Hey, all.
Just a couple pics of a new bow I finished for a customer. It's being shot for the first time by it's new owner, my buddy Greg.
It's a tri-lam. Ash back, purpleheart core, and osage belly. 76" ntn, black ebony nocks. 110#@30''.
It's not tillered as a traditional war bow. I left it stiff in the handle, as the customer didn't want ANY hand shock. He shot some of my other 'full compass' tillered war bows, and didn't like the kick he felt in his hand.
As you can see, Greg is quite a stout fellow. This is his first heavy bow, and he's only getting it back to about 29". The arrows he's shooting are 31". With more shooting & practice, he'll get it all the way back. With 1/2" ash shafted arrows weighing 80 grams, we were getting 190 - 205 paces distance. Greg is in the Military, and he figures at his pace, we were getting 180 - 190 meters.
Unfortunately, I forgot to take more pics, so I don't have one of it unbraced at rest. I can say, however, that it took about 1/2" of set, starting from a straight glue-up with no reflex. I was very pleased with that outcome. I'll be seeing Greg in a couple weeks to deliver him some arrows and a string, so if I remember, I'll take some more pics then.
