60# bamboo-ipé howard hill

[dutchwarbow]

one of the 5 bows I finished lately. Pretty much liked how it came out!! same goes for the others, though. I'll post them later!!


60# @ 28"
68" ntn
1 1/2" wide at fades, straight taper to 3/8" nocks

boo-ipé (maple, ipé, wengé)













Nick

[Dano]

Very nice work Nick, nice clean lines.  

[Apex Predator]

You are one impressive young man Nick!  That is one fine bow, and you draw that thing like no other 16 year old I've ever met!

[SteveD]

Great Job. Nice looking bow

[BJP]

Nice Bow man, Hope i can get one to turn out that nice.

[2treks]

Looks Good Nick. Nice tips.
Chuck

[Pat B]

Nice bow Nick. Did you cut all the way through the ipe overlay? If so I don't think the boo can stand the stress at the string and may give way there.

[Moen]

Very nice, Nick. Clean look, and great job. like the tips tooo...  Parallell boo?

[dutchwarbow]

thanks for your kind words!!

hehe marty, I'm used to bows twice as strong  :p  Had some troubles with shades, so decided to get the fulldraw to a different place than usually. ha to duck a little, to get the bow in the white area, but thought this would be better    my back looks pretty weird eh?  :p

pat, the nocks are "semi-sidenocks"  :p  There's some ipé left to protect the boo!

yesyes frode, parralel boo    don't think tapering is really usefull; as boo is lighter than wood... and thus would have a positive effect on the tipweight (in other words. I'm too lazy to get a correct taper  :p  ).

I usually do tiller the boo, bending it with my hands, looking for flatspots. Thought it would be better.

Nick

[Tom Leemans]

Got lots of IPE flooring available around where you live Nick?
 :eek:

[dutchwarbow]

no tom, not at all. But I went to a lumberyard a 2hour drive away, bought for 280€ ipé and a few exotics, drove another hour in another direction, bought for 80€ boo, then returned home. Got wood for more than 25bows that day