Hey Folks,
I finally finished the bow I was building for my brother-in-law. I asked for a tiller check on it in this thread .
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,49599.msg677292.html#msg677292 Final stats are 57" NTN and 64#@28".
Putting the cherry bark on was a bit of a mess. I placed green painters tape on the belly to try and save some work, but it ended up being a major pain as I had to remove all the little bits stuck under the bark with a sewing needle. I sanded and burnished the belly, and put a few coats of semi-gloss polyurethane from a spray can.
Over/under lay's are dogwood, as is the arrow-rest.
In the pics I had it braced with artificial sinew (I'll twist up a real bow string this weekend), but it snapped. I then used a shoelace for the full-draw picture. I had to run into frame, so my stance is not great.
It took a little set 1/2" or so and the deflex came back (twice). String follow is about 1" but once it is unstrung it slowly creeps back to normal (weird to watch).
I haven't signed or named it yet, (this weekend hopefully).
I couldn't have done it without this site, and the feedback from all you fine forum folk. I know it doesn't compare to many of the amazing bows on here, but it's a decent start for my 3rd bow, and it shoots nice.
Thanks for looking.
Any suggestions for names would be nice.
