31" ntn with some built in deflex Laburnum (from one that died in the garden a year or so back) backed with rawhide.
80# @ 12.5"
No metal in the construction. The bow curved upwards so the string doesn't press down hard on the stock, and there are a few nice touches like a sliver of Ivory to stop the bolt being push back too far.
A full build along is on my Bowyers Diary starting here.
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.com/2011/10/graingram-scales.htmlI'll take it up the club to the Samhain festival tomorrow.
It certainly shoots clean and fast, no real kick, just a nice click & twhack.


I'll post the speed tomorrow, anyone care to guess

The butt end looks a bit white as it isn't properly finished/varished yet.
Full draw shot ..

Just did some chrono tests. With the heavy bolt in the pic (it has a flat head nail in the butt end for added weight) it was only about 125 fps, but going to a V light bolt (50gn point) it shot upto 170fps. With such a short power stroke I s'pose the heavier bolt slows it down a lot.
I had a couple of dry fires as trigger groove needed a bit of fettling... dind't scare the cr*p out me at all

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BTW the string is 90 strands of linen thread. The binding for the prod is hemp twine soaked in a mixture of beeswax & linseed oil.
All fixed now

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