Penobscot

[Kegan]

The main bow was a poor-casting experiment (recurving a D) so intead of putting sinew on it (having heard that sinew has trouble holding on recurves) and not being able to pike it without messing up the nice curves. And so I turned it into a Penobscot. It know it is not the most even looking thing, but the handle wrap holding the two botws together was a little farther down than than the toehr was high, effectively shortening the bttome limbs, giving it a horribly lopsided look . But it is greatly inproved in performance. It draws about 60# at 26" and is 60" long. It shoots as hard as a 65# well built normal bow, this one however, being built a a hatchet and rasp and tillered using the shadow method, no vice and no fancy tools . It is now my new method for increasing performance, it wasn't as hard as sinewing, and truly has its benefiets. I am gonna try to make a few more bows taht didn't turn out too well as these "quasi-Penobscot's".

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[david w.]

wow kegan thats cool

[Pat B]

OK Kegan. You keep this up and we won't let you play anymore!   Very nice Penobscot bow!    Pat

[Kegan]

Thanks, I know it isn't the nicest looking thing, but I love how it shoots, especially compared to how it shot before hand. Slings an arrow right where you want it- hard. But I guess I'll settle down Pat... but some bows seemed to have gone into hiding since i discovered that tieing a little bow on the back makes it shoot better

[Dane]

Pretty cool bow, man. I bet you get even more strange looks at the range, eh? It looks like a fun shooter.

Dane

[mullet]

    Great looking bow Kegan.What's that string made of ?,parachute cord?

[Justin Snyder]

I hear you mullet. I was admiring this incredible bow. All of a sudden, parachute cord.   

Good job Kegan. I have been planning a penobscot for a while.  Im glad you arent afraid to try different things.  Justin

[SimonUK]

Don't care if it's lopsided, I like it.

[Jbell]

Pretty sweet bow you got there Kegan. How much draw weight did the little bow add?

[Dustybaer]

very nice bow(s), kegan.  i like the way the main bow bends.

[DBernier]

That bow is so cool.     Good save, and some advanced thinking.     I'm with JBell, how much weight did it add?

Dick

[Pappy]

Cool looking bow Kegan and great save,I love it when folks takes one that don't preform to well and figure a way to make it better, and looks like you done it.Good job.
   Pappy

[GregB]

That's a really interesting creation you have there. I guess I havn't read enough primitive books, never saw that before.

[Woodland Roamer]

Nice job on that one Kegan. Looks like a fun bow to shoot.

Alan

[George Tsoukalas]

Awesome bow! Jawge