This bow started out as a simple 64" ttt flatbow but due to my haste and a disastrous attempt to recurve the tips, I ended up piking it down to just about 57.75" ttt and 55.25" ntn. It also went from being a flatbow to a D-bow with very slightly recurved tips and tip overlays. Since the last 2 bows I had on my tillering tree ended in broken wood, I was very conservative with this one. My heart was pounding like crazy when it was getting close to being done! I guess a batch of bad bow luck really frazzles the nerves!
Here are its specs:
57.75" ttt, 55.25" ntn
1 1/8" wide in handle, fade out to 1.5" wide. Full width to last 10" then taper to 5/8" at nock.
40#@25"
Set: about 1.25"
Wood: Red Oak (1x2x6 board)
Finish: 2-3 coats of Danish Oil (medium walnut), followed by two coats of shellac (sandwiching my ink signature) and one coat of wiping varnish. I also used the danish oil on the string to darken it up as well. Handle is leather thong with a contrasting leather insert weaved into the back.
And here are the photos:
Bow braced:
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TWGoFUoDauI/AAAAAAAAA9E/cQ3JNHq4XYM/s640/ro-2nd-braced.jpg)
Tip detail: The obvious glue lines are the result of the overlays being added after the bow had been tillered while it was still a flatbow.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TWGoxO2_5HI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/DTHY7Nv4y1w/s912/ro-2nd-tip.jpg)
Belly side of handle, I need to clean some of the glue off it:
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TWGoxGUIDhI/AAAAAAAAA9U/0H269O2EwhI/s912/ro-2nd-handle.jpg)
Back side of handle. Color isn't great, but the leather weave is a brick red color which contrasts nicely with the dark brown leather.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TWLpCqFEgyI/AAAAAAAAA-U/yzmLv5tUa1M/s912/ro-2nd-handle%20detail.jpg)
Here I am getting ready to pose for my wife.... wait, did I just say that?
![Grin ;D](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TWLnS1CAezI/AAAAAAAAA-M/3cPn2tB9MDE/s912/ro-2nd-nocking%20arrow.jpg)
(Almost) full draw. The timing was apparently off a little!
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TWLnSzuRn8I/AAAAAAAAA-I/6Gtlt-5HVpE/s640/ro-2nd-fulldraw1.jpg)
Phone books and cardboard targets beware!
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_LSxukV3vd58/TWLnSookm-I/AAAAAAAAA-A/mwdXiMzGTnw/s640/ro-2nd-fulldraw2.jpg)
Hope you enjoyed the photos. I normally don't make bows this short, so this was a learning experience in many different ways. Oh, and it does shoot well, it's actually really fun to shoot!