r/d hickory and brazillian redwood

[ken75]

this is a hicoryand purple heart i think .not real sure bout the belly wood its the color of mohagany but the texture and grain is different .board was ink stamped Cote Divera which i goolged and its a coutry in Africa on the ivory coast. thats all i know. 64inches tip to tip 1 1/2 at fades 48#s at 28 and the worst tiller ive ever done . i had a lot of deflex and was going for stiff enough tips that i could keep the reflex .so it bends more through the center portion. However believe it or not the thing shoots like a dream and is dang fast. anyway thanks for looking and im wearing my thick skin so let er rip !!!

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[ken75]

couldnt stand it i had to change it up , 60inches 46# a little better full draw

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[Cacatch]

That's a beautiful bow. For my personal tastes, theres too much bend coming out of the handle on both ends, but your tiller is symmetrical and very pretty otherwise. How does it shoot?

CP

[Cacatch]

Yeah, that's looking even better. I wouldn't mess with it too much more though, unless you do plan to glue on another lam like you said.

CP

[Parnell]

How much did the #'s change with shortening?  Looks better shortened.  Getting ready to tiller my first r/d soon so curious about the changes...

[half eye]

Nice bow bow Ken! They way it bends in the first pick is like having long levers with the power down low that's why it was fast. The shorter version with more work out farther, raised the weight but curious if the cast improved too?

Dont really matter cause that's fine lookin bow either way.
rich

[jwillis]

Bending closer to the handle probably helped it store more energy, but moving the bend farther out will probably make it more efficient. Either way, you're an excellent craftsman and the shape of the bow is very beautiful. Jim

[Lombard]

Looks like a fine bow to me.

[ken75]

thanks for all the nice comments !, it is now 60 inches and im finishing final tillering ill post new full draw tomorrow.
parnell ive managed to keep the weight up by shorting it as i get the limb tips bending . its going to work out

[bowmo]

Good lookin' bow. Can't believe your getting away with those dainty looking handles. Nice work.

dan

[mullet]

 Great looking bow Ken. Is it bending through the handle?

[ken75]

thanks scott, my other glue up doesnt have as much deflex maybe it will be better it also has a hickory lam half the length on the belly
dan they work good its thick enough to not be a prob
Eddie thanks, its not bending in the handle as far as i can tell