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Title: Short Recurve
Post by: Crooked Stic on July 24, 2016, 01:02:00 PM

This not my design but a fellow bowyer was kind enough to share it with me. I did make one minor tweek or maybe major depending on how you look at it. It is an all parallel limb. no forward taper. Anyhow this on has a stabilized maple riser with brown dye and bloodwood and yellow dymondwood. Curly venners. 47@28. Seems to do 28 in. really well. starting to stack after that. Fairly forgiving to be short.
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Title: Re: Short Recurve
Post by: Wolftrail on July 24, 2016, 03:46:00 PM

Another cutie......     :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Short Recurve
Post by: jess stuart on July 24, 2016, 03:57:00 PM

Mike you are becoming addicted to these little shorties.  Looks really good!

Title: Re: Short Recurve
Post by: Buemaker on July 24, 2016, 04:43:00 PM

Very nice. Do you see much difference in profile with no taper compared to say .002 taper?

Title: Re: Short Recurve
Post by: Crooked Stic on July 24, 2016, 05:34:00 PM

The advantage I feel on a short bow is taking a bit of stress the fades.A BIT more stable.Not much profile change.

Title: Re: Short Recurve
Post by: Crooked Stic on July 24, 2016, 09:25:00 PM

Thanks Jess. Yeah probably gonna be in the bull blind a lot this year.

Title: Re: Short Recurve
Post by: Mark R on July 25, 2016, 11:39:00 AM

I like it, I'm thinking on designing one myself,with that way forward handle which I think is needed whats the brace height.

Title: Re: Short Recurve
Post by: chackworth3 on July 25, 2016, 11:41:00 AM

Sweet shorty Mike. Is there any notable difference in performance with the all parallel limb?

Title: Re: Short Recurve
Post by: Crooked Stic on July 25, 2016, 05:40:00 PM

I guess some would say being you are moving more mass weight it may be not a good thing. So you just profile it a bit smaller. Still a little more stable than tapered to me.

Title: Re: Short Recurve
Post by: breazyears on July 26, 2016, 02:37:00 PM

That looks great! Love the riser.
On going to have to try building a recurve one day.
 Great job!

Title: Re: Short Recurve
Post by: tnhornhter1099 on July 28, 2016, 04:51:00 PM

I have been working on a short bow design without much luck, do you have any plans you might share?
BTW I love your bow!