This is a thing of beauty! Let me gets some pics together and I'll post them up. A broken thumb SUCKS! It hurts worse no than it did before. I didn't even know it was broken for a week!

Eric, every thing you said makes sense. I have somewhat larger hands, described by my son as sausage-like fingers. I can honestly say finger pinch never has been a concern for me either.
 I have owned two or three different Shrews, the best being a 56" Classic Hunter, but I have had a couple shorter also. No complaints about them.

As I stated above, I have gone down the ASL rabbit trail and am not likely to ever go back. I just plain enjoy it more. For me transitioning to short bows twenty or thirty years ago was easier than learning to shoot Hill style. It's supposed to be fun, so whatever a guy enjoys - go for it!

Quote from: buckeyebowhunter on December 02, 2025, 09:31:51 AMI think we get a little crazy with sharpness at times. If it's plucking some hairs it's plenty sharp enough to blow through a deer. I used to over think it. Trying to get my 3 blades the same as a knife blade won't happen and doesn't need to.

YUP!!!!

Those are really nice. I really hope your family is doing well.

This has got to be the prettiest bow.I have ever owned.

I will post pictures as soon as it stops raining
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I'm about sick of it.I tell you!

As designs have improved,  the short bow old wives tale becomes more and more just that.  It's all in the design of the bow, riser to limb and how the limbs are pre stressed and how they bend when  they are loading up.  If your tips are coming back at you like crazy when you inch towards full draw,  that steep finger pinch angle is going to rear it's ugly head.....something people have in the past complained about with short bows (finger pinch) Our bowyers who know how to build them have figured out how to make the shorter limbs bend in a way that keeps the string angle at full draw more like the string angle on the longer bows.

Quote from: willi on December 02, 2025, 06:48:26 PM

Quote from: Kirkll on December 02, 2025, 10:33:00 AMWhat's the point?

I thought you asked

Quote from: Kirkll on November 06, 2025, 10:22:02 AM.....how would you control the temp if you are not using a voltage regulator? Electricity isn't my strong suit....  Kirk

just hoping you could test something with your setup in case someone else was following this thread and wished to build a better heater with SS strips

That sounds reasonable.....What kind of tests?

Glad to hear it. I have seen some that were much wider...I did just get three...but that is all I need for now. We found one, maybe two osage trees on the edge of our property, but by the time I cut them, split them, and wait for them to dry...well...I needed something to tie me over until then. LOL. A friend also has several he needs to cut down, but he is about 110 miles away. Will do that too though if he is committed to getting them removed.

My boy started shooting a recurve last year. He's kill 4 deer now with one and has hit them all with precision. He shoots using the point of the arrow. It's something that I never showed him but also something that has had me rethinking my approach. I recently built a new bow just to experiment with shooting his way. I find I shoot left if I don't push my face into my draw hand. I think it's kinda like lifting your head off a shotgun stock and shooting over stuff. I think of it that way cause your eye is essentially your back sight.im right hand also.  It does seem to work well for me on paper though and is definitely something that I'll have to practice. Am wanting to go kill an elk someday and thought shooting that way might help with longer shots. Up close instinctive shooting still works well for me.

Not sure how to figure out the perfect way, but if you put in too many, I thought it was obviously wonky.  Easy enough to separate and start over.  20 seems to work good for me.  Another vote for Kramer Ammons video.