scrap bow

Ken75 · February 23, 2011, 10:19:00 PM

white oak backed beefwood , 62 inches tip to tip 47lbs at 28 . width is 1 inch

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Ken75 · February 23, 2011, 10:20:00 PM

CaptainJ · February 23, 2011, 10:23:00 PM

Another nice one Ken!
CJ

okie64 · February 23, 2011, 10:35:00 PM

Nice lookin bow Ken. That beefwood is some good stuff. I lucked onto some of it last year on an old deck I was tearing out. I didnt really know what it was but I knew it was heavy enough to make a bow. Built a couple of em with hickory backs. Where did you find it at?

Ken75 · February 23, 2011, 10:42:00 PM

thanks cap
thanks okie, crate wood

Dave Bowers · February 23, 2011, 11:11:00 PM

nice

Pat B · February 24, 2011, 12:15:00 PM

Sure doesn't look a scrap to me. Well done, Ken.

PEARL DRUMS · February 24, 2011, 01:24:00 PM

I really like that Beefwood. I have never seen it in person but I love the few I have seen here. Nice work Ken

Ken75 · February 24, 2011, 02:17:00 PM

thanks ya'll, Pat trying to use left over and the beefwood is dense enough to be narrow.
Pearl its similar to ipe maybe easier to sand and work however the boards i have stink when you work them

SEMO_HUNTER · February 24, 2011, 02:33:00 PM

Great Job Ken........When do you sleep?
Dude you are really knocking them out lately!

Gene Gillis · February 24, 2011, 02:59:00 PM

Great job for scrap. None of my scrap looks like that. (Nice).

vanillabear? · February 24, 2011, 05:15:00 PM

hova · February 24, 2011, 10:19:00 PM

thats gorgeous... i want to know what they are crating in beefwood...time to dumpster dive...

and vanilla : white oak is the stuff. my longbow has held up wonderfully , and so far , the white oak is handling both of my short designs <51"tip to tip , other than the one , i shaped the handle before i did anything , and its really thin. i need to add some overlay , but i have been pursuing other species lately...

love the bow , you ever find yourself needing space , ill put em in my storage unit , free of charge.

Ken75 · February 25, 2011, 07:24:00 AM

thanks all. Semo every now and then,Scott there are four nail holes in this one, good eye .im glad to be back at it after all that work
hova i have access to a stack of lumber about five foot wide and eight high that is all 1 by 4 by 9 foot lumber that was shipping crates from south america. now the majority of the stuff is mahogany . but about half is ipe and beefwood. i need to go dig through the pile again.

ill keep in mind about the storage idea

hova · February 25, 2011, 12:54:00 PM

you sure its not lauan and all the associated south american trops?

looks good though

Mike Mecredy · February 25, 2011, 01:40:00 PM

Nice. I miss building those, no fiberglass, no "goo", no curing, just scaper and paper.

Ken75 · February 25, 2011, 01:49:00 PM

thanks . hova im not sure of anything , just based on what ive read on properties