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Some of my latest
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:49 pm
by Flatliner
Re: Some of my latest
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:04 pm
by Flatliner
Re: Some of my latest
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:19 pm
by bigbob
Man I just love that first one with the black Gidgee Rob, superb! Your work is the benchmark for all of us.
Re: Some of my latest
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:27 pm
by Outbackdad
Some great looking bows.
Re: Some of my latest
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:09 am
by UPTHETOP
Rob just cant imagine the work that goes into them tip overlays mate.
When where all dust to the wind or sand to the ground,
your bows will still be hanging on the cabin wall.
Great work my friend.
Cheers Wayno
Re: Some of my latest
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:02 am
by Gringa Bows
Looking good Rob
Re: Some of my latest
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:45 pm
by Gringa Bows
I bought a plank of the black palm back in 2009 they called it coconut wood, i paid $60 for a plank about 7ft long - 2in thick and and 18in wide only the outside 3-4 inches was any good ,back then nobody was using it,i still havent used any in a bow and i've given most of it away,now i wish i had bought more of it,cause it does look good,problem now is looks like the place may have closed down,Bugger
Re: Some of my latest
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:10 pm
by bigbob
you gave me a nice piece Rod, which made couple nice longbows. Looks good, great strength, but brittle especially around the fades on riser.
Re: Some of my latest
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:38 pm
by Flatliner
Hey Rod,
I reckon what you bought was indeed Coconut wood, which is a nice timber though not as strong or dense as Black Palm. The real McCoy PNG/NTHAust Black Palm only grows to around 250mm/10" in diameter max. The biggest board I've managed to mill out of the mature logs I've collected is 60mm x 15mm. It's very difficult to work, kind of like grinding steel that chips.
Rob.
Re: Some of my latest
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:04 pm
by Gringa Bows
You could be right mate no idea
Re: Some of my latest
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:41 pm
by Ruffty
Beautiful bows works of art