#22, Bamboo Backed Hickory Quad-Lam American Longbow 67@28

[silent sniper]

Good day everyone! Here is my last bow for this year, one that I built for a close friend of mine. He likes the Howard hill style bow so I closely replicated that design with some added extras. 
66" NTN, 1-3/16 wide at fades, just under 1/2" wide at tips, 67# @ 28".
 Bamboo backing with 3 heat treated hickory laminations and laminated cherry riser. The extras include a stained bamboo back, deer antler tips, a beaver tail strike plate and deer leather grip. The bow is has a tru-oil finish and X99 string.

The bow holds close to an inch of reflex with very little set. The bamboo/hickory combo seems to be a good one, the bow shoots great with very little recoil. This bow is one of the best I have built of this design so far.

Here are some pictures. Please excuse the outdoor shots, my wife was not home so I had to take them on my phone.
Cheers,
Taylor

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[Bob Barnes]

Congrats on another excellent bow.  It looks like someone will be very happy.  I don't know if I have heard of others preheat-treating the hickory, but it sounds like a good idea.  ...very well done.   

[RyanY]

Very nice. I made a similar bow several years ago. Not sure if heat treating the middle laminations made a difference but the color of the heat treating definitely adds interest!

[Eric Krewson]

Masterful work, you guys never cease to amaze me in the quality of the work I see here now. 25 years ago it was rare to see a properly tillered bow here, now they are almost all works of art.

[Nasr]

My god that’s a beautiful bow. Can I be your friend   

[Marc St Louis]

That is a nice one.  Well done

[Swampman]

That is a beautiful bow.  Great work!

[silent sniper]

My god that’s a beautiful bow. Can I be your friend   

Haha that gave me quite the chuckle! I appreciate the nice words!

That is a nice one.  Well done

Thanks Marc! It is well balanced in the hand and a great shooter, I am quite pleased with it.

Masterful work, you guys never cease to amaze me in the quality of the work I see here now. 25 years ago it was rare to see a properly tillered bow here, now they are almost all works of art.

Thanks Eric for the nice reply.

Very nice. I made a similar bow several years ago. Not sure if heat treating the middle laminations made a difference but the color of the heat treating definitely adds interest!

Ryan, It was your hickory hill style bow that inspired me to give the hickory laminate bow a try. I am really pleased with how the hickory performs.

Swampman and Bob, thank you for the nice words, I appreciate it.

Cheers,
Taylor

[Kidder]

Absolutely stunning. Love your bows! Does it have a straight taper from fade to tip or do the limbs run parallel for a bit?

[M2A]

Killer bow there SS. Think I know how it shoots Your buddy is going to be very happy with that.
Mike   

[silent sniper]

Thanks Mike!

Absolutely stunning. Love your bows! Does it have a straight taper from fade to tip or do the limbs run parallel for a bit?

Kidder, thanks for the nice words. I start with a straight taper from fade out to oversized tip. Than as I thin down the tips I will gradually reduce the side profile a bit in the last 1/2-1/3 of the limb. So to answer your question the limb starts straight tapered and additional taper is added to the outer part of the limbs. 
Enjoy,
Taylor.

[Badger]

 Very nice job on that one, congratulations on a job well done!

[Hawkdancer]

Very nice work!  Your friend will like it!  I agree with Nasr .
Hawkdancer

[Selfbowman]

I don’t  think Mr. Hill could have done better himself. Well done.
Arvin

[Santanasaur]

Seriously nice bow Taylor. Classic and awesome