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Title: New to site...
Post by: D Luck on January 06, 2016, 10:00:00 AM
Hello everybody...New here.I'm currently trying my hand at building a longbow.Bamboo backed ipe...any help would be appreciated.
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: Jomohr84 on January 06, 2016, 10:15:00 AM
There is currently a thread called new bamboo backed ipe bow, you could read through that and also use the search function and look for build alongs.
  Post pictures and ask questions as you start this bow, and I'm sure you'll find plenty of help here.
 Welcome to The Bowyer's Bench!
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: macbow on January 06, 2016, 10:51:00 AM
Welcome,
Yes there is some very good information in past posts on BBI
And BBO.

Figure out how to post pictures. There is a how too thread on that as well.
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: takefive on January 06, 2016, 10:55:00 AM
Welcome aboard!
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: Buemaker on January 06, 2016, 12:19:00 PM
:)  Welcome
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: passion for knowledge on January 07, 2016, 09:43:00 PM
Go carefully.
Once you shoot a bow you've made yourself, there's no going back.
Have fun!
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: D Luck on January 09, 2016, 10:35:00 AM
Thanks...I've got the backing glued on and was going to cut out,but blew a tire on my band saw.I've wanted to build my own for alot of years,just never got around t it.I did find some purple heart and curly maple might use for riser.
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: D Luck on January 09, 2016, 10:39:00 AM
Tim Baker where are you from in Wis?
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: takefive on January 09, 2016, 06:12:00 PM
Hi...I'm in Neenah, but my name is actually Greg.  Tim Baker was one of the writers of The Bowyer's Bible series and my signature is just a quote from him from Vol. 1.  I do pretend to be him sometimes just to help me get through the tillering process.   :)
Where are you in our great state?
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: takefive on January 09, 2016, 06:19:00 PM
Here's an entertaining build along for a BBI bow:

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=009703;p=1
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: D Luck on January 09, 2016, 09:24:00 PM
I knew that name sounded familiar.
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: takefive on January 09, 2016, 10:05:00 PM
I camped at Wyalusing State Park a long, long time ago.  Beautiful area!  Gotta go back there one of these years.   :)
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: D Luck on January 10, 2016, 12:39:00 AM
Yeah I hunt pretty close to there.
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: D Luck on January 10, 2016, 08:39:00 AM
Wish I would of read threw that build along before I started this one...there's some stuff I would of done different.
Title: Re: New to site...
Post by: passion for knowledge on January 10, 2016, 04:20:00 PM
macbow suggested posting pictures.

I posted this on the 'how to post pictures' thread.

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=75;t=000478;p=3