Riser rebuilt, or El Cheapo Rides Again!!

[SOS]

Don't know if you followed the "El Cheapo" build along I did a few months back that resulted in my first laminated bow.  Was decent looking and a good shooter:


Whilst try a FF string with loose nocks, I managed to dry fire it and quickly learned of my design flaws    



Well the limbs were good and I loved the way she shot so I ordered a new chunk of actionwood this time in an effort to make it bomb proof.  I was anxious to get it ready for bow season.  Here's the riser with limb pads cut, and I reused part of the phenolic and walnut from the old riser for some good mojo and hoped it would all work well together:    

[Shakes.602]

"FRUGAL"   "OL' FRUGAL" Rides Again!!      

[sticshooter]

FRUGAL gets my vote.<><

[hormoan]

Pieces Parts, now if we can get Frank to make a couple limb bolts with a P on each.

PS those pieces parts came together very well! And PURTY ALSO!    

                  Brent

[vermonster13]

That is very purty as Hormoan out it.

[nonose]

how about franenstein

[BigRonHuntAlot]

Tenacity  I Tell Ya... LOL  

[vermonster13]

Phoenix, reborn from the ashes.

[Crooked Stic]

Now thats the spirit-good goin!  

[kennym]

Looks very good Steve,really like the actionwood with the piece of walnut on it!!!

[Bodork]

Sorry about the first one but the second looks very nice also. I think it's neat that you salvaged all you could.

[OconeeDan]

Steve, no matter what you call it, you did a fine job on it and the new one looks great!
Rebirth.
Dan

[pointy sticks]

Very nice job...

Have you considered "second chance" or "persistence".

NO matter, you did a beautiful job no the bow.

[MikeW]

Kind of funny that a guy who can afford to hunt Africa is worried about spending a few dollars on a bow. I'm sure it will be a great feeling of accomplishment taking African game with a bow you built yourself. Nice job, she looks good.

I use to tie flies for a guy worth millions, some of the cheap things I seen him do was to save sandwich baggies, use coupons at the store and collect aluminum cans and sell them.

[SOS]

Mike, If you knew I was an engineer, would it explain why I'm cheap!?       Plus I wasn't sure if I'd like making my own bow or if I could actually make one that shoots!  Didn't want to blow a bunch of money - plus by being cheap is the only way I could go to Africa.  My wife's been saving for 5 years to send me for our 20th anniversary.  Can't wait to see what the 30th will bring!
Steve

[Shawn Leonard]

SWEET!!! Shawn

[MikeW]

My wife's been saving for 5 years to send me for our 20th anniversary.

Congrats on your anniversary and does she have any sisters?
 
Best of luck on your trip and don't forget the camera!
 

[S. Brant Osborn]

Quote from my father..."A loving wife is more valuable to a mann than having an oil well in his yard."

Congrats on her and the bow.

[bmfer]

I liked it the first time, but the second time it came out flat out pretty. Why don't you call her "Recycle"?  :p

[SOS]

Thanks for all the nice comments - I'll keep my wife.

I chrono'ed the bow and it seems as solid and as fast as before I blew her up!  Drawing just short of 29" with 7" brace height - around 50 lbs draw weight, with a FF string and yarn silencers - 12 arrow averages.

About 167fps with a 560 grain woodie
About 187 with 425 GoldTip.

For fun, I really cranked deep into my anchor - maybe 30" - and shot a 9 arrow group at an average of 195.5!  Maybe I should draw like that all the time, my extreme spread was on 3.5 fps - pretty consistent.

Can't wait for deer season!  Now just need to decide between the POC or GoldTips and stick with it...aargh!   STeve