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Few shots of my latest bow, this time all aussie timbers being straight gidgee and black wattle Came in at 45# @ 28'' and is very smooth to draw back. I will put up a force/draw curve later, and have a chrono coming soon so I will post fps as well when it gets here. Being overcast the shots dont show the figured grain in the gidgee as well as I hoped.

Looking Good, a Real SEXY Piece. Cheers Roadie.

nice!
Hazard

Well Bob old mate what can i say about your bow not only dose it looks good as from first hand experience it shoots well. very smooth to draw & shoot .. as usual you have done a good job

Very nice Bob did you use wattle in the core?

Looks great workmanship once again Bob. I must say they are starting to look more recurvey all the time.

Jeff

hazard wrote: nice!
Hazard

Thanks hazard!

LB rod 55 wrote:Very nice Bob did you use wattle in the core?

No big fella just the usual 'boo. Dont want to bite off more than I can chew!

Stickbow Hunter wrote:Looks great workmanship once again Bob. I must say they are starting to look more recurvey all the time. Thanks Jeff but it still meets the ABa definition of 'modern' longbow

Hilly wrote:Well Bob old mate what can i say about your bow not only dose it looks good as from first hand experience it shoots well. very smooth to draw & shoot .. as usual you have done a good job

thanks hilly glad you got a chance to shoot it and I appreciate the compliment

Give it a try i think you'll be impressed,even just one lam with the boo,it'll be about 10lb more in draw weight

bigbob wrote:Thanks Jeff but it still meets the ABa definition of 'modern' longbow

So it doesn't have any reflex when strung or has ABA changed their rules? I don't follow ABA so I have no idea what their rules are anymore.

Jeff

Wow- Nice One.
Well done Bob
Regards
John

Very impressive. Muchos bowyer-envy.

I was wondering....might you one day walk us through the process of making your oh-so-nice risers?

Nice looking Bow Bob, Loving the Aussie Timber - keep making them the suit you Mate, thats what it's all about. You have quite a Stable now Bob, you must have the luxury of a Spare Room or an understanding Wife.

Jeff, Modern Longbow is a seperate Division to the Traditional Longbow Division. There is even a Classic Bow Division aimed at pre 1900 Technology Archery Equipment that expressly forbids Animal based Glue, Self Nocks and states that Modern String Material MUST be used

regards Perry

LB rod 55 wrote:Give it a try i think you'll be impressed,even just one lam with the boo,it'll be about 10lb more in draw weight

I definitely will give it a go rod, but the piece of wattle i have is too small for veneers or lams.

jcm wrote:Wow- Nice One.
Well done Bob
Regards
John

Thanks J

yeoman wrote:Very impressive. Muchos bowyer-envy.

I was wondering....might you one day walk us through the process of making your oh-so-nice risers?

ohn.

yeoman wrote:Very impressive. Muchos bowyer-envy.

I was wondering....might you one day walk us through the process of making your oh-so-nice risers?

It is a bit involved meaning multiple glue sessions with great care so as not to exceed the temp. of previous gluing. The next one I do I will do a bit of a build along if people are interested in the process.
thanks for the nice comments Perry. Ee understanding wife ???? Most of my bows have gone to other owners. I am hoping to make most of my bows from aussie timbers when they are available.

Very impressive

Scuzz

bigbob wrote:There is even a Classic Bow Division aimed at pre 1900 Technology Archery Equipment that expressly forbids Animal based Glue, Self Nocks and states that Modern String Material MUST be used

Logic? Thanks for the reply Perry.

Jeff

looking good Bob

Beautiful combination of timbers there Bob, that bow looks great. It looks a bit shorter than your earlier ones, what length is it? Great effort mate.

Cheers....... Rod

Stickbow Hunter wrote: Logic?

Jeff

Jeff, I think it may have something to do with insurance underwriters not believing in the power of fish bladder glue and pine pitch. They are of little faith in the old ways

Cheers...... Rod

rodlonq wrote:Jeff, I think it may have something to do with insurance underwriters not believing in the power of fish bladder glue and pine pitch. They are of little faith in the old ways

You're probably right Rod. They mustn't believe that carbon arras can shatter and leave dozens of bits of carbon floating around in an archers hand (or worse) either.

Jeff

That bow looks world class - well done!

Cheers

Jase

Thanks heaps for the favorable comments gents, appreciated. Rod it is 66 NTN but does have long tips past the nock groove. Just another experiment Will do that force draw curve tomorrow as I'm knackered after our xmas breakup shoot today.

I'm impressed Bob, I really like this bow. I love the timber and curve, the riser is top class.
Beautiful work.

Now thats what I'm talkin about Bob, excellent stuff. Great timber combo and design.

You could consider geting your self some clear glass so you have a larger canvas to work your art on.

Be proud Bob you have every right to be.

Rob.

thanks Mikaluger and Rob. I have got clear glass Rob but wanted the contrast of the black glass to the riser.If I had had a bigger piece of the black wattle I would have made the belly lams at least, out of that.

Loved the bow BigBob very stylish. Did you post anymore in the forum?

really nice work that will make some people jealous not owning it well done

I have posted quite a few since this bow was made, and also have a facebook page as well as a web site, Rustical. Thanks for kind words archerark.