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Post by voodoofire1 on Jun 2, 2010 12:09:00 GMT -5
It was given to me as a gift 10 days ago by Mr. James Parker who built the 2009 winner of Primitive Archer Magazine's bow of the year, it is truly am amazing bow, it's all natural with an Elk antler riser with bamboo, purpleheart and ipe limbs with buff horn tips, she's 62" long and 63 at my 30" draw, and she's as smooth as a playboy model, very fast too with absolutely zero handshock or vibration of any kind, we've been talking and sharing info about how to build Elk risers and Natural limbs for about 3 months now and this is the result, what a great bow this is, and very unique too, as it's the only one in existance, I'm planning to shoot it at Cloverdale if we can make it, so if you see me there, stop me and have a look it is truly a work of art built by a master of his craft! Attachments:
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Post by voodoofire1 on Jun 2, 2010 12:12:34 GMT -5
here's a pic of the riser.. Attachments:
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Post by voodoofire1 on Jun 2, 2010 12:14:53 GMT -5
and of the natural limbs.......No Glass!! Attachments:
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Post by voodoofire1 on Jun 2, 2010 12:25:48 GMT -5
and the tiny buff horn tips............I did do the Branded Elkhide grip and voodoo style sight window material though, James is responsible for everything else....... and we're going to do a joint effort soon in building a memorial bow in memory of my son Spc. Dustin "the Ogre" Hartley...........and this past weekend at the Farmland shoot we raised $2722.00 for the Wounded Warriors Project.......... BT, Thanks for your help!! we had about 400 shooters....a great time was had by all!! Attachments:
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smj
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Post by smj on Jun 3, 2010 23:20:39 GMT -5
That is an interesting bow !
I think I see bamboo on both the back and belly... Usually I only see that on the back. (With the nodes still on I mean...) The layers look like bamboo on the belly, then ipe, then purpleheart next to another layer of bamboo on the back. Both layers of bamboo still have the nodes? It sounds a bit short at 62" for a 30" draw, but then the the Ottoman Turkish bows were 42 to 48 inches long, with a 26 to 29 inch draw. (The best of the flight bows based on this design could get over 300 fps... 2 grains/pound. I'm just reporting the facts!) How many rounds do you have through it to date? Any follow? I looks to be a very well constructed bow, congratulations! Let us know how you do with it at Cloverdale. Good luck!
PS - You might enjoy "Ottoman Turkish bows manufacture & design" by Adam Karpowicz. You can buy a copy from him direct, up in Canada. Just Google it. I have just started reading my copy...
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Post by voodoofire1 on Jun 4, 2010 17:21:45 GMT -5
smj, James put 200 through it before he sent it and I have probably put 300 through myself, and no it has no follow at all, and yes bamboo on both back and belly with the nodes left proud, the belly has been carbonized..........smj, I believe james has built about every type of bow design there is, and he does it well too, before he won bow of the year last year, he tied for it with one of his horn composites and has won bow of the month many times........ this man is an encyclopedia on bow design!
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Post by akdd on Jun 5, 2010 13:41:48 GMT -5
That is a great looking bow. It is a piece of art. Thanks for sharing.
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