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[sleek]

Well last time I went for broke, it broke. Taking another try.  60#@28 49" ttt stiff handle, sap back osage. 

[J05H]

Good luck!

[Pappy]

Yep good luck, can't quite figure why you would want to but good luck just the same.
 Pappy

[sleek]

Pappy, these short bows have many benefits and are real sweethearts to shoot.  Brush and tree stands become much easier to deal with. They are super quiet even without silencers, completely dead in the hand on release, and 5hey pack a good punch as well.  Not to mention they require much less wood which is always a good thing when looking for osage staves.

[PlanB]

        The New York Times (18 March 1923);
           

"Why did you want to climb Mount Everest?" This question was asked of George Leigh Mallory, who was with both expeditions toward the summit of the world’s highest mountain, in 1921 and 1922, and who is now in New York. He plans to go again in 1924, and he gave as the reason for persisting in these repeated attempts to reach the top......

"Because it's there."

[Pappy]

I completely understand the "because it's there", I have done a lot of that from character wood, just form my experience they won't last long at that draw length being that short. Your time, your wood so have fun that is all that really matters. Look forward to seeing it in action.
 Pappy

[Badger]

  Sleek its ok to have a goal of 60#@28" but if it starts taking set at 24" it might not be a good idea to keep going any further. I have built quite a few 50# at 28" shorties most of them took to much set, they are also very hard to be accurate with. Your wood will tell you when you have gone far enough.

[PaulN/KS]

If it can be done I'll bet you can do it Kevin.
And, if it works, "Chapter 11" would make a good name for the bow. 

[George Tsoukalas]

What Pappy said. Jawge

[Onebowonder]

Are we supposed to push the "Notify" button when people are doing particularly outside-the-box bow builds or is that just for really offensive stuff? 

OneBow

[Badger]

Are we supposed to push the "Notify" button when people are doing particularly outside-the-box bow builds or is that just for really offensive stuff? 

OneBow

   I don't think so, but when you ask for opinions you tend to get them. I have always built outside the box stuff strictly because I enjoy doing it, I have also wasted a lot of wood. Won't stop me from doing more though.

[Onebowonder]

<snip>And, if it works, "Chapter 11" would make a good name for the bow. 

...and if it breaks you could call it 'File 13'!!!    - OneBow

[PEARL DRUMS]

Sometimes the same skill set that allows us to attempt this type of build is the same skill set that tells us to run the other way, and quickly.

[sleek]

I will make a believer of you yet pearly.  These bows held up well at ojam and they were shot many many times.

Because I am only one guy making these short guys to last and perform well,  I cant produce the numbers to really test 100s of them. But I can shoot what I make over and over again. How many months of shooting would it take to prove its a safe reliable bow?

Thanks for the vote of confidence Paul. We shall see if its warranted. I just cut a 62"stave down to 49" and reflexed the handle. Will boil and recurve the tips today, then hopefully get my fades deflexed. Tomorrow starts the profile and tiller work.

Badger, I will be monitoring set closely.  I shouldnt take much. My deflex I put in will equal what set it would take otherwise.  I hope for an inch or less total. Out of curiosity,  why do they make accuracy difficult?  I shot pretty well with them. If I am doing something right id like to know because its probably an accident and id like to focus on it.

[sleek]

Eric, I have no idea what that notify button is for either.