Author Topic: Macassar Habu (Read 245 times)

Andy Cooper · « **on:** March 05, 2012, 08:24:00 PM »

Someone PMed me and asked to see pics of my macassar ebony Viperkahn last week. I *THINK* the PM was lost when the original thread from whence it originated was deleted. I don't remember who asked, but here are some pics from my phone...which aren't very good. Our camera seems to have gone walkabout.

joekeith · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2012, 08:36:00 PM »

Nice lookin' bow.

Andy Cooper · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2012, 08:53:00 PM »

Thanks Joe. I picked it up from a fellow Trad Ganger. It's one of my favorites...right behind the 3 Eaglewing bows I have! It really isn't a good comparison to Sixby's bows, though. The Habu is 50@28, while the EW's are 62, 65, and 69@28. When I shoot the Habu beside my other 50# bows, it draws the smoothest and shoots the quietest.

habujohn · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2012, 09:11:00 PM »

Nice looking bow. Do you know the year that one was made?

JV Rooster · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2012, 09:20:00 PM »

Very nice looking bow.

rastaman · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2012, 09:23:00 PM »

Habujohn, it was made in 2010.

Mike Vines · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2012, 09:23:00 PM »

I love the look of Macassar. Very nice looking bow.

Andy Cooper · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2012, 09:25:00 PM »

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Originally posted by rastaman:
Habujohn, it was made in 2010.

You should know, sir!

Friend · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2012, 10:28:00 PM »

Does it have Bocote limb veneers?

rastaman · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2012, 10:49:00 PM »

No..Macassar ebony..(sorry Andy!) Striped ebony.

Sixby · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2012, 11:39:00 PM »

No, copperheads

God bless you all, Steve

Andy Cooper · « **Reply #11 on:** March 06, 2012, 07:35:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Sixby:
No, copperheads

God bless you all, Steve

Copperheads on the back...macassar on the belly. It has changed a tad since I got it from Randy.

Bowwild · « **Reply #12 on:** March 06, 2012, 10:58:00 AM »

Thanks Andy. I was at least one who Pmed you wanting to see this.

Nice looking bow!

Sixby · « **Reply #13 on:** March 06, 2012, 02:53:00 PM »

The grip on that bow feels like a million dollars.
Hats off to Chris.

God bless you all, Steve

Margly · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2012, 05:15:00 PM »

Nice

habujohn · « **Reply #15 on:** March 06, 2012, 10:37:00 PM »

I love my VyperKhan's, I have two of them. Never saw that wood combination though but I sure like it. Do you have carbon cores of bamboo?

Andy Cooper · « **Reply #16 on:** March 09, 2012, 12:29:00 PM »

Hi John,

Sorry to have missed this for so long! It appears to me that this triple carbon bow has the following: back veneer macassar ebony, then carbon, bamboo, carbon, bamboo, carbon, macassar ebony veneer on belly. Rastaman was the original owner, so he may know sumpin' I don't!

Regards,

Andy

Duker · « **Reply #17 on:** March 09, 2012, 02:03:00 PM »

SWEET

habujohn · « **Reply #18 on:** March 09, 2012, 08:21:00 PM »

Thanks Andy I appreciate the information. It sounds a lot like my newest bow except it is in cocobola.
John

Bowwild · « **Reply #19 on:** March 09, 2012, 08:27:00 PM »

I'm hoping for a Macassar version (recurve) in 2013. I've been on the list for 15 months but don't expect the bow for another 12 or so.

I may be asking a bowyer who has me on a late July build list to mimic my Habu grip on his bow. The bowyer in question seems to be, from posts, e-mails and conversations, one of the most accommodating in this way of any I've worked with. He knows who he is.


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