Wenge with a Black walnut crotch footing and blood wood accents. i took these photos with my phone and they were not very clear... here's a better photo showing the footing.

I had a riser like that...with only ONE limb!

 

Sorry, there, Kirk...just seeing that riser that way brought back some 15 yr old sad memories...

That is one stunning riser... you sure do come up with the neatest wood combos... So is that curved inset called a "footing?"

Where the boys are shooting the bows it looks like the dark bow has the tip wedge. However the string angle is really great on both bows. In the pics of the two bows on the last page it looks like the maple bow has the tip wedge from the pics. Honestly I don't know from the pics but looking at the drawn bows I would say the dark bow. Probably wrong though;. LOL

God bless and Merry Christmas to you all,. Steve

Sweet looking, beautiful footed risers,
man look at those string angles at full draw.

Ok Steve....  If i told you the darker bow was 10 pounds heavier would that make a difference?

Yup.... definitely footed risers. the string angle is deceiving on these guys bows. They are only drawing 24.5"..... then again.... they are braced with a serious preload at 6.5" too.

When i build these for longer draw lengths, the brace height may vary well be longer... I've still got to get the 54" & 56" limbs going and play with some different riser lengths to have any specs..... i did get some unbelievable numbers out of these two bows on the chronograph....

So i'm not going to post them... LOL

I would think even a 54" for 28" draw or a 56" for a 29" draw would still tickle the bejabbers outa most of us!  Especially with the performance I know you pack in your limb designs before you let them outa the door!

" i did get some unbelievable numbers out of these two bows on the chronograph.... So i'm not going to post them... LOL"

You tease you.

Katman,

Likely a smart thing...have you seen responses when someone posts speeds from a Chronograph!?   :rolleyes:    

Oh I hear you there Dave. It can get bad.

Definitely anxiously awaiting the longer draw version.

Let's bring this one back to the top for some outstanding little bows.

I'm sure if Kirk would stick a broom somewhere unattractive, being a one-man band now, he could sweep, build current customer bows, test new designs, feed the dog, test till he went blind or needed glasses and generally do it all even quicker.

Alas, I hear tell he doesn't like to sweep.      

I don't know how these guys do it who are FT bowyers working alone...  When you consider the cost of material alone, then the R&D time, building, hitting weight, finishing and shipping, let alone chit-chat with customers to help folks decide "what"... I'd think they'd likely meet themselves coming when going.  

but we surely are the winners in the end!

Kirk, do you have a target date to start working on the long bow limbs?

It will most likely be February before i have time to lay up any Yeti long bow limbs. Might even be March....

I've got this static tip recurve called the "Sasquatch SS" I've already got the forms built  for, and i'm dying to lay up limbs ... that project will come first.... at least i have the bugs worked out of the geometry on that one.... I'll be almost starting from scratch on the Yeti LB limbs, and that takes time.  Kirk

Thanks for the update, good things come to those who wait.

How is that SS shaping up?

I need to get on your build list to reserve some of that black myrtle for my next custom Bigfoot, Christmas poor right now.

Beautiful. You can never go wrong with a Bigfoot bow.

Drool drool, gorgeous, enjoy!

Wow.

I would love to see a bolevian rosewood with purpleheart accent..... perhaps one is in my future :-)