Pole Bamboo

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GrahameA
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Re: Pole Bamboo

#31 Post by GrahameA » Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:46 am

Morning Rod.
rodlonq wrote:
GrahameA wrote:Morning All.

Some Bamboo Back and Belly Bows are possibilities.
Grahame,

I have been thinking about trying a bamboo back and belly bow. So far I haven't done any research so I know nothing about them.

Do you put the nodes on the belly adjacent the nodes on the back or in between them to even out the .....
I see Daryl has answered your questions.

My easy answer is ..... "Talk to Daryl".
Grahame.
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Re: Pole Bamboo

#32 Post by rodlonq » Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:28 pm

Thanks Dave, Rob, Daryl and Grahame.

This looks like a fun project. I visualise making one of my composite D/R longbows without the glass and then adding tillered boo slats to the back and belly of the blank :roll: .

Cheers......... Rod
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