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I made this bow a year ago but never finished the decorations. Well, I believe I am finally done with it. It's only 30@32". It's a great bow for practicing thumbring technique. It's fast, quiet, and no handshock. Introducing "Copper Leaf"
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Hi Jhoneil,
Thank you for the posting.
The photos are great and their detail shows me how I can improve my construction techniques.
Cheers,
Daryl.
Thank you for the posting.
The photos are great and their detail shows me how I can improve my construction techniques.
Cheers,
Daryl.
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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!....
Jhoneil,
Superb work - great to hear from you again. As Greybeard has stated the pictures give us such excellent closeups of your craft and provide much material to study. Is that copper wire binding the siyahs and limbs? The vertical lamination and shape of your siyahs is very interesting - I have found these are the most difficult part to master and any further advice on their construction would be much appreciated.
Superb work - great to hear from you again. As Greybeard has stated the pictures give us such excellent closeups of your craft and provide much material to study. Is that copper wire binding the siyahs and limbs? The vertical lamination and shape of your siyahs is very interesting - I have found these are the most difficult part to master and any further advice on their construction would be much appreciated.
"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." (Michelangelo Buonarroti)
That is fantastic work
As for the 'only 30@32', I do quite well in that weight range. 
It's a beautiful piece of work/art.
It's a beautiful piece of work/art.
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Coach
Coach - when using a thumbring, it is customary to place the arrow on the "wrong side" unless of course you are a Mongol. I have seen those guys use thumbrings and shoot on either side and still hit the target.
Archangel, the binding is hemp. It's tough and light. I varnished it with acrylic gloss medium and dry brushed copper acrylic paint on top and then another coat of acrylic varnish. I finished the entire bow with polyurithane clear coat. I keep experimenting with how to mount siyahs on limbs. This one is sandwiching the limbs - you can see the limb going through the entire siyah.
Archangel, the binding is hemp. It's tough and light. I varnished it with acrylic gloss medium and dry brushed copper acrylic paint on top and then another coat of acrylic varnish. I finished the entire bow with polyurithane clear coat. I keep experimenting with how to mount siyahs on limbs. This one is sandwiching the limbs - you can see the limb going through the entire siyah.
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