Hey, all. This is the bow I just finished for my wife. It's 60 1/2" ntn, 30#@24", 1 1/4" at the fades, 3/8" at the tips. Splined recurve static tips of wenge with brush nocks of laminated wenge and osage. Two thin coats of CA glue and two coats of wax. My bow swap bow will be very similar to this one...just gotta get it started!
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Few more pics:
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Verry cool!Love the tips!
Outstanding 4est. What a beauty!
sweet bow Curt! pretty high tech tips, nice! noel
4est,
Thats another really nice looking bow. Thanks for posting pictures! Your giving me ideas for my next project.
Sweet...
Real nice! Good work man!!!!
4est that is a beauty. Thanks for sharing.
Man I love those tips.
Do you get alot of hand shock from the mass in the tips?
Nice work your wife should love it!! Love them tips!1
She's a beauty 4est. Brush nocks have been on my to do list for a while but for some reason I haven't tried them. You did a great job from stem to stern on this bow for sure.
Looks good. What is the benefit/cost of brush nocks. They look like they may be too much mass at the tip, causing hand shock.
Pretty looking bow =)
Man! that is nice! Thanks for sharing.
Razor, the brush nocks were popularized(and possibly developed) back in the 40s or so by Nels Grumley, the bowyer fro Fred Bear. They were to prevent limbs and brush from getting caught between the limb and string when walking through the woods. If done properly no shock or loss of speed should occur.
Exactly what Pat said. I would add that a poorly tillered bow is a bigger culprit of handshock than near-tip mass. Also, proper tuning and arrow selection play a big role as well. I've not noticed a difference in the four bows I've put brush nocks on compared to my other bows. Plus, they are the best, hands down, for their intended purpose: keeping brush from snagging between the string and limbs.
Thanks for the kind comments, all!
Cool stuff trekker, attention to detail is topnotch
Dang, that is a awesome looking bow you did here.
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Andy
Thanks for the info. Having just bashed my way through a bunch of brush and rose bushes at the JLMBH, I can appreciate anything that stops the brush from snagging.
very nice