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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: kennym on April 19, 2015, 01:39:00 PM
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I'm building a pair of TD longbows as I have time. Plan is to have me hunt one and my Bro the other for a year or a few years, then hand em over to my 2 boys. Hopefully have some old guy mojo by then and maybe a bit of blood on em.
Finished #1 yesterday, so here are a few pics. Will have the other done in a couple weeks.
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Sent this one home with John, he has tomorrow off work, just in time for turkey season. I gotta work til Friday , then I'll be out but with an older bow til I get #2 done.
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Nice job Kenny
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Nice, Kenny
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Thanks guys, now back to the shop for the afternoon........
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Nice Kenny. No full draw pic?
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Yak. Showing us some of that ugly wood again. ;) I like them cut out limb pockets. Bue--. :)
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Man!!!! Looking good
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Once again another beauty, hope she shoots as well as she looks for you
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Will have to get full draw pics on no 2 , bro made off with no 1 as soon as the finish dried. Thanks for lookin, I can never get a 3 pc longbow riser to be what I want it to for looks....
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Awesome job Kenny...it looks great!!
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I stopped at Kenny's today and took a full draw picture of him with it.. Check out those designer jeans and muscle shirt, the boy is hot.. LMAO :)
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Nice work as always Kenny! Can't wait to see them :bigsmyl:
Tracy
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Hey Kenny - well done! I love the look and I really like what you did with the limbs and how you tied them into the riser. I just may have to steal that little tip. If that is ok by you... :D
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Never been a big fan of take down longbows , mainly due to the 'stuck on' appearance of the limbs but you sure hit the mark with these. Very nice Kenny!
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No overlays on the back of that rise!
It"s beau-ti-ful
Nice one kenny
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very nice Kenny!!
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Thanks guys!!
Roy, did you bribe my wife into sending you those pants? I haven't been able to find em for awhile. They was comfy too!!
Cameron, I glued a matching piece on the riser back so I didn't have to fit things so much. Just stopped it square where the limbs would clean up and reach it. If you leave it square, you can grind the limbs to fit and the pad angle will make it so the limb doesn't bind up putting them on.
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Looks really nice Kenny!
-Jay
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Very nice looking longbows. I really like those risers! :thumbsup:
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Great job Kenny.
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That's some awesome looking wood!
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Kenny ole boy, I seen a clown wearing them at a circus the other day, and he looked good..
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Very Nice Kenny
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I love bacote and man you did a nice job!!!
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Wild wood Kenny looks great.
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Nice Kenny
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looks good Bud
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Thanks folks!
#2 is done,been shooting it well too !!
Will be after the turks on Friday, hope for blood.
Will try to get a full draw pic tomorrow eve.....
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Nice ! Cant wait to see #2 with a bird :thumbsup:
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Will have to be Sunday if it happens this weekend, supposed to rain tonite thru 2:00 tomorrow.
Did call in 2 coyotes this morning,one at bout 7 yards, had to draw too quick before he hit scent , but didn't quite make it. They don't question the nose, he was gone in a flash! Cool tho!
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Nice job Kenny!
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very cool kenny, so when are these templates available for sale :) ,
and how did your recurve all work out?
where the take downs an extension of your 1 piece bows, or was it a totally new design.
what was your final evaluation on your forward riser design?
man you have been a busy fella since you "retired" from the bow supply world- a lot more time on your hands to do the real projects now, eh? :D
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No selling, but if I took a strait on pic , could you blow it up to actual dimension size?
The recurve was fine, but I still don't like recurves.
The TDs used the same limb profile as the 58/60 D/R, 12* limb pads on the ones with the exposed limb butts, 10* on the 2 I just finished because the add on pc of riser moved the handle forward and I wanted the same preload.
It turned out a bit more, the nocks are about 1.5" ahead of the handle back(target side) but it is a great shooter, albeit harder to string a little.
8.25" wedge straight tapered from .300" to 0.
The forward riser one pc I pretty much crossed off in a 64" design because I hate the looks of it strung. May build a 58" on that form some day.....
I've worked in a few projects of my own, but feel like I have some life now, actually turkey hunted yesterday without thinkin I needed to be in the shop!! :D
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yer a good man kenny- you deserve it.
we all like you, no matter what that ol'fart says about you in pm's to all of us :D
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You can't believe all that the ol fart says any way! :laughing:
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Some pics of #2,it came in about 3/4 # heavier than # 1 but I'm good with it at 52.48# @ 28" in a 64" TD
They are nothing fancy, just a couple plain one wood(and some aboo) bows.
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/IMG_0937_zpshtvgjobu.jpg) (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/kennym/media/IMG_0937_zpshtvgjobu.jpg.html)
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Confession- I bought a Samick Sage about 3 months ago. We liked the grip so well, I made these as close as I could,they are narrower at 1 5/16 wide but same basic shape. :cool:
Bro says his shoots better than any bow he has ever shot and texted me some pics this morning to show me. I even broke a nock while ago! :laughing:
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Not bad...
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Thanks Roy!
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Nice one again
:jumper:
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I like the looks of that rig. Better looking attire also. :clapper:
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I didn't say it was ok, just said not bad..
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Very nice Kenny, it looks like your pup is preparing to retrieve your arrow!
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Nice looking bows Kenny!
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Thanks guys!
The dog is standing back to see if the bow blows up I think!
It's bad when you gotta buy new pants for a picture! Thought about just takin one in my boxers...... :laughing:
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LOL there pistol packen pete..
I'd pay big $$$$ to have a picture of that... :)
Maybe I can photo shop it.. LOL
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Bows look great Kenny
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Kenny great looking bow.
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No boxers please :scared:
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Kenny, I really like #2 riser. Grain is outstanding on that piece of bocote. Don't bust too many nocks. :thumbsup:
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Looking good!
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Thanks guys! I think the recurve style grip(gasp) is way better for my shooting style!
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Me too Kenny. My old bear takedown has a pistol grip and I shoot it with my hand open and fingers pointing towards the target, shoots like a rifle...