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Title: ok new u finish bow kit arrived
Post by: Scott Beitzel on December 13, 2009, 02:21:00 PM

ok since this is the first kit i have ever done i have a few questions
the bow is bamboo backed ipe and hickery .
i take it i have to first get or build a for would like a slight reflex deflex i suppose they stated that it would inprove performance .
and then glue and clamp very securly.

1. do i rough up all peices before the gluing process .
clamp let dry and then

2.what should my fades be located and a good idea what they should be ?

3. and i take it i do not touch the face of the bamboo as far as sanding and so on other than trueing the edges and smoothing the entire bow together.

ok that should be enough for now :knothead:

thanks for any help ,
Scott

Title: Re: ok new u finish bow kit arrived
Post by: Rich Evans on December 13, 2009, 02:47:00 PM

http://poorfolkbows.com/ipe1.htm

check out this site. Its by a guy named Sam Harper. I think it will help.

Title: Re: ok new u finish bow kit arrived
Post by: Scott Beitzel on December 13, 2009, 07:24:00 PM

thanks rich

Scott

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