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Title: New here
Post by: Powder on July 25, 2023, 07:09:06 AM

New here. Hobby bowyer. Mostly on here to pick your brains and learn things I do not know. Have a tendancy to build laminated board bows and some selfbows from hickory, and do so quite a bit.

Happy to meet you all!

Jim

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Stagmitis on July 25, 2023, 07:50:18 AM

Welcome jim!

Love the strung profile of your bow! Btw, your groups could be a bit tighter :biglaugh:

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Powder on July 25, 2023, 07:52:27 AM

I'm an ok bowyer... and a garbage archer. Not sure if I am just no good, or shoot to many different bows. Or a combination thereof.

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Stagmitis on July 25, 2023, 11:37:47 AM

You know I’m messing with you right? Dang good group!

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Pat B on July 25, 2023, 11:47:55 AM

Welcome, Jim. Nice looking bow and it seems to shoot well too. I build mostly selfbows but some all wood backed bows too. Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff.

  Pat

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Powder on July 25, 2023, 11:55:32 AM

One I built for a friend... Hickory/ American Chesnut/ Hickory and Chakte Viga accents.

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Powder on July 25, 2023, 11:57:42 AM

Amd another... I got about 25 bows now. Love building them more than using them.

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Kirkll on July 25, 2023, 12:24:23 PM

love to see that design unstrung....  kirk

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Powder on July 25, 2023, 12:31:55 PM

Which one?

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Kirkll on July 26, 2023, 10:19:36 AM

I was looking closely at the one hanging off the cabinet. Looks like there is about 3” of  reflex coming out of the form the way she’s bending…, I was just curious.  Kirk

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Powder on July 26, 2023, 11:03:28 AM

Not quite 3 inches... But yes sir, I did put some reflex in it. It was one of my earlier attempts at a tri-lam. Bamboo. bloodwood, and ipe. 55 at 30 inches

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Kirkll on July 27, 2023, 09:46:04 PM

How much string follow, or set did you get from coming out of the form to current reflex shape?

Title: Re: New here
Post by: simk on July 30, 2023, 01:27:40 AM

Cool to see you and your bows here Jim. Welcome!

I make very similar bows - one of the most appropriate designs for wood imho. how long do you make them?

cheers
Simon

Title: Re: New here
Post by: onetone on July 30, 2023, 03:16:43 PM

Hey Powder, welcome! I guess most of the guys are napping …

Title: Re: New here
Post by: Powder on July 30, 2023, 07:36:23 PM

@ Kirkll- Maybe an inch or so with Ipe being the belly wood. More so with Hickory... Abount an inch with osage as well... With the quad lam... i took an inch as well

@ simk- I have almost a 30 inch draw... NTN mine are usually 69-70 inches

I'm still learning so almost every build is slightly different. So alot of my answers will change here in the future I'm thinking.