Check out these lams from KennyM. I have a new 1pc Zona R/D Longbow being built. I left the wood choice totally up to Bill G. So he calls up Kenny and says give me something crazy!! Here's the results. What do ya think? And a peek at the riser too. I'll post more when I know more. Skippy
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_lb3.jpg) (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/lb3.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_lb5.jpg) (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/lb5.jpg)
Kenny is top notch. That will be a good one!
F-Manny
The woods are osage and zebra wood with black phenolic. I spoke to Bill yesterday and he said it was going to be glued up by the weekend. Man am I getting anxious to see how awesome it looks when it's done. I hope it shoots as good as my Zona recurve.
Looks like it'll be purty!! Be sure and show us the completed bow!!
Here she is all glued up and shaped out. Leopardwood and red elm overlays. Lookin sweet!! Skippy
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_z1.jpg) (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/z1.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_z2.jpg) (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/z2.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_z3.jpg) (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/z3.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_z5.jpg) (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/z5.jpg)
A fine looking bow for sure Skippy.
Tom, I hope she shoots as nice as those bows I shot over at pequest a few weeks ago. Remind me again what your shootin. Was it a hornes? Skippy
Yep I had the Horne's Traditionalist that day. I think that was the only one I brought that day. When we get together again I'll let you shoot the MOHAWK and The Lewis Hollow. Two great shooting bows as well.
MAN, I almost built myself a bow out of those,you make me wish I'd went ahead!! Lookin super!
Hey guys, My Zona showed up today. This thing is insanely beautiful. What do you figure I should start with for a brace height? Skippy
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_Zonalb6.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=Zonalb6.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_zonalb10.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=zonalb10.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_zonalb11.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=zonalb11.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_zonalb7.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=zonalb7.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_zonalb8.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=zonalb8.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_zonalb9.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=zonalb9.jpg)
Nice looking bow!!!
Awesome looker Skippy. Good luck with it. What does the bowyer recommend for a brace height?
Tom, I haven't talked to Bill yet about the brace height. I've never owned a longbow before so this is all new to me.
Lookin good,matchin serial #s? :thumbsup:
Kenny, Yup. I won Bill's first ever T/D recurve earlier this year in a raffle and when Bill told me he needed a quinea pig for his new bow design I jumped at the chance to have 2 Zona's ser #1.
I'll have to get a pic up of the matching knife I built too. Skippy
Here's a couple close ups of the bow and the knife I built to match. I set the brace around 8 1/2" and this thing shoots like a champ. There's also a pic of a couple groups I shot with different arrow combos on my block. Skippy
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_bow175.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=bow175.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_bow176.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=bow176.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_bow178.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=bow178.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_bow179.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=bow179.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/th_bow181.jpg) (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/imskippy/hunting/?action=view¤t=bow181.jpg)
Skippy ,you have 2 sweet bows now. Good Luck with those beauties. Man you do have some knife building skills too. NICE!
Skippy cheated in the raffle drawing. I was clearly favored to win..
I'm also the proud owner of the #2 Zona recurve.
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s251/tootalloutdoors/zona2.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s251/tootalloutdoors/zona1.jpg)
Toot (Skippy, you probably know me as "K-2")