Someone PMed me and asked to see pics of my macassar ebony Viperkahn last week. I *THINK* the PM was lost when the original thread from whence it originated was deleted. I don't remember who asked, but here are some pics from my phone...which aren't very good. Our camera seems to have gone walkabout.
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Nice lookin' bow. :thumbsup:
Thanks Joe. I picked it up from a fellow Trad Ganger. It's one of my favorites...right behind the 3 Eaglewing bows I have! It really isn't a good comparison to Sixby's bows, though. The Habu is 50@28, while the EW's are 62, 65, and 69@28. When I shoot the Habu beside my other 50# bows, it draws the smoothest and shoots the quietest.
Nice looking bow. Do you know the year that one was made?
Very nice looking bow.
Habujohn, it was made in 2010.
I love the look of Macassar. Very nice looking bow.
QuoteOriginally posted by rastaman:
Habujohn, it was made in 2010.
You should know, sir! :bigsmyl:
Does it have Bocote limb veneers?
No..Macassar ebony..(sorry Andy!) Striped ebony.
No, copperheads
:wavey:
God bless you all, Steve
QuoteOriginally posted by Sixby:
No, copperheads
:wavey:
God bless you all, Steve
Copperheads on the back...macassar on the belly. It has changed a tad since I got it from Randy.
Thanks Andy. I was at least one who Pmed you wanting to see this.
Nice looking bow!
The grip on that bow feels like a million dollars.
Hats off to Chris.
God bless you all, Steve
Nice :)
I love my VyperKhan's, I have two of them. Never saw that wood combination though but I sure like it. Do you have carbon cores of bamboo?
Hi John,
Sorry to have missed this for so long! It appears to me that this triple carbon bow has the following: back veneer macassar ebony, then carbon, bamboo, carbon, bamboo, carbon, macassar ebony veneer on belly. Rastaman was the original owner, so he may know sumpin' I don't!
Regards,
Andy
SWEET :thumbsup:
Thanks Andy I appreciate the information. It sounds a lot like my newest bow except it is in cocobola.
John
I'm hoping for a Macassar version (recurve) in 2013. I've been on the list for 15 months but don't expect the bow for another 12 or so.
I may be asking a bowyer who has me on a late July build list to mimic my Habu grip on his bow. The bowyer in question seems to be, from posts, e-mails and conversations, one of the most accommodating in this way of any I've worked with. He knows who he is.
Bowild,
Is Chris building a true recurve in a triple carbon?or are you referring to his hycurve limbs?
It is now a recurve. He puts "R" in the 2012 serial numbers to note this change. The new limbs are the same width at the butts and fit the older risers (at least the 2012 fit my 2010).
Apparently the limb is a bit wider in the taper towards the tip. I can't tell it with my naked eye though.