Here is a   Link  to view some pic's of the bow ( Photobucket is messing on me) The Wenge bow I was also doing...Well lets say I can't cut a straight line to save my Bow... No biggy I got plans for the pieces... Good news, I got my Osage handle and Will look at the pic's. I still have to go 3 more inches to get to my draw... It's also at 6" of Brace, I just didn't get a pic of it... I'll do that Tomorrow.

That's a huge handle which makes the limbs shorter. You need to get more bending close to the handle. I was looking at the board bow. That's all I saw. Jawge
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Thanx George, I was doing that Today and got the bow around weight & draw... I'm gluing up the handle & overlay, So Tuesday I'll be retillering & shaping the handle down. I'll also be cutting a rest & was thinking inlaying some Ipe & Osage.

More pic\\'s of handle & Overlay

handle area after glue up.


Here is the belly side looking at the riser. The string is running center of bow. I was holding the camera just off center. The Arrow pass is made of Ipe & Osage, a 11/32" arrow sits 1/8" before center.


Here is the bow at brace, It is 6" off belly side of handle.


Now here She is at full draw of 24"... She is right at 53# at the 24" draw... Here is 2 pic's The first one is a stiched pic of the bow. This shows the limbs to be dead on with one another.



The Second pic is just a single pic of bow at full draw.



I still need to Finish shaping the handle & sand down the whole bow. I started to shoot about 10-12 arrows at 1/4 draw... I'll do a total of 30 then move up to half draw then full. I'll also check tillering in between sets.


I really want to show off the woods ( Red Oak, Wenge, Ipe & OSAGE ) so I'm just doing a poly finish.. When Deer season gets here She should be nice and ready...

I shaped the handle and sanded down the bow... I have the first coat of poly on now drying. I'll be doing a total of 12 coats of poly. I'll be wrapping the wenge wedges with sinew after the 5 th coat then the last 7 with them glued/wrapped. I'll post pic's soon.

here is the handle after the first sanding & first coat of poly...

Ok, here She is. this is my Red oak Board Bow. She is 70" NtN 53#@24". She has Wenge wedge nocks w/ Art-Sinew wrapping, Her window is of Ipe wood w Osage Handle, Overlay & rest. I have a string-keeper/ bow hanger.

These are of the wenge nocks wedges w/ art-sinew wrapping



Here is the handle area.




Here she is at full draw. ( I should have fixed the bow to look even with the siding on the house.)

Nice job Sal.

Thanx, it shoots a 60-65# spine arrow ok, You can see they are just a little over spined, but to break it in they should be ok for now.

Yes, nice job Sal, especially on the tillering!  I can just about guarantee this won't be the last one you build.  

This makes bow #12. Here is the draw curve & some other info.

7" = 4#
9" = 10#
11" = 16#
13" = 20#
15" = 26#
17.25" = 32#
19.25" = 38#
21.25" = 44#
24" = 51#

38.458 Stored Energy (ft*lbs)
.7541 S.E./P.D.F. (ft*lbs/lb)

I got this info from the drawcurve program someone on here posted.