Well I just got the finish sprayed on a new 3 piece design. This is the second style bow built. The first ones I built were all one pieces. My buddy that I build these with wanted a 3 piece so he could take it down, put it in his motorcycle side bag and take it bowfishing. Talk about alot of work! Next time I may just bring the lake to him, it may be less work! Figuring limb pad angles, lam thickness riser shape, wow! Lots of trial and error. What we did was took  the limb design off the one piece and incorparated it into the 3 piece so we would have hopefully the same shooting characteristics as the one piece. overall, it pretty much worked and is a very nice shooting bow. He gets due credit as he put hours into this design and layout. By the way, we both hate 3 pieces now!!!!!  
Actually it was harder in someways but easier in others to build.  Limb alignment was the hardest for us. Getting the pins and nuts in the riser so the limbs aligned correctly. I know we both said next one we build will be back to a one piece.
We usually build these after hunting season and in the winter months. We get together on Mondays here at the house, shoot bows , work a little and eat!
This is actually the 4th one we built. First was a plain jane prototype for him, then one for his brother, and the third for another buddy of ours that helps on mondays.
This one is 60" 50@28"  Cocobolo and zebrawood riser with accents, limbs are some verry pretty knotty cherry we cut with sasafrass cores and black and white ebony limb tips and front overlays.

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Very sweet Steve!!

Nice looking I love the wood combination.

Great job!

 

Great Job!!!!!!!!!

Very nice and excellent choice of woods

That's a purty hybrid right there.

Nice work!  

       

Good job man!  I hope my first three piece turns out as well.

Made some good points about a takedown. This is a beaut!

Nice job,great looking cocobola,sweet!

Looks like a mighty fine job ya did there !

Thanks for all the positive feedback. It's a little lighter than I usually shoot but I am liking it better each day, Steve

How does she shoot.

Steve,  Great job on this bow and thanks for sending me the link to see it.  I'll let you know on the Whip NLT Sunday PM...

Mike