Hickory and sinew thing

[DuBois]

Shagbark sapling with 3 courses sinew. Sisal twine and jute handle. Second hand fabric with TB3 over sinew. Stained with Turtles steel wool tea and vinegar recipe.

I made some tip extensions from maple that notched over the end of bow to be flush with belly and put on with epoxy and dust.
Put a little more sinew down center and tied in to tips a bit and wrapped with sinew.

Not an optimal design but it was some fun with a messed up re-do. Seems to pack a pretty good wallop.
Came out 53" t-t
62# at 27"

[Pat B]

Nice bend. How does it shoot?

[DuBois]

It seems like a good shooter to me, but I am guessing if I got my hands on a few bow made by some of you guys that make the real "sweet shooters" and compared how those feel to my bows, I would see the light  Really itchin to get ahold of a trade bow and someday get to gathering of some kind.

I am still learning to pay attention to finer things like noise and hand shock.

Gotta tell on myself now. Before getting the bow making sickness a couple years ago, I had only ever shot a couple of FG recurves  and only a few times. Never killed a thing with a bow (yet), but did terrorize some neighborhood animals    Had one as a kid and probably traded it for a bag of %7*^*?
Anyway, life got crazy and 20 something years later I decide out of the blue I am gonna make bows and hunt with them even though I never done much of either before. I am probably crazy but I am pretty determined to give my kids something I did not get.
Gotta love a steep learning curve

[Pappy]

Looks good to me.
 Pappy

[Gsulfridge]

Keep at it Doobs.  I'm inspired by your enthusiasm.  That bow looks pretty mean!!

[SLIMBOB]

Nice bend on it.

[smoke]

Pretty cool.  I really like the back!

[burn em up chuck]

    very very cool, very cool story. nice bow.

                                      chuck

                           

[4dog]

Doobs...dont feel bad brother....i spent the first 30 yrs chasin booze and babes and rockstardom..found a bunch of the former not much of the latter...im a yr into bows at 47 yrs old...wasted a lot of time...hurts to think avout it...better late than never!!   the bow...looks fantastic to me!

[half eye]

Just what all do you consider sub-par? that looks like a fine deer killin stick to me sir!!!! Most times us bow builders is our own worst critics, eh?
rich

[berzerk64]

Looks like a fine deer killer to me.

[DuBois]

Thanks you Pappy, Bob, smoke and berserk!

Gsulfridge, I was going for old and mean looking 

Yes sir, I tend to be my own worst critic in most things Rich.

Thanks Chuck.

4dog, thanks man. I figured there were some others that didn't exactly grow up with this stuff. I am 44 myself and I think finally getting to what is really good in life. I agree, better late than never. We'll get there Brother. Never knew there was such great instructions available until stumbling into this site 

[PAHunter]

And we love ya back man!    That thing looks sweet!  Only 52''?!!  wow!

[DuBois]

Thanks PA, my kindergartener loves to write where I let her. Nice message she is sending 

[TacticalFate]

Really nice bend!