California Style Shortbow Completed (Pics)

[Pappy]

Very nice bow,tiller looks great and the paint work looks good also.Nice work.
   Pappy

[coyote pup]

Cool bow!  When you say the knocks are cut then bent, what exactly do you mean?

[aznboi3644]

a small kerf cut is implemented to bend the tips

[rileyconcrete]

Coyote Pup,
aznboi is correct.

I grooved a small kerf in the back of the bow at the nock. I then heated them and bent them up using a little heat and pliers. One of them actually broke almost all the way off and I thought it may be fatal to the bow. But with a good couple wraps with sinew and time to dry, I couldnt even tell that the wood didnt actually grow like that. It is very strong. that sinew is good stuff!!!
Thanks for the comments!

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[hammertime]

TELL..great to see the finished bow --turned out awesome!lovw the bent up tips and handle wrap.Elm, is great stuff.Hammertime.

[rileyconcrete]

Blacktail was asking what the weight of this bow was. Well I had to borrow a scale from my dads shop and I was surprised at the actual weight.

I was thinking around 50#.

But to my surprise this little bow pulls 68# at 18".

Man I love these little bows.

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[DanaM]

Freakin awesome bow dude Fine as frog hair eh