Kenny M Lams for my new Zona L/B updated pics 11/2

[imskippy]

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

     
     

[Frenchymanny]

Kenny is top notch. That will be a good one!

F-Manny

[imskippy]

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.

[kennym]

Looks like it'll be purty!! Be sure and show us the completed bow!!

[imskippy]

Here she is all glued up and shaped out. Leopardwood and red elm overlays. Lookin sweet!!  Skippy

[bentpole]

A fine looking bow for sure Skippy.

[imskippy]

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

[bentpole]

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.

[kennym]

MAN, I almost built myself a bow out of those,you make me wish I'd went ahead!! Lookin super!

[imskippy]

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

[Chris Surtees]

Nice looking bow!!!

[bentpole]

Awesome looker Skippy. Good luck with it.  What does the bowyer recommend for a brace height?

[imskippy]

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.

[kennym]

Lookin good,matchin serial #s?  

[imskippy]

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

[imskippy]

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

 
 
 
 
 

[bentpole]

Skippy ,you have 2 sweet bows now. Good Luck with those beauties. Man you do have some knife building skills too. NICE!

[toot]

Skippy cheated in the raffle drawing. I was clearly favored to win..

I'm also the proud owner of the #2 Zona recurve.





Toot  (Skippy, you probably know me as "K-2")