Challenge bow thread

[Carson (CMB)]

How about a 65" or less, 65# at 28" bow that cannot be wider than 1" at any point.  Recurves ok, but has to be 65" or less measured along the back, not straight line distance.  And it has to have less than 1" set.  selfbow.

Just the first thing that came to my tired mind...

[Del the cat]

Keep it simple!
Bow with poundage same as length and the drawlength half the length?
E.G 60" long 60# @ 30"
That should be tricky enough
Del

[Pappy]

How about a 50lb bow of any kind and Kill a deer with it,I would be in for that one.
 Pappy

[H Rhodes]

 

How about a 50lb bow of any kind and Kill a deer with it,I would be in for that one.
 Pappy

    I like it.

[dwardo]

How about a 50lb bow from willow? Say 62ntn?

[Del the cat]

How about a 50lb bow from willow? Say 62ntn?

Or a spaghetti bow?
Have to be careful not to bend it pasta point of no return
Del

[dwardo]

How about a 50lb bow from willow? Say 62ntn?

Or a spaghetti bow?
Have to be careful not to bend it pasta point of no return
Del

Kwar that was a stinker Degsey 

[Badger]

How about a 50lb bow of any kind and Kill a deer with it,I would be in for that one.
 Pappy

   Pappy, I used to go to Mississippi every year for about 6 years. I would give myself 1 week to build a bow, 3 arrows and a string and then kill a deer. I never succeed, I had to cheat on my string each year and go buy one.

[Badger]

How about a 50lb bow from willow? Say 62ntn?

  Dwardo, tried that and failed, I was about 68" long and the bow looked like an elephant bow, I don't think I got it to 20", felt like balsa wood.

[Badger]

I remember reading about a pocket bow challenge. Not sure how it was specified but it had to be a super shorty and a strong bow. If someone could come up with some specs for that I think it would be pretty cool.

I made a 23 inch Turkish hornbow, It shot well over 200 yds, about 35# @ 15

    That was a serious bow Mike.

[Marc St Louis]

  Mark, your style of bow would be the perfect one for this challenge. I will give it a shot in a composite all wood.

Steve
The string tension will be extreme especially at first brace

[Badger]

  Mark, your style of bow would be the perfect one for this challenge. I will give it a shot in a composite all wood.

Steve
The string tension will be extreme especially at first brace

  Mark, how much reflex? I plan to give it one shot pass or fail. I decided to go self bow, Pecan. I will do a build along open for suggestions.

[PatM]

Keep it simple!
Bow with poundage same as length and the drawlength half the length?
E.G 60" long 60# @ 30"
That should be tricky enough
Del

With sinew? Piece of cake.

[Del the cat]

Keep it simple!
Bow with poundage same as length and the drawlength half the length?
E.G 60" long 60# @ 30"
That should be tricky enough
Del

With sinew? Piece of cake.

Nope, you can back it with cake, but not sinew
Del

[dwardo]

How about a 50lb bow from willow? Say 62ntn?

  Dwardo, tried that and failed, I was about 68" long and the bow looked like an elephant bow, I don't think I got it to 20", felt like balsa wood.

Challenge accepted in that case