I need to post this bow. I have been shooting it daily for about a month now. It is 65" ntn. Pulls 57# at 28". The upper limb is ~1 1/4" longer than the lower limb. The picks are from prior to finishing, for which I used a vinegar steel wool stain, followed by shellac, tung oil, beeswax, and linseed oil. I will add picks of the stained grain soon. This is the best shooter I have made to date. It is super smooth and hits hard. I just put a 12 strand fast flight string on and wow that makes a difference! (thanks for the string Weylin!) The tip overlays are big-horn sheep. The first tip overlays I have ever done. Unless I make a better bow between now and September, this will be my elk hunting bow.
WARNING! this first pic is overly sexy.
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I had to cover up that naked handle...it was just too much
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I sinew wrapped a triple pin knot about midlimb. Just a piece of mind thing. Did the lower limb for visual balance.
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Sheep horn tips
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Full draw pic 3/4
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Full draw pic. I cant help but cant the bow a bit. Makes the upper limb look weak. BTW, those are 32" arrows, so it is pretty close to 28 in the pic.
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unbraced after ~150 arrows:
![](http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/Acer_circinatum/11-IMG_0181.jpg)
Dirty details: I narrowed the pinch at handle/lower limb a bit early in the process, the bow was still heavy and it caused some localized "set". It basically deflexed the lower limb a 1/2". It was not by design, but I feel this kept the working portions of the limb from taking much set.
Thanks for checking it out!