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Title: New bow
Post by: passion for knowledge on June 11, 2016, 09:00:00 PM

Got out to shoot the new bow this morning.

Happy with it. I used an old beater of a string and the serving unravelled. Only shot 3 dozen, but they flew well.

Will be making a new string for it ASAP.

Was out alone, so no full draw photo.

   (http://s25.postimg.org/l48v4gwjz/New_bow_back.jpg)

   (http://s25.postimg.org/btwr0xlu7/New_bow_belly.jpg)

 http://s25.postimg.org/670e3gjbj/New_bow_handle.jpg

 http://s25.postimg.org/yhc0731e7/New_bow_left.jpg

 http://s25.postimg.org/l6sqrb07j/New_bow_right.jpg

Title: Re: New bow
Post by: takefive on June 13, 2016, 02:50:00 AM

Congrats on your bow    :thumbsup:
Looks like maple?

Title: Re: New bow
Post by: mikkekeswick on June 13, 2016, 03:57:00 AM

Yes nicely done  :)  That's a great design.
Maybe on your next one round the limb edges over and make the fades 2 inches so that they blend from working limb to handle a bit nicer. It's a good idea to round the limb edges over to the radius of a pea - this will help stop splinters raising.

Title: Re: New bow
Post by: passion for knowledge on June 13, 2016, 08:12:00 PM

It's Maple - tip overlays are shedua.

Shoots really well, based on about 40 arrows. Quiet and no hand shock.

Was 54# @ 28"

Likely lose a couple pounds after a couple of hundred - we'll see

Title: Re: New bow
Post by: passion for knowledge on June 13, 2016, 08:17:00 PM

Mike - my next one is already designed, in my head, at least.

I have a terrible tendency to run with my own ideas.

Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, but I think you learn more from your failures than your successes.

Wish me luck.

I may even document the next one and try to overcome the curse of the camera - the only two bows I've documented in photos are the only two that broke.