here she is with a couple coats of black walnut on the back, then 4 coats of tru oil over everything.
70 1/2" ntn, 1 1/2" wide at fades- tapering to 1/2" tips, 3/4" thick at fades- tapering to 7/16" thick at tips. 21 oz, 8" stiff handle, 2" perry reflex (goes flat after shooting, then recovers 1" of reflex over 1/2 hour), ~55# @28" (i'll double check that on a better scale soon)
the back is 1/8" thick ring violated (flat sawn) hickory. i'm hoping that the grain islands on the back will fool the wiley wapiti for that extra spilt second that it takes me to get the shot.
i spent way more time floor tillering this one than i usually do- then it only spent 1/2 hour on the long string. i did most of the tillering with sandpaper- very little rasping & not much scraping. the extra time spent on smoothing the tapers & floor tillering made for a forgiving tiller- the only issue i had was a hinge that tried to develop 3/4 of the way toward the top tip. i think it cost me a few lbs of draw weight, but i'm lovin the way it shoots, so no regrets. it seems to put the arrows where i'm looking at least out to 20-25yds.
i'm not quite getting full draw in these pics- had a little sleep apnea surgery on wednesday & still kinda wobbly on my pins.
hope y'all like her- i sure do!
Rob
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