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Title: First Glass R/D success with finished pics
Post by: GentlemanArcher on June 28, 2012, 11:20:00 PM
Hi All,

Here she is.  45 pounds at 26 inches. Two tapered (.002 for each) bamboo lams and one maple parallel.  The riser is maple and walnut.

For the finish I used a few coats of tru-oil on the woods and then 3 coats of gloss wipe on poly.

full draw    (http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/Philip_Mazza/Archery/2012-06-28_19-01-57_930.jpg)  
 

riser     (http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/Philip_Mazza/Archery/2012-06-28_19-00-40_928.jpg)  


tips    (http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/Philip_Mazza/Archery/2012-06-28_19-01-10_836.jpg)  


Took it to the shop the other day.  It shot a 455 grain arrow at 159 fps.  I'm pretty happy with its looks and performance.  And I've already got version number 2 ready to have the limbs tapered.

I'm in Boulder, CO.  Here's a pic of the Flagstaff fire.  I took this pic from my deck the other day.  And this fire is tiny compared the one they are dealing with in Colorado Springs.  


The fire fighters deserve a big thank you for the work they do.  And good luck and best wishes to all touched by these fires.
   (http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/Philip_Mazza/Archery/2012-06-26_17-13-21_667-1.jpg)  
(to give you an idea of the size of the fire in CO Springs...I could see the smoke cloud from my office the other day...my office is over 80 miles from the fire!!!!)

Kia Kaha
Title: Re: First Glass R/D success with finished pics
Post by: Jomohr84 on June 29, 2012, 10:49:00 AM
Nice work!
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Post by: kennym on June 29, 2012, 01:01:00 PM
Looks excellent!!  Thinkin of the folks displaced from homes in the fire, and the firefighters!!
Title: Re: First Glass R/D success with finished pics
Post by: jsweka on June 29, 2012, 05:52:00 PM
Looks great!
I wish my first bow turned out that nice.  It kind of resembled a 2 x 4 with slightly rounded edges.
Title: Re: First Glass R/D success with finished pics
Post by: David Flanrey on June 29, 2012, 06:08:00 PM
I really like the slender riser design.  That is a nice one for your first.  

Now if you have problems stopping just call 1-800-I CAN'T STOP BUILDING BOWS.  :help:
Title: Re: First Glass R/D success with finished pics
Post by: GentlemanArcher on June 29, 2012, 06:16:00 PM
Thank you....but I may have mislead with the title...this is glass bow number 4....its just the first one I consider successful.

The first one wasn't even shootable...big gaps in the lams....the second sort of shot, but the tiller was horrible and the third was just plan ugly.

I've got bow #5 glued up and out of the form.  We'll see how it turns out  :)

GA
Title: Re: First Glass R/D success with finished pics
Post by: scottm on June 30, 2012, 01:27:00 AM
Nice work!
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Post by: jess stuart on June 30, 2012, 02:06:00 PM
Lookin good!!
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Post by: blacktailchaser on June 30, 2012, 09:42:00 PM
that is a great looking bow...and the finish work is sweet...john
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Post by: Glunt on July 01, 2012, 12:44:00 AM
Looks great!
Title: Re: First Glass R/D success with finished pics
Post by: Colorado Joe on July 01, 2012, 11:37:00 PM
Sweet looking bow. Let me know if you need someone to test it out on a few pesky elk up here in the Glenwood area.
Title: Re: First Glass R/D success with finished pics
Post by: TREESLEEPER on July 02, 2012, 03:08:00 PM
Nice work. Good looking bow
Title: Re: First Glass R/D success with finished pics
Post by: 6feathers on July 02, 2012, 03:42:00 PM
looks great, I am sure you will enjoy the bow.
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