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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Rob DiStefano on April 28, 2008, 03:34:00 PM

Title: Bowyer JP VanSickle
Post by: Rob DiStefano on April 28, 2008, 03:34:00 PM
Just got one of his TD recurves and want to know more about it, just need to find the man - anyone have any scoop?  Nope, JP doesn't appear to be a member of Trad Gang ... yet!      ;)
Title: Re: Bowyer JP VanSickle
Post by: bowmac on April 28, 2008, 11:59:00 PM
JP is a member of the Sportsmans Club in Sigourney, IA. I don't know which bow you just bought but the one advertised on here recently was one JP made for me a few years ago when I still shot righthanded ie. bamboo limbs, dark zebra riser??, #45. He has been making a few bows for years. Both recurves and selfbows, mainly for friends and archers that have met him through there 3D shoots.
Title: Re: Bowyer JP VanSickle
Post by: Rob DiStefano on April 29, 2008, 06:11:00 AM
Thanx for the scoop, bowmac.  The riser is very heavy and I'm suspecting it's ipe.  Very smooth and quite fast.  It's marked 34# @ 28" but my digital scale reads a tad over 47# (which is good!).  

Mainly wanna know if the limb tips can handle low stretch modern string fiber.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/rfdee/archery/jpv1.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/rfdee/archery/jpv2.jpg)