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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Buemaker on November 08, 2015, 12:08:00 PM
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I finished this trilam RD bow, Hickory heartwood back, Merbau center and White Oak belly. Bubinga power lam and handle overlay. I'll post a few pics.
(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zpsmgjukmkh.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zpsmgjukmkh.jpeg.html)
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Bubinga and Walnut tip.
(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zpseqq0kora.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zpseqq0kora.jpeg.html)
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Bubinga overlay.
(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zpsbtt1itad.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zpsbtt1itad.jpeg.html)
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Handle made of Bubinga and Walnut strips with Bubinga power lam.
(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zpscwdrsmwp.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zpscwdrsmwp.jpeg.html)
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I used a new to me epoxy and the gluelines turned out light gray.
(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zpsq9vqzv6e.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zpsq9vqzv6e.jpeg.html)
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(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zpslidivgd4.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zpslidivgd4.jpeg.html)
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(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zpssgtastur.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zpssgtastur.jpeg.html)
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At brace.
(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zpsikuj4jnb.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zpsikuj4jnb.jpeg.html)
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At 28" the hook and line is placed 1 inch above center which is where the arrow will be shot. The upper limb have 1/16" negative tiller, it shoots good like that and is dead in hand.
(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zps0muyozn2.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zps0muyozn2.jpeg.html)
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At 30" which is old nasty geezer's drawlenght, 40 pounds, 68" ntn.
(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zpsq3fockdj.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zpsq3fockdj.jpeg.html)
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Full draw, I think, and get that elbow down Bue.
(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b506/timian46/image_zpskxhjf04r.jpeg) (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/timian46/media/image_zpskxhjf04r.jpeg.html)
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Looks great! I love bubinga.
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Very nice!
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Nice one Bue
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Sweet!
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Nice looking bow!
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Nice looking bow there.
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Looks great Bue
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Very nice, Bue.
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Mighty nice bow and job
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The bow looks great. I really like the handle. Nice job.
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Looks really good. Is it stacking in the full draw photo at 30" on the stick. You drawing it looks fine. :confused:
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I can't feel any stacking, but have not made a draw force curve. It is 68" between nocks so a 30" draw should be okay.
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Who's the old guy pulling the bow? :)
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Just some old geezer I rescued from an old people's home. :bigsmyl:
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Very nice. I particularly like that you're using readily available woods. No need for osage or ipe ... Just use what you've got!
Do you find white oak superior to hickory for the belly?
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Epic.
love the riser! !
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Very nice work.
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LittleBen. When it comes to Hickory I have only used it as a backing for other woods and as board bows. So I don't know how it is as a belly wood in an all wood laminate. The white Oak must be compression strong, some guys up here use it with a bamboo backing for bows in the 100 pound + range. That is the so called war bows with a shallow ELB style .
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Me likes!
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nice bow Bue!
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Vakkert!
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Looks great, what glue did you use that gave you gray glue lines?
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The light gray gluelines came from an epoxy that I had not tried before. Bue--.
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What great looking lines, both braced and unbraced! Well done.