Bamboo backed black walnut and yew

[Gordon]

Ryan, I don't know how fast it is, but it does seem to bury an ash arrow deeper into my bail than any of the other home-made bows on my rack.

Thank you Bryan. BTW when are we going hunting? I can't wait to see you stick a turkey with that new bow of yours. There are turkeys out there, right? 

[Justin Snyder]

Great looking bow Gordon, but we wouldn't expect less from you. Justin

[snedeker]

I think the width is great as is.  My point was that it was a good outcome.

[Dustybaer]

Do you think the bow might have benefited from wider limbs? I was worried that if I made the limbs too wide the backing would overpower the belly.

have you considered traping the limbs? as in making the belly wider then the backing? or using higher crown bamboo?  just a thought

[Jesse]

Gordon you should shoot that thing through a crono. Im really curious to know how fast it is. We both have r/d laminated bows drawing 60#@27".  It would be interesting  and educational to see the difference in performance.  Jesse

[Shaun]

Nice blend of woods and I could look at your full draw pics all day, what a tiller!

[david w.]

wow gordon you are one of the best bowyers i have ever seen

[ricktrojanowski]

Another beauty,  You do some amazing work.

[Gordon]

Justin, thank you.

Marius, I trapped the backing somewhat, but probably not enough to make much of a difference. I imagine that sooner or later I will explore more radical approaches.

Jesse, I don't own a chrono, but maybe it's time to get one so I can more objectively evaluate my designs.

Thank you Shaun, David and Rick for the compliments - I much appreciate it.

[Rich Saffold]

Gordon, Oops,. I glue the belly and the core up first, and when dry, I amplify the arc in the limbs a bit more and glue it up with the backing..

Rich

[Marc St Louis]

Bow turned out well Gordon. You did a fine job

[horseapple]

Sweet bow Gordon, when I build a multi-lam bow I try and make the middle lam  .125" almost all of the multi-lam bows will hold more reflex than the simple two lam bows.  The Yew wood that I've had was around 5-6% moisture and will hold more reflex than my Osage bows and boy does the Yew bows shoot, they're so light in the hand that at first you think they're going to be a kids bow:) Also your tiller and attention to detail is excellent.  I'll send some pictures of a baleen bellied bow that I'm finishing up.

JD

[Gordon]

Thanks Rich, I figured that's what you probably meant. I will have to try that.

Thank you Marc.

JD, that seems about right for a middle core thickness. I'm really interested in your baleen bellied bow. I can't wait to see the pictures.

[cowboy]

Man, I'm missing a lot of stuff - don't have time to read through all (am at work). That bow is drop dead gorgeous - first attempt? Is there nothing you aren't good at? ..

[Gordon]

Is there nothing you aren't good at?

Yea, hitting what I'm looking at   

Thank you for the compliment Paul.