sinew backed osage recurve 46" nock to nock,,187fps

[Allyn T]

My favorite is the limb with the deer tracks, and the white part above it, but I like it all : )

[TimBo]

Seeing the process here is really cool.  Hope it doesn't blow up on the tree!  (Just think how differently we would look at art in a museum if it might explode at any moment...)

[bradsmith2010]

yes you right abou that,, Im getting my nerve up,,
detail of running deer and chief on back,,
then detail of belly design with clutter,,

[Pappy]

 Beautiful work Brad , love it . Pappy

[bradsmith2010]

thanks Pappy,, wish I was in Tennesse so you could shoot it,, hope you get to turkey hunt some too,,

[Fox]

That's awesome brad... I didn't see the chief and deer before, there really nice love the belly too!!

[bradsmith2010]

ok I tried to pull it to 24, but it made a creaking sound a little past 23 so I lost my nerve,
so I think i nearly got it to 24 when it shot 187 fps with the 488 grain arrow,,Im am afraid to weigh it,,let me get my nerve up, but I think its a bit over 55 at nearly 24,, ok I know thats vague,,but thats it for today,, 
  believe me I really wanted to pull it a little more and hit 190 so I could brag about it,, but then I could see the bow in several pieces at my feet in my imagination, and thought better of it and just made myself stop,,,,
  ok its about 51# @ 21,, I was brave enough to pull it that far,, so that would put it about 56#@23  so when I pulled it past 23
   so about 58 little past 23,,roughly 8.41 gpp,, roughly,, 187fps with 488 grain arrow,,
   I know I promised to hit 24 inches but when the bow creaked I lost my nerve,,
   

[Digital Caveman]

but it made a creaking sound a little past 23

Maybe it's just the paint.

[bradsmith2010]

you are probably right, since it did not blow up,, I am erring on the side of caution, since I was attemting to draw it more than half the bows length, that is usually my stopping point,,
but great observation, the paint can make a noise sometime that is scary,,

[Fox]

That is definitely a scary sound  .... pretty darn impressive little bow !! And oh my goodness those arrows... are really really nice 

[bradsmith2010]

I weighed the bow at a good solid 23 and it is 56#,,,the mass weight with string on it is,,11.3 oz,,

[M2A]

Real nice bow there thanks for taking the time for posting during the build. Cool paint job.
Mike

[Marc St Louis]

I'm not surprised.  The shape says FAST