It's 53". 40#@28" Elm limbs. Cocobolo, padauk, and bird's eye maple riser, Cocobolo/ ebony siyahs.
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This is a new Asiatic bow that I made. I named it "The Datu".
It's 53". 40#@28" Elm limbs. Cocobolo, padauk, and bird's eye maple riser, Cocobolo/ ebony siyahs.
It's 53". 40#@28" Elm limbs. Cocobolo, padauk, and bird's eye maple riser, Cocobolo/ ebony siyahs.
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The Gnome!
Did you do the decorative work as well? It goes with those beut looking arrows too -
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Jhoneil
Stace wrote:
Stace wrote:
Certainly no doubts about that!! This really surpasses any of the asiatic composites bows I have seen. Understanding the trials and dramas building one of these bows, I really appreciate the work and fine detail that has gone into The Datu. I am really interested in the last photo of the bow on the tiller. This shows how well you have managed to achieve strength in the critical areas just beyond the handle. This has been a major problem area for me. Do you compensate the inner laminations to provide extra stength? Also, do you have any photos of earlier stages of the construction?You are going to stir up interest from our Asiatic bow lovers on this side of the water
Hi Jhoneil,
Beautiful bow, superb workmanship!
An inspiration to all who enjoy beauty combined with functionalty.
Daryl.
Beautiful bow, superb workmanship!
An inspiration to all who enjoy beauty combined with functionalty.
Daryl.
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For a good bow twice paid for, is better than an ill bow once broken. [Ascham]
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I am old enough to make my own decisions....Just not young enough to remember what I decided!....
For a good bow twice paid for, is better than an ill bow once broken. [Ascham]
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” [Einstein]
I am old enough to make my own decisions....Just not young enough to remember what I decided!....
archangel,
Thanks!
The handle fades very gradually into the limbs. It actually bends a little. There is a lot of stress in that section of the bow but I really don't do anything special to make it stronger except to wrap it. I also make sure that the glueline in that section is perfect. I did not document the making of this bow much and therefore, I don't have any pictures of the early stages of the build. Maybe for the next one I will.
Thanks!
The handle fades very gradually into the limbs. It actually bends a little. There is a lot of stress in that section of the bow but I really don't do anything special to make it stronger except to wrap it. I also make sure that the glueline in that section is perfect. I did not document the making of this bow much and therefore, I don't have any pictures of the early stages of the build. Maybe for the next one I will.
archangel wrote:Jhoneil
Stace wrote:Certainly no doubts about that!! This really surpasses any of the asiatic composites bows I have seen. Understanding the trials and dramas building one of these bows, I really appreciate the work and fine detail that has gone into The Datu. I am really interested in the last photo of the bow on the tiller. This shows how well you have managed to achieve strength in the critical areas just beyond the handle. This has been a major problem area for me. Do you compensate the inner laminations to provide extra stength? Also, do you have any photos of earlier stages of the construction?You are going to stir up interest from our Asiatic bow lovers on this side of the water
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