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My son and I are working on his two laminate boardbow. It is 64" NTN. Weight is 47# @ 28 ". Backing is Hickory. Belly is quarter sawn White Oak. Hickory back, wedge is Purple Heart, White Oak, Coco Bolo, Purple Heart, Osage, and the rear of the riser is Cocobolo. Just ordered the string from SBD (yellow and purple). We will add antler tips before finishing. Stain has been applied but no finish yet.
Outstanding job!
Nice looking bow! How 'bout a better look at the limbs? I'm interested in doing that sort of thing,too. I like the collor combination; not too flashy but very pretty.
Stan
Beautiful... I'd like to see more pics as well. Very very nice....
What do you mean by "two-laminate"?
Much Aloha... :archer2:
The back is 1/8 inch Hickory and the belly is 3/8 inch White Oak.
We'll work on more pictures here shortly....
very very nice!
You really should have done a build along!
pete
finally puttin a board bow to its fullest potential!
That is drop dead gorgeous. Excellent job.
Awsum Job!
:archer: :clapper:
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That is drop dead gorgeous. Excellent job.
I'm sure that is what they is hopin fer when they take it huntin'....
Much Aloha.. :archer2:
Awesome bow.
That is really sweet!!
:clapper: Looks great. Be sure to post a full draw picture.
Very nice job ! The riser looks fantastic, love it.
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Andy
Great job!
Gorgeous handle - inspiring too! I'm working on a 66" red oak stave (from a back yard tree) with hickory backing and cherry grip. Your shelf looks terrific - can you post some dimensions? (how far off-center it's cut, how thick the handle is, and how wide the limbs are at the fades?)
Really look forward to your full-draw photo too!!
Very pretty looking bow. I'm sure some memories were made as well. Have fun shooting it.
-Jeremy :coffee:
Kentowl,
The shelf is cut to center. The limbs at the fades are 1 3/8", tips 7/16. From the back of the bow to the rear of the grip is 2 1/8". The wedge (purple heart) between the Hickory back and the White Oak belly is 5/8" x 14 ". The riser section is 10" long. The shelf is cut 1 1/4" above center of the bow. Hope this helps. Glad you guys liked the pictures. Of course the pictures are not near as vivid in color as the actual bow. As thin (.040) as the osage is, it really pops out with the purple heart and cocobolo.
B-E-A-UTIFUL
GREAT JOB.
Thanks, 8Charles! It's clearly lovely woodwork, but I also appreciate your engineering design. I thought the shelf looked cut pretty far in, but the wedge and handle thickness seem an effective way to compensate. Also extending the wedge well past the thin ends of the handle lams should protect them from cracking - gluing them on a flat belly rather than leaving a pedestal both looks great and must have been easier to make. Lots to ponder - now back to the stave on the steamer!
Rattus58
The back is 1/8" Hickory and the belly is White Oak.
Emmett
My son did most of the grinding on the handle (his first). When he seemed to get perplexed and wasn't sure, I gave him a hand. I told him the shape he wanted was in there somewhere. It was up to him to keep sanding to find it!
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Rattus58
The back is 1/8" Hickory and the belly is White Oak.
Emmett
Beautiful... thank you for the explanation... lots of terms and concepts I'm just now coming to understand, so thank you for helping me with my education...
Much Aloha... :archer2: