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Title: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: chackworth3 on February 29, 2016, 08:44:00 PM
Pau ferro recurve. Been working on these 54" lately and I am really liking them. They are smooth and hit hard.   (http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s597/chackworth3/image_zps8mmjn9ph.jpeg) (http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/chackworth3/media/image_zps8mmjn9ph.jpeg.html)   (http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s597/chackworth3/image_zpswtgjopul.jpeg) (http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/chackworth3/media/image_zpswtgjopul.jpeg.html)   (http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s597/chackworth3/image_zpsjzefnxzp.jpeg) (http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/chackworth3/media/image_zpsjzefnxzp.jpeg.html)   (http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s597/chackworth3/image_zpsxpvxfqko.jpeg) (http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/chackworth3/media/image_zpsxpvxfqko.jpeg.html)   (http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s597/chackworth3/image_zps2bgqy4zk.jpeg) (http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/chackworth3/media/image_zps2bgqy4zk.jpeg.html)   (http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s597/chackworth3/image_zpsfz5bmfmk.jpeg) (http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/chackworth3/media/image_zpsfz5bmfmk.jpeg.html)   (http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s597/chackworth3/image_zpsmyoqocqu.jpeg) (http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/chackworth3/media/image_zpsmyoqocqu.jpeg.html)   (http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s597/chackworth3/image_zpsuuue3e4h.jpeg) (http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/chackworth3/media/image_zpsuuue3e4h.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: Trux Turning on February 29, 2016, 09:04:00 PM
Wow!! Great looking bow!
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: BenM on February 29, 2016, 09:05:00 PM
Very nice.  Those veneers are great
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: bowhntineverythingnh03743 on March 01, 2016, 12:39:00 AM
Great looking stick!!!! I like the color of that one!
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: Dmaxshawn on March 01, 2016, 08:19:00 AM
another looker Chris
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: David Flanrey on March 01, 2016, 09:04:00 AM
Wow Chris!  Look great.    :notworthy:  

Your glue lines look perfect on the ramps up your riser.  How do you manage that?  I have troubles getting mine to fit sometimes.
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: chackworth3 on March 01, 2016, 09:51:00 AM
Thanks y'all.

David, I usually use a .001 taper or parallel on the belly and it is usually at least .08 or thinner so it will flex more easily in the tight curve of the belly ramp. I also use packing tape to tape down the whole riser section when I lay it up on the form before I put the air hose on it just to make sure that there aren't any gaps before I air it up and to prevent the riser and limbs from shifting any
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: BenBow on March 01, 2016, 11:55:00 AM
Nice!!!
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: iohkus on March 01, 2016, 07:47:00 PM
Nice looking "curve" ....... I like it!   :clapper:
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: bamboo on March 01, 2016, 08:05:00 PM
nice bow chris!!
what taper are you running on the 54
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: kennym on March 01, 2016, 08:39:00 PM
Sweet!!
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: chackworth3 on March 01, 2016, 08:52:00 PM
Thanks again y'all.

I ran a .003 on this one with a 16" riser and 7" tip wedge. I'm building one now with a 14" riser and .002 taper with nothing in it to see how it's going to act
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: Bodork on March 03, 2016, 09:47:00 PM
Good looking bow!
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: Mad Max on March 03, 2016, 11:29:00 PM
That's what I'am talking about
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: 1oldbowguy on March 05, 2016, 01:29:00 PM
That is one sweet looking bow there.  May I ask where you got the veneers.  Sure nice looking, congrats on a job well done.   :notworthy:
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: takefive on March 05, 2016, 03:28:00 PM
Beautiful!
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: chackworth3 on March 06, 2016, 12:39:00 PM
Thanks everyone. Got the veneers from Mike at rosewood
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: R. W. Mackey on March 06, 2016, 01:13:00 PM
Very nice,whats your max draw on that short of bow.

RW
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: chackworth3 on March 06, 2016, 03:12:00 PM
This one has a 7" tip wedge in it. It starts stacking right after 27". Goes from 63@27 to 67@28. I made another one with a 6" tip wedge that didn't start stacking until after 28". It was 57@28 and 61.5@29. I'm still tweaking this design so I think it still has some more potential
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: Bernie B. on March 10, 2016, 10:39:00 AM
Nice looking bow!!  

Bernie
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: Possum Head on March 11, 2016, 10:27:00 PM
Very nice work. I would be proud to spend some time up a tree with that baby!
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: frank bullitt on March 12, 2016, 10:06:00 AM
Another pretty curve!    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: chackworth3 on March 12, 2016, 12:09:00 PM
Thanks y'all. Got this one broke in last weekend and killed a nice boar with it  (http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s597/chackworth3/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpszbzmap6q.jpeg) (http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/chackworth3/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpszbzmap6q.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: kennym on March 12, 2016, 03:16:00 PM
Excellent! Build it, use it!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:     :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: chackworth3 on March 12, 2016, 03:46:00 PM
Had to make sure it worked   :thumbsup:    :D
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: kennym on March 12, 2016, 05:05:00 PM
Looks like it knocked him down in the mud!!  :D
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: Horn Chaser on March 12, 2016, 06:35:00 PM
Kenny that boar fell in the mud laughing the first time Chris shot at him and missed. Dang boar gave him a do over and it didn't work out for the boar so well that time.  :)
Title: Re: 54" recurve pau ferro
Post by: kennym on March 12, 2016, 07:05:00 PM
:laughing: