Black locust
50#@26", can be pulled to 29"
69" TtT
1-3/4"x16" limbs
11" levers
~2" fades
~4" grip
Lots of snake in this thing. A wee bit of a challenge, but my sanity remained intact and I tillered it out.
Semi-gloss, this is going to be used to hunt.
Hard to get an un-braced string alignment shot since the knocks are behind the back of the bow.
Knot to the side of the fade. I really like this handle, don't want to give it a wrap but it's what the guy asked for.
Back of the handle and knot. Did half of the ring chasing around that knot by sand paper.
Inner top fade. Got a wood burning kit, no more hot nails for my bowyer's mark!
Outer top fade.
These knocks are done my favorite way, with a couple rings left on over the back of the bow so I don't have to glue an overlay!
As you can see the extra rings let be cut a back knock without violating the back of the bow, and bend in well with the rest of the bow. Some people don't like the blending, and I don't mind either way, but my customer wanted a blended tip.
A pretty knot in the lower lever
Money shot. The propeller twist and snake kind of make the tiller look off, but there are no chrysals, and this thing throws arrows like nothing else. I don't have a fiberglass bow to compare it to, but I'm positive it at least matches modern bows of equal draw for cast. You can bet I'll cry myself to sleep when she goes
