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Title: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 02, 2014, 01:02:00 AM

Having recently made my first one piece 'curve I got the itch to try the next step in a take down. i have got so much pleasure from these two i doubt I will ever feel quite the same about my beloved longbows again  :bigsmyl:this was my first the one piece
    (http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah249/bigbob2/004_zps5290616c.jpg) (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/bigbob2/media/004_zps5290616c.jpg.html)

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 02, 2014, 01:03:00 AM

Limbs are spliced purple heart/ Zebrano, black glass on back.
  (http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah249/bigbob2/001_zps1f95d9e7.jpg) (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/bigbob2/media/001_zps1f95d9e7.jpg.html)

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 02, 2014, 01:05:00 AM

Made a small boo boo with the limb pad on one limb reversing the overlay so the mosaic was on wrong end.
  (http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah249/bigbob2/002_zps764df7c3.jpg) (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/bigbob2/media/002_zps764df7c3.jpg.html)

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 02, 2014, 01:07:00 AM

Overlay of charcoal actionwood with core tuff glass accents.
  (http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah249/bigbob2/006_zpsff2939e6.jpg) (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/bigbob2/media/006_zpsff2939e6.jpg.html)

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 02, 2014, 01:08:00 AM

riser is split charcoal actionwood/ purple heart and purple heart/ silver ash mosaics.
  (http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah249/bigbob2/007_zps2b262da3.jpg) (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/bigbob2/media/007_zps2b262da3.jpg.html)

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 02, 2014, 01:10:00 AM

bow can in at 50# at 28'' and was made from the Jim Thorne designs and plans.
  (http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah249/bigbob2/004_zps66f2d8ef.jpg) (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/bigbob2/media/004_zps66f2d8ef.jpg.html)

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 02, 2014, 01:13:00 AM

sorry about the scraggly looking 'model'   :bigsmyl:  Action shot.
    (http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah249/bigbob2/001_zps334cd4f7.jpg) (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/bigbob2/media/001_zps334cd4f7.jpg.html)

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: Pago on October 02, 2014, 02:01:00 AM

Gorgeous! By the way that wasn't a boo boo, that's how you tell the limbs apart?

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: takefive on October 02, 2014, 02:05:00 AM

Beautiful bows.  Love those curves.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 02, 2014, 02:25:00 AM

"By the way that wasn't a boo boo ,that's how you tell the limbs apart?" Ha ha that's what I've been telling people.Brace height was about a 1/2''low too when I took these shots.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: Buemaker on October 02, 2014, 03:20:00 AM

Outstanding work Bob, and a nice colour combo. Bue--.   :)

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: LESKEN2011 on October 02, 2014, 07:50:00 AM

I like them both, but would love to see pics of the one piece unstrung and drawn.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: Trux Turning on October 02, 2014, 08:56:00 AM

Great looking bow! Those spliced lams are cool.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: Wagstaff on October 02, 2014, 10:55:00 AM

Very Cool.  Spliced lams add a nice touch.  Great looking bow

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: beachbowhunter on October 02, 2014, 11:12:00 AM

Wow. That is one heck of a first TD!!

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: Al Dean on October 02, 2014, 01:11:00 PM

Your workmanship is superb.  Nice bows.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: canopyboy on October 02, 2014, 02:32:00 PM

And my inferiority complex just keeps on growing...

Some fine bows there Good Sir! Well done.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: chackworth3 on October 02, 2014, 06:16:00 PM

Those are good looking recurves bigbob!

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 02, 2014, 06:40:00 PM

Thank you so much guys, means a lot coming from one's peers.Going away now for few days to a big comp.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: jsweka on October 02, 2014, 07:45:00 PM

Very nice Bob!  Much better than the one and only takedown recurve I built.  That thing tried my patience getting the limbs aligned and un-twisted.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bowhntineverythingnh03743 on October 02, 2014, 08:07:00 PM

Great looking bows bob!

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: D on October 02, 2014, 10:07:00 PM

Holy Cow Bob that looks great.  I like the riser design a lot.  Really great job my friend.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: Mad Max on October 03, 2014, 05:43:00 PM

bigbob2
Is that one piece a Bingham's

Nice bow'ssss

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 05, 2014, 04:13:00 AM

Just got back from a weekend away.Yes Mark the one piece is a Derivative of a Bingham plan.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 05, 2014, 04:13:00 AM

thanks fellas for the kind words too.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: savage1 on October 07, 2014, 01:02:00 PM

Nice work. My compliments.

Lou

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: Wolftrail on October 07, 2014, 01:17:00 PM

Very nice bows, love that 1 piece.
Going to be working on a re-curve soon having built a couple rough looking 3 piece bows I have found that they do indeed shoot very smoothly.  Anyone with shoulder problems should consider using a recurve if they dont already do so.   :p

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 07, 2014, 04:32:00 PM

I guess it's ok..    :)

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 07, 2014, 06:36:00 PM

thanks fellas, you too I guess Roy!   :bigsmyl:  Yeah wolftrail i find the recurves treat me a lot kinder on the target range , meaning I actually hit some things I aim at!   :biglaugh:    :archer2:

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 08, 2014, 05:02:00 AM

Lesken2012 couldn't find an unstrung shot of the one piece but here's one of it at full draw.
  (http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah249/bigbob2/002_zps3d0a9869.jpg) (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/bigbob2/media/002_zps3d0a9869.jpg.html)  another shot of the riser.
  (http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah249/bigbob2/006_zps0658509b.jpg) (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/bigbob2/media/006_zps0658509b.jpg.html)

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: LESKEN2011 on October 08, 2014, 06:44:00 AM

Thanks. I really like the looks of that one, for sure.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: David Flanrey on October 08, 2014, 03:51:00 PM

Bob, I like both but you know I love that three piece.  Man that riser is outstanding.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 09, 2014, 09:35:00 PM

Thanks David.

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: soy on October 10, 2014, 07:11:00 PM

Its OK.......   :goldtooth:

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: bigbob2 on October 10, 2014, 09:34:00 PM

Muchas gracious amigo Thad.   :goldtooth:    :goldtooth:

Title: Re: sold on recurves
Post by: Hill Hunter on October 10, 2014, 10:20:00 PM

very nice