Here is my newest bow, it is from Kenny's 58"/60" longbow form. I used an East Indian Rosewood riser, the limbs are red elm footed with curly maple.
It is 60" long and draws 35# @ 29", using 9gpp it shoots 180 fps with my poor finger release, which is very good considering the light draw weight. It draws smooth past my 29" draw and shoots with no handshock or vibration. It uses an 18" riser with a power lam extending 3" past the fades and a 6" tip wedge, along with .003 taper per inch.
I have to say that I really like the east indian rosewood that Kenny sent. Heck, I like everything that he sent.
I added a full draw photo today, it is at 29"
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Nice!! It sure looks like a fast design.
Thats an awesome looking bow and fast too. Love the rosewwod and the veneers.
Shawn
wow is that a good looker, nice job
WOW, that's a very nice bow. Love that profile. Looks like it spits the arrows out with a good speed. I guess I have to build a new form.
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Andy
Beautiful bow! I have one question, what are tip wedges?
That looks beautiful and fast.
Awesome looking bow and design :clapper: :clapper:
Outstanding work Greg. Nice design Kenny! Does anyone have a link to the full draw pic of the new design...I must have missed that one.
Nice job Greg, that's a beautiful bow!
The shelf is on the wrong side though. There's another reason for me to change to lefty.
Mark
That Bow is fantastic! Very sharp.
Very nice looking combo.
Kenny sure knows how to design a bow.
Great looking bow
How about a full draw pic?
Thanks
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Glenn
VERY VERY NICE JOB!! :notworthy: :notworthy:
Here is a bow off same form design only 58"
the 60 is very similar
Got some work done on her,here is brace ...
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Here she is at Marty's 28" draw .....
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String angle hit square at 29.5,but no increase in force draw till 31"??
Greg that looks awesome with the leather handle. It is a super little bow.
Very, very nicely done!!! Great looking bow and a shooter to boot :)
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looks great , love the shovel display stand...
Any chance of getting a demo on that awesome footed lam technique??
Dang Kenny that's nice. Glad I bought plenty of glue cause looks like something I may have to do. It would make a great light weight bow for my grand daughters.
Teagus,
footed limbs are very simple to make. Glue everything together, then cut and sand into laminations.
Awesome job! Kenny definitely has that figured out!
Hi Greg, what is the total stack you used to get the draw weigth and how thick is the powerlam ? I suppose it's quite a bit thinner than an mild d/r-profile.
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Andy
Greg/Kenny thats a great looking bow!
Doh! Thought you were making them out of finished lams. I get it now. Taper joint reduces the chances of a weak point when flexed. Check.
Thanks for the awesome technique.
Andy,
The power lam is part of a triple taper lamination. The middle 12" has a .001 taper per inch, 12" on both ends has an .008 taper per inch. Basically it's hourglass shaped.
To make the combo taper I first sanded a .100 thick parallel, then used the combo taper sled to sand it to .050 thick at the mid point(18" from each end).
Starting at the butt end, this is how it looks, the first 6" is .100 parallel, the next 6" tapers from .100 to .056, the middle 12" tapers from .056 to .044, the next 6" tapers from .044 to .100, and the last 6" is .100 parallel.
I measure my stack height in the middle of the lamination(18" form each end). This bow measured .239"
Kenny can sell you some of these laminations if you want to try them.
Awesome bow!
Hi,
This is my first post. Used to shoot compounds but have given them up for traditional equipment and am now very interested in building my own laminated bows. I would love to build this design for my boys and it looks like it might be a good first bow build for a beginner. I have been doing a lot of research on building forms, hot boxes, etc and think I ready to jump in.What do you all think about this design as a first build?
Thanks,
Andy
I have built 3 of kennys 64 inch design, didnt have any problems. I am thinking about the 58-60 inch one too. If you have any problems during the build there is always someone here to answer your questions..
Congrats guys, keep it up this winter!
Greg, that bow is simply beautiful! Love the colors of the woods together. Don't you like the way glass overlays can be feathered so nicely? Andy, I've built many bows. The last two I've built from Kenny's forms and love them. You won't be disappointed! Kenny can get you right on with draw weight too! Go for it. You will be glad you did! Best of luck, Mike
What an incredible bow. Nicely done!
Very, well done!
That is a beautiful bow. You do very nice work and Kennys design looks awsome. Bob