This is a new one I just finished up, out of some California yew. Really nice tight-ringed wood, but had about 2" of initial deflex, so I opted for a mild recurve design. Ended up a bit shy of hunting weight, but shoots accurately, and seems to be as fast as some of my heavier bows.
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The tips aren't super narrow, but theres only some small leather overlays (soaked in superglue) and I I-beamed the last 3 inches of the tip, as an experiment. Fun, but next time I think I'll just go with a narrower nock design!
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It was also my first inlayed arrow pass, which I will definitely be repeating, as the leather is much quieter than wood. The whole bow is very quiet actually, since the recurves aren't big enough to have any string slap.
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Money Shot!
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63.25 ntn
42 lb @26" (braced t 6.5")
1.5" at the fades, .5" at the tips
18oz
Hard to say what the set ended up, since some of the recurve pulled out. After steaming and heat-setting the recurves I had the tips about 2" ahead of the handle. Now they are at 1.25" behind just unbraced, and settle in at .5" ahead. I didn't add any reflex to the main limb, and didnt toast the belly super hard either, so I'm pretty happy, and it should last a good long while as a target bow.
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Bonus, my first official Robin Hood arrow!
![Cheesy :D](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
But...now I have to repair that arrow
![Cry :'(](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/cry.gif)