Bingham Projects

[FUBAR]

#5986

Anybody know anything about the Bingham Projects bows. How good their instructions are? How difficult they are to make

[aeronut]

#46846

The first glass bow I made was a Bingham kit. I ordered a 50-55# longbow and followed the instructions to the letter. Came out at 68#’s and kicked like an old mule.:shock: I narrowed the limbs a bunch and lightened the tips and got it down to the mid 50’s. It is a fair shooter but still kicks a mite.

I look at that bow as my ‘get your hands dirty learning stage’.

Dennis

[FUBAR]

#47996

lol, thanks Dennis. Other than that, did you find it easy or hard to put it together? I found a guy who is selling the heat box and limb press for a 64″ take down recurve

[aeronut]

#50286

I didn’t find it too hard to do. I had glued up two or three BBO’s before though. If you have access to one of the videos watch it until yu have it memorized. It will be a little easier on the first one if you have a helper, especially when you get to the point of putting the upper half on the press and airing up the hose.

I used to wear latex gloves but found they were more of a hinderance than a help. I just keep a rag handy to wipe my fingers off from time to time and some denatured alcohol will help clean the glue off your hands when you are done.

After the first bow you will probably be thinking about a next one and how you can do it a little better. And then a next one………and then……….

Dennis

Oh yeah….ya gotta post pictures of the process:lol:

[rbbhunt]

#48794

I have made several from their 60″ one piece recurve plans and they shoot well. I did change the profile of the limbs slightly, I felt the plans stayed too wide out to the tip.

[Troy Breeding]

#27496

Looking back throught the threads and found this one. I’ve built several bows using their plans. I will have to agree that their longbows aren’t the best shooters. However, their three piece takedown recures are nice. I too reduced the limb tips to clean up the look and smooth out the shot. I’ve also changed the riser design. I kept the limb bed angles and just modified the rest of the design. If you are thinking about it, don’t wait. It’s a blast to do.

Troy

[marinenelson]

#28568

I’ve made two bows from bingham, A takedown that I love, and a deflex/reflex longbow that shoots ok. On my next one I intend to do a more aggressive reflex. I have pix of both bows on my profile if you want to look. My dad has built about five bingham bows. One was a recurve that lasted 28 years (finally gave in on a bow fishing trip, the heat was just too much that day). Their customer service is pretty good and they will help with any questions you have.

[Troy Breeding]

#28599

marinenelson wrote: I’ve made two bows from bingham, A takedown that I love, and a deflex/reflex longbow that shoots ok. On my next one I intend to do a more aggressive reflex. I have pix of both bows on my profile if you want to look. My dad has built about five bingham bows. One was a recurve that lasted 28 years (finally gave in on a bow fishing trip, the heat was just too much that day). Their customer service is pretty good and they will help with any questions you have.

Nice looking recurve. What woods are in it?

Troy

[marinenelson]

#29172

Troy Breeding wrote: [quote=marinenelson]I’ve made two bows from bingham, A takedown that I love, and a deflex/reflex longbow that shoots ok. On my next one I intend to do a more aggressive reflex. I have pix of both bows on my profile if you want to look. My dad has built about five bingham bows. One was a recurve that lasted 28 years (finally gave in on a bow fishing trip, the heat was just too much that day). Their customer service is pretty good and they will help with any questions you have.

Nice looking recurve. What woods are in it?

Troy
I used Bacote and Curly Maple for the riser, and Walnut with Maple wedges for the limbs. Those pictures were taken before the finish was applied, so the grain comes out a lot better now. Thank you.

[Troy Breeding]

#29193

I was pretty sure the light colored wood was maple. If anyone had ask me I would have thought the dark wood was Wenge. I’ve never seen Bacote that dark.

Still a sweet looking combo!!!

Troy

[Troy Breeding]

#29219

Hopefully I’ll get this right. If so this is a pic of the riser of my latest recurve. The riser is Charcoal Diamondwood on the back, a purpleheard strip with white and gray maple veneers on each side and Goncolaalviz (sp) on the belly. I stippled the grip and did black and white glass overlays on the back of the riser for stregth. I just used black glass on the limbs, but the wedges are charcoal diamondwood.

Troy

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