49 inch Gullwinged hickory ipe

[HatchA]

Very smart little bow there Ken.  Nice one

[Del the cat]

Sweet sweet bow.
Del

[ken75]

Traxx it will full draw to 27inches i think i was starting to let down in the pic my 9 yr old was taking the full draw for me,also the deflexed tips allows for almost zero stress at brace so full draw is easier to achive...ill test this i just glued up an identical bow with 6inch recurves
thanks hammertime
Cam thanks im gonna walk her today ill let you know
thanks Randy, thanks Rich i have the advantage of bouncing ideas off a good bowyer
thanks Pappy, have to try that
thanks Frank
thanks Hatch and del

[bubby]

I'm thinking about giving that bow a try, how much bend did ya put in her, thinking about going 52" long, let me know, Bub

[Lombard]

That is a fine looking shooter.

[ken75]

bubby i just glued it up backwards in my reflex deflex form. bout three inches of limb deflex
thanks lombard, it is

[mullet]

 I like that, Ken! Looks pretty and I like short.

[Traxx]

Ken,
Here is a point i have tried to make,many times in the past and you make my point exactly.Now that you have done a bow like this,you can understand my point more.
bubby i just glued it up backwards in my reflex deflex form.
Actually,you glued it up the proper way,cause it is a Reflex/Deflex.Glueing it up the other way,would make it Deflex/Reflex.
Are you seeing what im sayin?

[Aries]

How does it shoot? looks great!

[ken75]

thanks Eddie
traxx i understand thats why i used the form backwards
aries i almost thought of starting a new post this thing is amazing no stack and awesome cast never would have thought this design would be efficient,very sweet shooter

[straightarrow]

Pappy was reading my mind on this one....would be a great tree stand bow. Great job!!! I love short bows...

Jon

[Traxx]

Ken,
It tickles me to hear how you like this design.This design has gotten a bad rep from severall people,in recent years.i think if people would give em a chance,they would learn to understand and appreciate em more.Many Native Nations from throughout the country used em for many many years.They used em for a liveing.Maybe they knew something modern bowyers dont.

[ken75]

thanks straightarrow im gonna try it in a stand soon.
traxx it was my intention to make a full draw 49inch bow and this design just sorta happened ,after the glue up i decided it had the best chance for sucess since there was no preload at brace , im still amazed at the size of this thing and how much it draws and shoots like a serious hunting bow. the cast is as good as my long bows in the 50lb range . never thought a bow this small and with deflexed tips would be a favorite . theres going to be more of them

[half eye]

Ken,
     Kind of a bumb question.....since the bow comes to full circle at draw and yet has the r/d thing going on do you think that might account for the cast" Curious cause I've never shot one.
rich

[ken75]

thats the only thing i can come up with rich, you wanna shoot this one ?