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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: kennym on January 25, 2009, 08:49:00 PM
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Been tweaking my r/d forms for a few years now,may finally be gettin close to what I'm lookin for.
Heres one off a new form(form still needs tweaked,got a wiggle in the limbs) I really like the way it shoots and seems to be quieter than the last one.
64",50#@28" osage and amber actionboo with osage riser,wenge accents
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/102_1780LargeWebview2009rddrawn.jpg)
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Nice one Kenny!! You need to make a vid of you shooting it. By the way my bamboo bow is shooting a 180FPS! Thanks man!!
Joshua
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Looking good Kenny!!
Is this the one with .003 taper?
Have you got an unbraced pic?
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Looks like a great tiller!! :thumbsup:
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I like the way that one bends. Love that Osage!! Bob
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Nice work Kenny.
It maybe just be the picture, but that bottom limb looks a bit shorter than the top. Nice draw profile though.
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Nice Bow! Also good buck in the background! Slick how you managed to show off that bad lad at the same time! :bigsmyl:
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PV, that is the one with .003 . I'll get a pic of profile shortly.
Tim, Limbs are equal,center should be under my thumb. Probably canted a bit.
Lee,I was in front of the granpa clock,my wife made me move to prevent reflection. She prolly figured you all would rather see a rack as a timepiece anyway!! LOL
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Here is a couple more.....
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/102_1782.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/102_1781.jpg)
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Very cool Ken!
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Nice job Ken!!!
Thanks for the pic's
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/Shortbldtr/IMG_0151.jpg)
my winter project and
the reason I asked for the pic's. Similar design with .002 taper with tip and riser wedges.Can't brace and draw it right now but if you'd like to compare I'll get someone to string and draw it for some pic's.
Paul
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That one fine looking bow Kenny!
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Excellent looking bow Kenny!
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beautiful, Kenny
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Looks sweet Kenny, have you been adding more curve as you go, or less, or a little of both? Some I'm seeing are close to having that string touch the limb when strung or just about, have you been there? I took a little time off the longbows and have been working on recurves.
-Mike
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PV-They look pretty similar,don't they!
Thanks again guys!! I'll be shootin it some more this weekend,sposed to hit 40!!
Mike,I am getting away from the really recurved tips. My last one was that and seemed a bit noisy to me. Upon first shooting this one,it seemed to be much quieter,probably won't have the speed,but if it does ,it'll be a winner for sure!!
Here is some more pics...
The handle,wenge looks really good with osage!
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/102_1787.jpg)
A tip...
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/102_1791.jpg)
Overlay on back...
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/102_1790.jpg)
The heartbreaker,was a bit cold in the shop when I glued up,the thicker glue split my back lams when the glue squeezed out,both of em,and slid em apart about 1/8"!! Still shoots good and wont affect the bow,sure glad it was a test bow. It is now sentenced to a couple years of huntin with me!
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/102_1788.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/102_1789.jpg)
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I like that look! If it didn't effect the performance, I wouldn't give a hoot.
Great looking bow! :thumbsup:
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Like the color combo Kenny. Nice shape on the tips and riser also. Stuff happens and as you said better in a test bow. Kind of looks like the red streaks you get in osage sometimes.
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Very nice profile... and I like the looks of the split! :)
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Very nice lines.
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Kenny, I had a couple split like that I made about 13 years ago and they are still strong today. I clamped them up with G clamps but I haven't had any problems since I went to the air house...Glenn...
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Dang! Still looks sweet though!
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Thanks guys! I figure when the osage develops its darker color,it'll be hard to see ,glad I used amber boo! Not worried about it,I'm sure it will be fine. Glad to hear that Glenn!
I will speed test it Sat I hope,and post results.Not that speed matters,but if you get something for nothing ,why not.
What I mean is if its quieter and still shoots respectable speed,great!
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Kenny- sure like the looks of your bow-will have to rethink what I am going to do with the lams and glass I just got(thanks)- have to come up with some plans now and probably build a new form.
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OK, shot it thru the chrony at the local pro shop. 608 grn arrow for a 50# bow = 12.16 gpp. Shot this one,my hunting bow from the last 2 years 50#,and a Hoyt TD recurve (brand new)50#
Not measured draw,close to 28",tried to lock on anchor solid for all.
Huntin bow--- av 155
new osage-----av 153
Hoyt recurve--av 153
Not super fast for any of em,don't know what droppin to 9gpp like Blackie tests would do for em...
The new osage was a lot quieter than either of the others,followed by the huntin bow,then the Hoyt.
All of this really means little because the arrows were tuned only to the huntin bow. Just thought it was interesting.
Will have to tune a 9gpp arra just out of curiosity.....
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Those are great speeds for 12 grains per inch!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Thanks for the numbers Kenny. Looks like maybe ours are not too far out at the lower to mid 160's FPS at 10 GPP.
Tommy