HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[Centex]

Way to go James. Thanks for listening to the customers!  Looks awesome.

[sexymanluack]

Awesome ! love the arrows as well !

[Brianlocal3]

Those arrows were from Snag here on TG.

[kawika b]

Originally posted by Brianlocal3:
That's his encasements that James does on his bows. Full riser wraps.

I like the looks... the encasement functions as?

[Brianlocal3]

They function as eye candy is all I'm aware of. James may have the formal answer for you.

My guess is that lam wedges beef up and tilt the leverage in the direction of the strain that the center lams have at draw.  That tension is bred out to the very fine feathered riser wraps, as you call them, which gives diminishing support to the mid limb, which may decrease overall hysteresis. They feather so fine on my Morningstar that I can almost see James using a spatula to handle them.
I expected my Mornongstar to be a bit slower because of the reverse riser.  It most definitely is more forgiving and accurate, but it shoots a hard arrow.  I draw mine to about 54 pounds at 26.25", my wood arrows, 48 to 50 pound spine, cut to 27" bop, had to be shortened and I had to drop my head weight.  For my aluminums, 1918s, I expected to need to go to 200 grain screw in up front at 27" bop.  I found that was also too much and had to reduce that by 40 grains.  It shoots the same arrows the same distance as my 52@26" 62" Robertson, which shoots the same arrows te same distance as my 60@28" drawn to 26" Super Kodiak with a fast flight. In other words fast enough and smooth enough.
 For left hand shooting on the ground the only bow for me is the Mornigstar, right hand on the ground my super from the blank Halfbreed, if I ever get caught in a tree stand I can go to my 62" Robertsons twins.  If I know that I will be in a particular situation where going back to right hand shooting will be a better choice I will do so, otherwise the only bow going out 95% of the time will be the Morngstar.  Thanks to James I am done buying bows.
 For those who want to make like Howard Hill with a short riser longbow like the beautifull examples above, now is the time.  The list that James has is not getting shorter.

[katman]

Kawika in James' words "it makes the bow really pop", translates to real good looking and pleasing to the eye.

[JDBerry]

pavan,100% right on the encasement.  David, they are what I call lam. fadeouts, to help with the butt joints.  pavan "thanks to James, I am done buying bows"..   pavan, I think I screwed up.   ..jasme

[cahaba]

Thanks to James I received a Vixen and had to order another one. HaHa...My other bows now hang on the wall.

[lone hunter]

I didn't get the fadeouts on my morningstar or vixen but will ask for them on my antelope bow (taipan or argos) coming up this summer. I think it really sets off an already classy bow.

[Green]

It's almost impossible to have James call you to talk about shipping without immediately throwing your name back on the list.  Can't 'splain it, just the way it goes.    

[Brianlocal3]

I refinished my JD Berry Vixen again. I liked my last job but I rushed the last step and had some imperfection so I sanded it down and redid it.

I'm pretty happy this go around.

Last coat went on , now to let it cure for a couple days and I'll polish it out from there.

http://youtu.be/NZAxJUL3CHQ

[Stump Buster]

Brian... That looks fantastic! Please post up some pics when she's all dry and polished up.

I'm going to ask JD if he can do a really nice high polish on my Morning Star (Yep... Changed from the Vixen to the Misty Dawn to the Morning Star). Too much influence you guys have around here to try out the forward handle bows!

Stump

[Green]

Stump Buster.....James has what he is calling a 70% gloss epoxy finish that's absolutely beautiful, and hard as nails.  Ask him about it when next chance you get.

Beautiful work Brian!

[JDBerry]

Stump Buster, its gone to take a while to figure out what you have on order.   ....samej

[Stump Buster]

Originally posted by JDBerry:
Stump Buster, its gone to take a while to figure out what you have on order.   ....samej

:D    :D    :D

[Brianlocal3]

Thanks stump.

And you cannot go wrong with any of James's bows, the Morningstar will serve you very well

[katman]

quote:Originally posted by Green:
It's almost impossible to have James call you to talk about shipping without immediately throwing your name back on the list.  Can't 'splain it, just the way it goes.      

[Jim Picarelli]

Seeing the reverse handle bows really got me intrigued about them but I couldn't get over the "strung backwards" look. Well I did it...one came up in the right spec's so it's shipping tomorrow. Berry Morningstar, 66" 53#@28"....looking forward to shooting it!

[Green]

Originally posted by Jim Picarelli:
Seeing the reverse handle bows really got me intrigued about them but I couldn't get over the "strung backwards" look. Well I did it...one came up in the right spec's so it's shipping tomorrow. Berry Morningstar, 66" 53#@28"....looking forward to shooting it!

Happy, Happy!