Few picks of bow I whipped up from an older bow that never made it to the shooting stage. I needed a bow pretty badly and this is what I came up with. Took about two hours, and some drying time.
Heat-treated hickory (was heat treated before I redid it), cloth wrap over leather build up handle,modern walnut stain and deer fat "finish", 66" long, a little over 70# at 28" (my draw length is 27.5"), has taken about 1 1/2" of set, depsite a tiller that always looks a little out-of-whack. This bow shoots hard and fast none the less. Handle is a ittle over 1 1/8" wide, limbs are 1 1/2" wide (which shows me just what properly cured, heat treated hickory is capable off). I was going to do some fancy stuff to make it a looker, but this bow seemed to have the name "No Nonsense" all through the building process, and it won't tolerate any laziness on my behalf while shooting either. It requires more concentration and care to shoot than my 6' longbows, but it's a good, accurate stick, even out to 50 yards.
In the photos you'll not a spot in the top limb that looks pretty badly hinged- that's just the way wood is there. The other side makes it look stiff there.
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