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dreamcraft_archery:
Hi guys!

I decided to share one of my most interesting recent builds. It's black locust self flat bow drawing 30lb at 28", 68" ntn. The stave had huge nasty knot right in the middle. Seeing it right away I knew what I'm gonna do with this wood piece. This stave was destined to become a center shot and finally I decided to make it happen.
But the character of the stave was far beyond the knot. Both limbs have natural reflex, upper (right one) one higher -just behind the handle, and at the bottom limb (left one) tips are slightly reflexed. The stave required string alignment heat corrections too. I used both steam (on the handle) and dry heat (on the tips). The bow took nearly no set. I could make it slightly stronger but still I'm happy with the result. Can't wait to do more tests on performance and accuracy.

You can see the whole building proccess in my video:
https://youtu.be/MsM-GDjzFdw

Have a great day guys!

BowEd:
I like it.Cool name too.

organic_archer:
Nice! Might be the first time I’ve ever seen one like that! Cool design idea.

Pat B:
Very cool bow. How well does it handle the archers paradox of the arrow going through the hole?

mmattockx:
Fantastic piece of work. I've thought about doing a center shot riser like that, but never in a knot hole. That stave was perfect for it and the natural grain flow keeps the strength without the riser being too bulky.

Did you have to alter arrow spine to get it shooting properly with the center shot riser?


Mark

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