I had said on my last reduced weight bow...Last Post Promised! However this Green Mountain Stingray 60#@28 reduced to 43#@28 is just too pretty...Cocobolo to die for in the riser, Lams of Bamboo on back, Yew, and Osage on belly. Tiny tips were Jim Duclos's trade mark and I didn't touch those tips. Reduced by removing glass on belly & back plus trapping the belly. Then refinished entire bow. Bow had a name on it which I removed...tippit
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Very nice .
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Wow. Nice Jeff
Nice looking limb tips.
Jim built beautiful bows.......good to see you kept the bow and can now shoot it. Nice job :thumbsup:
Tippit,I have a Green Mountain Stringray also. Mine is 60" 60#@27" with Coco Bolo riser and cherry ( I think black cherry) limbs.
I could be talked into a swap, hint hint. :-). I wish I had your talent.
Ooooooooo la laaaaa!!!!! My kinda bow! (Slurp slurp)
Absolutely a beauty, very nice work. Enjoy.
You are having way too much fun
That's a beauty :thumbsup:
I was and am a fan of Jim's work. Have a Stingray that was my 'go to' bow for years before having to drop weight as I've added some years. His narrow /deep core limbs and small tips are signature. He was also a master at rounding all edges. He explained to me that saved on finish wear over time.
Whittler,
You wouldn't like this bow...just too smooth & easy to shoot compared to 60#@27.
Nice job Tip. Question: have you had any problem with limb twist after removing so much weight?
That is a pretty piece of cocobolo! GM Longbows are awesome.
No...but I try to keep my limb tips original thickness out to 6 inches and keep limb with pretty much the same width. Trapping either back or belly is the last thing I do to drop weight. Ten to fifteen pounds glass is all I need to remove. Beyond that some trapping is necessary. On the GM, I trapped the belly down to 6 inches from the tips...but the width on the back was original. What you have to constantly watch is the tiller. After each pass, I flex them through 30" to make sure I have everything even and it doesn't get away from me.
Out of about 50 bows that I've reduced weight, I've had one bow collapse but it was a very unique early Zipper by Bob Thompson...very thin pencil limbs and extremely trapped belly to begin with. I had showed the bow to Bob at Denton years ago. It looked like a kids bow but was 60#. He said he made four of them and the first three broke immediately. Well I thought I could take some weight off the this bow. After my first grinding pass and rechecking the tiller, the bow just collapsed. I should have known better if Bob had so much trouble making it!
Nice work! If you wanted to donate one of your 58-62 lb Hill style bows to the poor preacher in Arkansas hunting fund I could send you my address. Lol
Poor preacher in Arkansas...back in the day, poor preachers always got the best piece of chicken, and the best spot on the dove field. :D
Tippit,
Keep 'em coming! I've enjoyed seeing your posts over the last several weeks!
Poor Preacher,
I donate my knives to charity...but the bows are my fun.
Wow 17 lbs. off. That's a bunch. Good bow to save.
Do you have a before and after pic. Would love to se the difference.
I just never think to take a before and after picture. Need to do that the next time...I forgot this IS my Last Post on reducing weight as I know y'all must be getting tired of seeing these.
Never tired of seeing your handy work...... :thumbsup:
I'm not tired of seeing them. I think it is awesome that you have the skill to modify them to your liking. I have built several longbows through the years, but it never occurred to me to try and reduce the weight on one.
Reducing all these bows of past bowyers bring up alot of good memories!
Had an opportunity to visit and shoot with many at Cloverdale and Michigan shoots!
Have a great story and eats with Bill Matlock and friends at The last Marshall shoo..
You are right that cocobolo is beautiful. You did a great job refinishing it.
frank bullitt,
I'd love to hear the story about Bill Matlock. I never met the man but love his bows.
Pretty bow jeff, thanks for sharing!
:campfire:
Excellent!
QuoteOriginally posted by tippit:
I just never think to take a before and after picture. Need to do that the next time...I forgot this IS my Last Post on reducing weight as I know y'all must be getting tired of seeing these.
Fire away, hoss... bet it's QUIET. too, huh??? :) :) (Bad when you steal another mans joke on self and then use it on him) :knothead: :bigsmyl: :deadhorse: