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Title: Zipper Zipstick 1 pc Longbow?
Post by: owlbait on January 06, 2012, 07:22:00 PM
How bout it Bill? Any pics yet? Surely with getting bows ready for KaZoo, working on the Grizzly broadheads and website, tweaking the new Nitro 3 pc longbow, and celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Zipper Bows, you've had time to finish that cradle for the one piece form, crank out a couple, and have some pics for us to see!  :D    :p
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Post by: JRY309 on January 06, 2012, 09:13:00 PM
I would like to see pic's of the new one-piece myself!
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Post by: owlbait on January 06, 2012, 09:27:00 PM
There you go Bill!
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Post by: Izzy on January 06, 2012, 11:26:00 PM
I'd like to get my hands on one.
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Post by: GRINCH on January 07, 2012, 01:08:00 AM
:bigsmyl:  me too.
Title: Re: Zipper Zipstick 1 pc Longbow?
Post by: owlbait on January 07, 2012, 08:48:00 AM
I see Bill is up and posting this morning. TTT for Bill!
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Post by: zipper bowss on January 07, 2012, 08:55:00 AM
I have 1 glued up and roughed out. I got to shoot it last night around 9pm. It is not even close to ready for pictures. This one is a 56"er and so far so good.I will know more by monday.I'm going try to get a couple more (58"&60")glued up today and tomorrow.
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Post by: Gator1 on January 07, 2012, 09:01:00 AM
this could get costly ....

.   :scared:      :scared:      :scared:

So if I am correct, pictures by Monday?  :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Zipper Zipstick 1 pc Longbow?
Post by: zipper bowss on January 07, 2012, 09:03:00 AM
:goldtooth:  

I better get at it!
Bill
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Post by: owlbait on January 07, 2012, 09:25:00 AM
Thanks Bill! Any recommended drawlengths for those bows(Especially the 56&58)? Glad to hear your busy!!
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Post by: longbowben on January 07, 2012, 10:30:00 AM
And if you need a left hand test bunny i'm up for the challenge.  :bigsmyl:
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Post by: JJB2 on January 07, 2012, 03:31:00 PM
Somehow I feel like this story ends with my wife p*ssed off at me...wierd.
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Post by: Crash on January 07, 2012, 04:59:00 PM
I was hoping he was bringing back the mild R/D Zipstick of yesteryear.  Bet this one is a shooter though.
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Post by: ron w on January 07, 2012, 05:04:00 PM
Anything in the 62-64" range for us guys with knuckles that drag on the ground!!??   :saywhat:
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Post by: ssoden on January 09, 2012, 03:36:00 PM
I just recieved Bill's Proto .. The new Nitro 3pc longbow. Had a few minite to shoot today and it is a smooth fast bow ... I have a 30+ inch draw .. it's very smooth to 29 3/4 .. few a very slight peck at 30+ ... Shoot a 665 gr arrow 30" draw at 170 fps. Bow is marked 52@28 so I figure I should be pulling around 58#. I shot the bow with a new string without string silencers and it was very quite. really like the bow alot ... grip is great!
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Post by: LimBender on January 09, 2012, 05:44:00 PM
Bill, since you have a bunch of longdraw testers, I can be your short draw tester - just send me a 56 or 58 for 27" draw and I will report back.  It will take a lot of time and effort, but I think I am up for it.
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Post by: Gator1 on January 09, 2012, 07:38:00 PM
Monday 6:38 p.m.

Bill, bring one with you to MN if you hunt this fall... I'd love to test one of your bows...

 :thumbsup:
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Post by: Jwilliam on January 09, 2012, 07:43:00 PM
Sure hope your bringing a few to Kalamazoo !!!!


Bill
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Post by: zipper bowss on January 09, 2012, 07:44:00 PM
So the 60" Zipstick form needs a minor change.I have changed the 60" form but the table feed motor on my thickness sander died sunday.I cant make any laminations until I get it fixed.

The 56" is good to go. After building the 56". I am considering a  54" but I may be getting ahead of myself. For now I need to get the 58" and 60" up to speed.

We will see Bill time is getting short but I'm trying. This is the earliest I have quit for the evening in quite some time.
Title: Re: Zipper Zipstick 1 pc Longbow?
Post by: owlbait on January 09, 2012, 07:55:00 PM
What do you see for expected/recommended drawlengths on those Bill?
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Post by: zipper bowss on January 09, 2012, 08:00:00 PM
The 56" will handle 28".
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Post by: owlbait on January 09, 2012, 08:04:00 PM
Thank you SIR! Hope you can get a few done, but only at your highest expectations, for KaZoo.
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Post by: jcprintz on January 10, 2012, 10:20:00 AM
Bill,
You know how I feel about short bows. 54" sounds about right to me but if you need a review on that  56", it shouldn't take me more than a few years to complete.   ;)    ;)    ;)    
Jamie
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Post by: jesse cales on January 11, 2012, 08:53:00 PM
can't wait to see some pics.   :bigsmyl:
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Post by: D. Key on January 13, 2012, 09:03:00 AM
You guys know the rules...Without pics they don't exist.  :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:
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Post by: RM81 on January 13, 2012, 09:19:00 AM
If you need a tester for that 56", I'll be down in Mt. Orab this weekend visiting the folks.  Always glad to help out a fellow TGer.

 :goldtooth: