Another hickory/horn/sinew.Not yet near finished but on it's way.56.5" NTN.Right now 52#'s @ 28".Pics of profile before tiller and after tiller.Had to remove 65 to 70 grains of horn sanding to get current shape & poundage.Started with 14" TTT reflex.Lost 3" overall to 11" TTT after tillering resting over night.A person could take off 3/4" to get to NTN reflex measurement.The actual real measurement.Immediately after unstringing being braced 4 hours or so setting with 9" reflex.Mass weight 17.90 ounces but don't have handle carved in yet.I'm guessing lower 17 to upper 16 ounces in the end.
Update 4 years later.....5/29/21 mass weight is 17.00 ounces finished.50% humidity.11" resting reflex.7.25" brace height to back of handle.Draw weight at 50#'s @ 28".After 4 hours of shooting and string time it unbraces at 9.5" reflex.In fifteen minutes back to 10.5" reflex.Back to 11" reflex again overnight.Fully cured horn bow.Follow up on these type bows is not done very often.Excellent fun shooter!!!
Before tillering
After tillering resting overnight
Brace of 6.5 to 7 inches to the back.I guess this one can be called a true recurve as the string does actually rest on the belly a couple of inches.
Full draw
I'll dress her up in the next few of weeks.Take more pics of it then.
Here are pictures of the preliminary process:
The core
Glue up of horn inducing 8" of reflex.Using smooth on I can get away with a tight inner tube wrapping.Otherwise C clamps are reccommended.Both core and horn are pretappered before glue up.
Off form retaining 5.5" of reflex.
Around 1200 grains of moose and elk leg sinew ready
I score the back of bow length wise well with a hack saw blade/sized it well with thin hide glue/then apply first course of sinew.Reverse bracing while drying.Sinew was put on 3 different stages.Reflex increased a bit each time
Final cured look then to tillering and look as in pictures at beginning of the posting of the bow
