new bow start

[bradsmith2010]

well Id say something in the 50 # range depending on how long you leave them,,
 that being said,, I did cut some to 23 inches,, they flew stiff,, I took my knife and scraped them until they shot,, didnt have spine tester so dont know what they ended up as,,

[Pat B]

Thanks, Brad. That should get me into the ballpark. 

[bradsmith2010]

looking forward to you shooting it,, 

[Pat B]

I've been working to get the weight down and adjusting the tiller a bit more. She's now at 46#@23". I put a couple of dozen arrows through her yesterday and she shoots well but is she difficult to shoot. The short length of the bow and the shorter draw with no real anchor point makes it hard to shoot her accurately. I found the same thing when I started making 60" highly stressed recurves but continually thoughtful shooting made the shooting more natural and I'm sure it will be the same with this bow.
 Anyway, I decided to dress her up a bit by adding snake skins. This is from a roadkill black snake Clint gave me a few years ago. I used hide glue for this. I'll post more after Do some finishing touches...

[bradsmith2010]

very beautiful,, what arrows did you get to fly,, how long etc

[Pat B]

Brad, I used some full tapered, 30" ash shafts I had sitting around just to shoot her. I haven't made up any specifically for this bow but I have some 40-41 Sitka spruce shafts that I will cut down and make up for her.

[bradsmith2010]

those sound perfect

[superdav95]

That’s gonna be nice pat

[Pat B]

Finally get her finished and a braced and full draw pic. for your viewing pleasure. She is 46" t/t and pulls 46#@23", sinew backed with 2 layers of Norwegian moose sinew and a road killed black racer skin covering. I added a Floppy rest and the handle is wrapped with hemp cord saturated with Massey finish with a thin coat of TBIII. She has 5 coats of Tru-Oil and 2 coats of satin varnish. I don't do it normally but she has pin nocks with no overlays. 14 strands of B-55 with a string loop on top and bowyers knot on the bottom limb and mink string silencers from my Mom's old mink stole. Not sure how long my draw is in the pic but it is about maxed out for me. 

[Aksel]

Very nice short bow and good tiller! Interesting to follow, I really must try to sinew a bow one day. Got any pictures of the nocks?

[Selfbowman]

Pat what does the bow weigh.

[Pat B]

Aksel, I'll get some detail pics up soon.
 Selfbowman, physical weight is 12.9 oz.

[bentstick54]

Very cool little bow Pat. Enjoyed following along. I need to try a short bow some day.

[TimBo]

Nice bend!  Looks like a cute but deadly little bow.

[Pat B]

Thanks guys. It's been a fun trip.
 Aksel, here are a few detail shots, pin nock tips included...