Trophy Bighorn sheep bow, 26" draw

[sleek]

Does it feel like its stacking badly at the end of its draw?

[loefflerchuck]

Thanks everyone. Sleek, no it does not stack at 26". The reason I made that full draw is I can start to feel a little bend in the handle at 26.5". Since it has a splice I don't want to test that too much.

[sieddy]

Its so great to see your incredible bows on here. Thanks for sharing! :-)

[BowEd]

Dynamite little bow Chuck.

[simson]

Just found that beauty via BOM. Great bow with a good long draw, unbelievable what you could do with that bighorns.

[gifford]

That is one Beeutiful Bow, simply breathtaking. Thanks for posting this bow.

[loon]

Awesome, decent draw length :p

[Carson (CMB)]

That is a thing of beauty. It is nice knowing that this art of bow-making is being preserved.

[akila]

Wow...unbraced profile is just amazing. Im curiose, how much reflex is there, and what type of wood did you use for the core, and how thick was it? Realy amaizing bow..

[Parnell]

No wood in the core, Akila.  Just horn and sinew.

[akila]

Ohh, i see...sorry for the stupid question...probably i was reading to fast and i didnt noticed that its only aboute sinew and horn. This is realy interesting. Maybe using Oryx horn, wich is usualy longer, should be able to obtain a bow with a longer draw?? 28''-30''? Im thinking for a long time now, aboute building a horn bow, but with wood, i find it somehow more dificult. There are so many variables to consider...maybe without wood, would be everithing a little bit easeyer.

[mullet]

Chuck; just another beauty to the long list you have posted. Keep them coming and thanks.

[loefflerchuck]

Akila, I think the reflex is 9 inches. After the sinew seasoned 6 months the reflex was much more. I used heat to decrease it to 9. I have never made one but I have seen simple gemsbok horn bows that were nothing more than the entire horn spliced in the middle. Just a self bow of 2 horns. If you split a gemsbok to make a real composite they are very thin. Thinner than water buffalo. Without a wood core a long gemsbok horn bow with sinew would have a very light draw. The wood core also stables the bow to keep it from twisting. Bighorn sheep horns are one of the thickest horns. Even so I was only able to get 49# on this bow at 26". I am trying a 28" draw bow for someone next. In 6-8 months I'll see how much weight I can get from it. My goal if 60#. I know it's possible but don't want to make it too wide.
 Thanks everyone for your kind words.

[akila]

Thank zou very much for your answer and advice. Honestly i wouldnt want more then 40-45lbs @ 28''. I can shoot heavyer bows but only for a short time..my shoulder dosent realy apreciate this . I think that from Oryx horns, its possible to get 3-4mm thickness..there ist this part at the base, wich is to thinn, and it should be aniway removed, but the rest, is a little thicker..do you think that 3mm  thickness, wouldnt be sufficient, for a 40lbs bow? I could ofcours try to do the entire thing, with the wood core and everithing..im just a little afraid, of this gluing horn to wood part..usualy that is the week spot to say so..delamination between wood, and horn.

[medicinewheel]

Its so great to see your incredible bows on here. Thanks for sharing! :-)

DITO!