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71# @ 26" bighorn bow. So far.

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loefflerchuck:
Measured along the belly curve a little under 47" long. Bighorn sheep horn with 122 grams of sinew backing. 71# @ 26" right now. The heaviest bighorn bow I have made with a draw over 20". It started with about 15" of reflex after 6 months of curing. I tried to remove as much as I could with heat. I think it's about 7" now but the bow has been strung for a few days and I'll need to check after I un string it. I have found the bow performs as well after removing reflex as very high reflex but is much more stable. I think removing reflex with heat you are still starting to engage the sinew back. So the horn reflex is reduced but the sinew is not slipping and is already more tense even with the bow unstrung(correct me if I am wrong). My bow draw scale starts at 20# so I don't know early draw but at 11" it draws 22#. 5.5" brace height.  I carefully measured the horn limbs before joining them and weighed sinew to have equal amounts on each limb. I scraped 1 section of horn and as of this full draw picture spent only about 5 minutes tillering, but spent a bit of time with heat trying to get the bend even. It's not done. Just posting so far. I'll keep this post updated.

Peatreg:
Looks familiar!! 😜 Can't wait to get my hands on that thing!!

loefflerchuck:
You can see the right side of the above picture has more early recurve stiffness. I tried to even that today. with heat.

loefflerchuck:
Trent, that must be you Peatreg. Yes, I wanted others to see this bow. This and the last bow I finished made me realize the potential of thick, narrow horn and lots of sinew. This bow stores a lot of energy. Good early draw weight and slow stack. After being strung 3 days with a 5.5" brace height it has a 22# draw at 11". 13" draw 30#. 18" draw 41#. I'll check the rest tomorrow.

Peatreg:
Yes it's me

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