Deflex HHB Recurve

[PatM]

For stringing heavy recurves I like to place the tips between two solid platforms of wood spaced adequately  and press down on the handle.  Then I can  slip the loop in place or get a little help doing so if I need to keep all my weight centered.

[BowEd]

What a bow to make for someone Marc!!Nice work.A milestone for you.Reason for the backing to help with reflex and avoid failure???

[Marc St Louis]

Trying to make this as a selfbow would have much harder.

[BowEd]

Well I've never stated this before or maybe not enough but I have great respect for these fellas making and shooting of course these bows of high draw weight.Amazing!Personally I'm stuck too much in being a practical type guy of these bows and just plain not strong enough to shoot such a bow either.I do realize the tremendous type strain and power in a bow such as this and war bows in general.Good to see the capabilities of it.Same rules apply though.Good tiller is the life of a bow and this one looks that way for sure.Congrats.

[ohma2]

Mark  beautifull bow.what will this bow be used for ?hunting  or flight? ive been in archery for 50 years now and ive only seen 2 men that could acurately handle a bow of those dementions

[Badger]

   If they are the two guys I am thinking of the father is about 65 years old and he can still handle the weight.

[joachimM]

I couldnt figure out what was so hard about making such a bow till I read the draw weight and length. Holy crap, that is one greatly made monster!
Respect!

[Philipp A]

Wow that is an impressive looking bow Marc! Congrats! I find that HHB lends itself to heavy draw weight bows...most of mine end up around ~ 70 # draw weight but that is where I max out, so I would not even try to make one at over 100 #. 

How did you inch your way up to the heavy draw weight at full draw when tillering the bow? Where you nervous drawing it back to full draw length?

[Badger]

 Philip, not sure how Mark does it but a lot of us start pulling it to full draw weight from the very beginning, so once you get to the full draw length it is not as scary.

[Stick Bender]

 Amazing in every way Marc !

[leonwood]

Wow! Just wow! Amazing with that shape at that length. I can image the struggle it took to finish that one!

[Marc St Louis]

Thanks guys

Guys name is Luciano and if he is 65 years old then he is in much better shape than I am.

I was nervous pulling it back to full draw, mostly because I was using my weight to pull it back and if it let go I would have gone for a tumble.  I used a thick shooting glove to protect my fingers and used 2 hands on the string.  When I braced the bow for the first time the string tension was so high it sounded like high C on a piano.  I tried several times to capture a picture at full draw but my timing was always off with the camera and I just couldn't hold it for any length of time.

I don't tiller that way Steve.

[Badger]

        I don't think it is the same guy I was thinking of. We had 2 guys show up at the flats this year, father and son who were both pulling and shooting bows over 125#. The father was about 65. I hope your bow does show up out there. 500 yards wouldn't surprise me and even 400 yards in the broadhead wouldn't be out of the question.

[PatM]

Steve, aren't you thinking of Monus?

[Badger]

Steve, aren't you thinking of Monus?

  No Monuz is much younger. I will find his name. I think he is from Texas. He and his son have a flight field right out their backdoor.