This weeks project, new bow
10-28-2008 | 02:02 PM
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RE: This weeks project, new bow
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
Yes, this is a static grip bow. I built a little deflex in the handle so it appears to be bending more in the fades thanmost wouldlike. It was a great shooter. They guy who bought it shot his first trad. deer with it this year. I almost hated to part with it.
Yes, this is a static grip bow. I built a little deflex in the handle so it appears to be bending more in the fades thanmost wouldlike. It was a great shooter. They guy who bought it shot his first trad. deer with it this year. I almost hated to part with it.
If I make one, how do I make sure the handle is static so I don't pop off the handle? Guess why I am asking is, there is no defined fades on the main part of the IPE.
Thanks
10-28-2008 | 02:28 PM
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Dominant Buck
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From: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
RE: This weeks project, new bow
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
What makes it static handled? Is the handle significantly thicker/wider? Probably the best looking longbow I have seen in a while.
If I make one, how do I make sure the handle is static so I don't pop off the handle? Guess why I am asking is, there is no defined fades on the main part of the IPE.
Thanks
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
Yes, this is a static grip bow. I built a little deflex in the handle so it appears to be bending more in the fades thanmost wouldlike. It was a great shooter. They guy who bought it shot his first trad. deer with it this year. I almost hated to part with it.
Yes, this is a static grip bow. I built a little deflex in the handle so it appears to be bending more in the fades thanmost wouldlike. It was a great shooter. They guy who bought it shot his first trad. deer with it this year. I almost hated to part with it.
If I make one, how do I make sure the handle is static so I don't pop off the handle? Guess why I am asking is, there is no defined fades on the main part of the IPE.
Thanks
The handle needs to be thicker than the thickest part of your fade. How thick is the Ipe you are using? If it at least 3/4" you will probably have enought to keep it static. If it is less than 3/4", you might have to go with belly lams up the fades or a power lam. I like power lams and with some woods, I will almost always use a power lam. Osage is a wood I like to use a power lam with. A power lam is a piece of tappered wood that extends a little past your fades, that is glued under the backing. Here is a pic of a power lam on an old Osage bamboo bow I built.
The power lam is the piece of walnut, just under the bamboo. It tappers just passed the fades. This handle is a static grip that I deflexed the handle a bit. The man I made this bow for wanted a thin grip that was easy on the hand. I deflexed the grip and the limbs a bit to help with the hand shock. This bow is actually a tri lam. Bamboo backed osage, with an osage lam up through the fades. I believe it came out 58lbs @ 28". That is, if memory serves me well.
Something else. This bow would not be a good example of putting lams on the belly, up the fades to stiffen the grip. I actually put my grip on top of the belly lams. The handle area is actually a bit concaved. That is how I got the handle a little deflexed. If you want to use the belly lams to stiffen the grip, they need to run up the grip as well.
10-28-2008 | 02:33 PM
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From: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
RE: This weeks project, new bow
ORIGINAL: Rangeball
So... still got it?
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
This is a very sweet shooting bow, if I say so myself. Ive shot it in already with about 100 shots. Im ready to get this guy bloody. This bow is going to stay here, im not going to get rid of this one.
This is a very sweet shooting bow, if I say so myself. Ive shot it in already with about 100 shots. Im ready to get this guy bloody. This bow is going to stay here, im not going to get rid of this one.
