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Title: Finished new bamboo backed bamboo!
Post by: Apex Predator on May 29, 2008, 07:32:00 AM

Finished my new BBB that I have been working on this week.  This one is a tri-lam with raw boo back and action boo core and belly.  She turned out way beyond my expectations.  Bamboo bellys are known to take lots of set when backed with raw boo.  This one started out with 5 1/2" of reflex out of the form and retains a little over 3" after tillering and shooting in.  She is a really good performer and very quite and dead in the hand.  My best shooter thus far, and that is saying a lot.  Bamboo acts differently in all stages of building.  It is easy to work with tools, takes a stain readily, and takes quite a bit of set when first un-stringing.  The tips are almost even with the back, and then you can watch them recover to 3" reflex within a few minutes.  Early draw is light, but shoots harder than my ipe bows.  Should be stressed very low at brace.  I was really digging the osage and ipe tips and riser and wanted to just darken the raw boo back some and leave the rest natural, because it was really beautiful.  I got a little careless on my staining the back, and had to stain the whole bow.  I used Tandy leather dye.  Chocolate with red wiped over.  The deep red is really I catching, and I have grown to love it!

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Title: Re: Finished new bamboo backed bamboo!
Post by: mmgrode on May 29, 2008, 09:01:00 AM

Cool stuff!  Looks like you're addicted now  ;)

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Post by: BMN on May 29, 2008, 09:23:00 AM

Looks great. The stain job reminds me of cocobola.

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Post by: LEOPARD on May 29, 2008, 09:49:00 AM

Very nice looking little bow! Well done!  ;)   :thumbsup:

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Post by: drewsbow on May 29, 2008, 07:11:00 PM

Wow , That is awesome   :thumbsup:    :notworthy:    :clapper:

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Post by: pine nut on May 29, 2008, 07:30:00 PM

That is a beaut Apex!  way to go.

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Post by: 4runr on May 29, 2008, 09:59:00 PM

Dang, you've been turnin out some beauts.

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Post by: bowhunterfrompast on May 29, 2008, 10:17:00 PM

Great lookin bow  :thumbsup:

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Post by: pseman on May 29, 2008, 11:32:00 PM

Very Nice!!

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Post by: SteveD on May 30, 2008, 05:12:00 AM

Nice Work. It's great that you experiment with different woods and bamboo combinations to see what works for you. Great Job

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Post by: Jeremy on May 30, 2008, 08:22:00 AM

Only 2-1/2" of set after tillering and shooting in?!! It takes some phenominal tillering skills not to stress the boo too much during tillering!   :clapper:  

Gorgeous bow - I like the red  :)

Title: Re: Finished new bamboo backed bamboo!
Post by: vermonster13 on May 30, 2008, 08:23:00 AM

That one is real pretty.