this bow and in the end he wanted to buy it.
Although I did not want to sell this bow in the first place as I want to keep it for a while to shoot this bow myself, he persisted and I went soft on him and sold it to him. Anyway today I made another trad-shooter guy happy.

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Re: Bamboo backed R/D bow
« Reply #18 on: May 29, 2007, 12:02:00 AM »
Way to go V !!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :clapper:    :clapper:  another happy customer you old softy you! :biglaugh:

There is another tread going on Blem glass/ Clear glass problems.... and what to do with it.....I got it now!!!!  I just happen to have a whole bunch of bamboo on hand right now too. i'll have to give this a try....thanks bro.....Kirk
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