Another HHB recurve

[Marc St Louis]

I think I can do that Steve

[Arrowind]

man I love your style and love that bow!  Very nice! 
Very inspiring!  been working my way in that design / build direction but still have a ways to go.  thanks for posting this and others.   Got my vote.


While you're doing the F/D what about a chrono? I'm not a chronomaniac...Just curious....

[bow101]

" It has kept fully 4" of that, which makes bracing it a bit of a handful."   I can imagine the bracing be some fun.  I always like looking at your bows and the super job on the tiller.  Very cool bow.

[dbb]

Thats a beauty!

[Marc St Louis]

Thanks guys

I haven't used it for awhile but we'll see about the chrono. 

I always brace using the push/pull whenever I can and this bow is close to my limit

[Marc St Louis]

I did a force draw on the bow this morning.  It started registering on my scale, which starts at 15#, at 10" and I measured every inch up to 18" then every 2" after that.  My scale is not the best and it reads a bit light compared to my other scale but it's easier to use.  This is what I got

10" = 15#
11 = 18
12 = 22
13 = 25
14 = 27
15 = 30
16 = 32
17 = 34
18 = 37
20 = 41
22 = 45
24 = 50
26 = 55
28 = 59

[dragonman]

excellent bow...looks almost like an asian or middle easten profile that would utilise horn and sinew, so thats amazing to get that out of wood alone

[Badger]

  Thats very impressive Mark, about what I expected. You are storing about 62# of energy. At 76% efficiency which is very conservative for that bow you will likley get over 190 fps with a 600 grain arrow, maybe up to 215 fps with a 500 grain arrow. The current record for an unlimited simple composite broadhead is about 244 yds. This bow has at least 300 yards in it. As for light arrow flight bows with a decent arrow I would think 450 yards is possible. I don't know what kind of release you have so a handshot chrono test doesn't always tell the full story. Great bow!!

[Arrowind]

That's amazing.

[dbb]

Sweet smoth drawcurve!
Not often you see 2#/"all the way up to 28" at those weights.

[Marc St Louis]

Thanks guys

I doubt it would do that with flight arrows Steve, it's just not built for that.  Maybe if it was 6" shorter and tillered to 25"

[bushboy]

Very cool bow marc!masterfully built!

[jimjimmysticks]

WOW man do you ever sleep,when do dream of those you going to make

[Marc St Louis]

Thanks guys

I do sleep and dream of bows, just kidding 

[PeteC]

And another beauty! Great bow Marc. God Bless