Wool covered short Recurve.

[Parnell]

That's crazy.  I'm amazed that profile and bend has held together.  Interesting first bow.

[make-n-break]

Dang. I'm not brave enough to try that combination even if it'd been my 21st bow. Nice work!

[loon]

Yes indeed an impressive bend from a piece of fir..........
Better wood,longer and wider and you'll have a good one next try 26 inch draw, stiff handle, sinew backed recurve should be about 58 inch.

Ah come on! Too much man-nee. If that's doable with fir, I'd like to think that a good wood, springy and good at compression, and still sinew, could be more draw weight with the same dimensions, maybe even to 28". But yeah, it probably wouldn't perform as well as a longer one? nor hold much reflex? but short bows are cool

[bubby]

Maybe short bows that are properly designed and constructed, by his own accounts it already has 3 in of set and chrysals

[PatM]

Agreed. You can really hold a sinewed bow together and have it basically functioning on the sinew more than the belly.

[mikekeswick]

Yes indeed an impressive bend from a piece of fir..........
Better wood,longer and wider and you'll have a good one next try 26 inch draw, stiff handle, sinew backed recurve should be about 58 inch.

Ah come on! Too much man-nee. If that's doable with fir, I'd like to think that a good wood, springy and good at compression, and still sinew, could be more draw weight with the same dimensions, maybe even to 28". But yeah, it probably wouldn't perform as well as a longer one? nor hold much reflex? but short bows are cool

I think you answered your own questions

[bubby]

Man Pat are we agreeing again😋

[simson]

Strange, very strange. Never saw a bow like this one. Dramatical bend on a bow with socks