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Finished composite hickory bow/ pics
BowEd:
Bub....Beware of what you wish for my friend.......lol.I tell ya that backwards C has to be cured I'm sure of that anyway.
Stick Bender:
The one you said with the siyas not set back enough will be a slick bow when you get it done ,it should be easier to string for sure , is that maple core ?
BowEd:
Hickory I think.The other is ironwood and needs to be sinewed yet.
mikekeswick:
I like your style ;)
That perfect one may be right around the corner....
Seriously though that is a real beauty and i'm interested in how your next ones turn out.
BowEd:
Yes I should be finishing the one horn bow.It's been curing for over 3 years now.Ought to be cured heh....lol.Some limb tapering outward needs to be done on that one for good tiller.Horn and core got interlocking grooves with hide glue.It's 50.75" NTN and 368 grams.
Seems these sinewed bows need updating.The hickory/horn/sinew bow gained a few pounds.Even though I waited 8 weeks for it to cure before tillering.Tillered it back down to 52.5#'s @ 27.5".Did'nt lose much reflex.Still holding 8" @ rest yet.A 625 grain arrow @ 27.5"gets me in the lower 40's in KE#'s @ 175 fps or a little better while learning to try to get the best out of my release through the machine.Seems to be the best I can get out of it.
Still shoots smooth,quiet,and dead in the hand.Been shooting it most every day for 2.5 months.Put a brain tan leather handle on it now.Going to use it for deer soon.
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