Whipped this up this weekend,works really well,will duplicate speeds thru the chrony.
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Now to get on with the test bows! LOL
Excellent Kenny! now is that some actionwood i see in the background or what!
Yep,would you believe I took a pic of that too?
Here are some scraps from cleaning the edges up,just ground a little to show grain...
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Not sure if I like the desert camo(on right) but the others are good!!
I was a little iffy on that dessert camo too..but when you put the finish on it it really looks good..especially with some zebra or elm lams. The grey remains my all time favorite though.
Very innovative, Kenny. The drawn shape of the the limbs on that bow looks good. What results did you get through the crony? Is that the bow with the tip wedges?
Dan
The stuff I wrote down is in the shop,but I think with 10 gpp,this bow,the maple test bow, it was 172 fps and the tip wedge test bow(walnut core) was 174
Added the .050 to 0 in 11" glass powerlams on the belly glass to the tip wedge (and now powerlam) bow today,will have results next weekend......
I have a long way to go in the speed department,but the shootability and noise level are great! LOL
Those last two qualities in a bow are the most important!
Dan
Kenny is the desert camo the red and gray looking one.
I like that combo.
Thanks
Mike
Whoa !! I backed up and read again,that is spectraply,not actionwood. Sorry about that.
It appears to be just as good,I haven't put it on my website yet,wanted to mess with it first.
I cut a riser out of it,going to do this bowbefore putting on the site,appears to be high quality,no voids,I think it'll be good!
Yep Mike,it is the one on right in pic...
I have sold a couple blocks,but don't want to sell a bunch till I have some feedback...
Kenny, that is great, I am really interested in making one thanks for the idea.
Another proofread catch!!
Dan,that IS the tipwedge test bow!
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Fred,it was very simple to make the shooter,3 pcs common 2x4,some velcro fuzzy,and a winch from wallyworld. Thought I had a cheap one found twice,couldn't wait any longer!! LOL
Oh had to get a release to put on the winch...
nice machine kenny. Looks like it works well. If y ever need anyone with a very bad release to test your bows give me a call. :-)
Very cool Kenny !! How does the release work?
Greg,
It' just a cobra release with the wrist strap taken off,and mounted to the winch hook. I figured the winch strap would have a lot of recoil upon the shot,but it is pretty dead.
I just touch it off with a finger on the trigger!
Neat!
I like it !! I've got a chronograph, might just have to rig something up. The boat winch is a perfect idea.
"Actionwood" is just a term bow builders use, its real name is either stratabond or spectraply depending on where its purchased but it's still actionwood to us builders Kenny :readit: :D
I thought the brown was a little light colored and plain looking until I put some finish on it! Very deep in color and nice to work with.
Oh, nice shooting machine too!
Just wanted to be clear!! :p
'nother question; how is the bow held in place? Is that a Velcro strap or elastic? Is the grip/saddle padded? How about a close up of that part.
Kenny 172 doesn't seem right. You got a decent string on that thing? 28" draw, reasonable brace height? Is it off your r/d form?
The outer limb looks a smidge generous in width no more than I can see, but not enough to account for 172.
Cool machine.
how long till you get a arrow in the door??;-)
Nice, would be great for tuning arrows:)
Man thats cool! Might have to try that myself. You do realize your real close to making a crossbow! lol Come to think on it a shooting machine might be a good name for them.
Shaun,I'll get a better pic for ya! I padded with 1.5" fuzzy velcro and tried to use the hook part to hold the bow,didn't like it so 2 screws and a tarp strap completed the deal.
Works good as the leather strap on the real hooter shooter
David, that was a 10 str. d97 and 10gpp arra. Not tuned to the bow tho,just some stuff that came up with weight.Think it did better with fingers and the 600 grain off the 46 # bow! Need to test more and better. It is my d/r form,and the limbs need work!
Tim, Hey,I moved my truck so I didn't test the door AND the radiator! :D
Roy,not sure about tuning,the release I'm using doesn't account for the side movement of string with finger release.
LC, this c-bow would be tuff to pack,the machine isn't bad,but the bench weighs about 100# :eek:
Very cool stuff Kenny!
very cool indeed! Kenny have you picked up any of the Xbows out there? 100lbs is about right in the ball park! lol Seriously I like it alot, might have to rig one up myself and play with my bows on it.
Here ya go Shaun:
pic with the tarp strap in place,no bow
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and one with the fuzzy velcro pulled up to see the grind on the 2x4
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Oh yeah, I tested with a 9 gpp arra(both bows are now 48# after adding glass p lams to the new test bow and tweakin the limbs)
The maple bow is 184 fps and the tip wedge/power lam bow is 189 fps
That is only 6 fps behind Blackies test of a Centaur carbon elite 60" bow with 9 gpp at 195 fps,so I'm pretty happy with the results.
Thanks Kenny. I found a triggered release in some wheelie gear my dentist gave me recently and now I have a use for it - shooting machine release! Another project for later this winter, gotta go to the UBM gathering this weekend and then on down to TX to keep the hogs honest.