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Title: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: 4est trekker on February 06, 2010, 07:40:00 PM

Here's a bow I just finished up for my wife. It was a practice bow of sorts in building brush nocks and Perry-reflexing just the tips of a solid stave (or in this case, board). I want to do this on my new osage hunting bow, but thought I'd give it a trial run first. It's paper-backed maple, 64" ntn, 31#@24" with a wax finish. I resawed the last 10" and tapered the resulting "lams." I then glued in a tapered wenge insert and induced some reflex/recurve at glue-up. Then I built up the brush nocks with alternations of poplar and wenge. I thought the wenge would be too heavy for good performance at the tips, but not so. It shoots my wife's 340 grain arrows fast, hard, and with authority for such a light bow. Also, no hand shock to speak of. I just finished her side quiver, pictured with the bow.

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3637.jpg)

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3642.jpg)

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3643.jpg)

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3667.jpg)

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3661.jpg)

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3670.jpg)

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3651.jpg)

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3652.jpg)

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: 4est trekker on February 06, 2010, 07:50:00 PM

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3653.jpg)

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3640.jpg)

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3648.jpg)

I can never take a good side-profile shot of the full-draw. I canted it a little bit again, so it appears a bit out of tiller. Oh, well.

(http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae321/isaacscr/Maple%20Static%20Recurve/HPIM3665.jpg)

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: Grizzzly on February 06, 2010, 08:12:00 PM

Nice job as always. Do you have any pics of how you did the wedged tips? I like that idea. More pics of the quiver too !! Thanks for sharing. John

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on February 06, 2010, 08:15:00 PM

That is cool for sure.

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: bjansen on February 06, 2010, 08:33:00 PM

Excellent bow 4est. Those brush nocks are really nice.

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: frank bullitt on February 06, 2010, 08:36:00 PM

Nice! But the black looks twisted tighter than the yellow.

The bow is Sweet!

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: NightHawk on February 06, 2010, 10:38:00 PM

WOW!!! very nice!! :clapper: :clapper:

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: 4est trekker on February 06, 2010, 11:33:00 PM

Frank: Dang...I knew someone would notice that! That's on my list to fix. :knothead:

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: Pac'em out on February 06, 2010, 11:54:00 PM

Looks great, 4est. How do you do the paper backing?

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: frank bullitt on February 07, 2010, 02:06:00 PM

Curt, I only wish I had your talent with wood! It's another beauty, string or no string. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: Harperclan7 on February 11, 2010, 09:32:00 AM

Another beauty 4est!

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: Pat B on February 11, 2010, 10:44:00 AM

Cool bow 4est. I love the splined reflex tips.

Title: Re: Test Bow for My Wife
Post by: joekeith on February 11, 2010, 11:35:00 AM

She looks good to me.... :thumbsup:

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