My Ambush Bow

[adb]

This would be my submission for ambush bow. No nonsense pure hunting bow, short OAL, heavy enough draw weight to hunt anything, able to be braced for long periods without losing cast, and nicely balanced. Able to cast a heavy (for draw weight) arrow, with authority. I think those were the categories?

Hickory backed osage (sorry Ryan, but I wouldn't make a bow like this out of anything else!), WDB skins for natural camo, self nocks (simple and nothing to break or fall off), self riser (again, nothing to pop off), narrow profile, 60" NTN.

This was a rework and retiller of an existing bow. I look forward to taking it into the field this fall. 650 grams weight (with skins).

[Cameroo]

That's how you do it!    Nice one Adam.

[Keenan]

 Great looking bow. I bet it would test out well.

[PEARL DRUMS]

Thats a fine hunting bow.

[LEGIONNAIRE]

Nice work adb. As you say, simple yet effective I like it. Looks like its a fast shooter with that osage in there. Thank you for the inspiration, now I want to make myself and "ambush bow" Ill make one soon I have a piece of osage waiting for me to lay a too on it.

[DGF]

I really like the "ambush bow" idea, and this one hits the nail on the head. Looks like a great no-nonsense hunting bow, but is still an eye pleaser with attention to detail as shown with the skin placment and grip.

-Dan

[RyanY]

Dang! 2" over the required ambush bow length. Still a good looking bow though. Is limb length asymmetric? Also it looks like you cut through the back of the bow for the string grooves. Not something you worry about with a hickory backed bow? What's the poundage and draw length?

[adb]

Dang! 2" over the required ambush bow length. Still a good looking bow though. Is limb length asymmetric? Also it looks like you cut through the back of the bow for the string grooves. Not something you worry about with a hickory backed bow? What's the poundage and draw length?
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Sorry! It's 62#@27" (my draw length) and I tillered it out to 28", where it's 65#. I wondered about the OAL. I couldn't remember what it was. Ooops. Close!
It looks like I cut through the backing for the nocks, but I didn't. There is still just a bit of backing wood in the valley of the nock. And yes, the limb length is asymmetric, with the balance point of the bow at the arrow pass, not in the middle of the grip.

[Badly Bent]

That'll hunt well no doubt about it. Great bow!
Greg

[Weylin]

I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that! especially if you were making that face at me. Jokes aside that's a really nice little bow there, I'd certainly take it hunting. You make great bows, adb.

[adb]

I was wondering when somebody was gonna comment about the grimace! I forgot to put my shooting glove on, and when my wife was taking the picture at full draw, the camera was taking its sweet time to focus! I thought my fingers where going to explode!

[Weylin]

Heh, I've been there. "take the picture already!! I thought you said you were ready."

[lesken2011]

Sweet job, Adam. That one should bring home some meat!!

[TRACY]

Well done! That would definitely fit the ambush bow category from the Bowyers Journal (r.i.p).

Tracy

[seabass]

fantastic job.that i a great looking bow.