hey folks
heres my first try in recurve-things.
i hope you like it.
(http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/IMG_0262.jpg)
(http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/IMG_0257.jpg)
(http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/IMG_0258.jpg)
she pulls 65# @28" and shoots a 9gpp arrow whith 198fps, a 8gpp arrow with 209 fps.
sorry for the pics. better pics will follow the next few days.
greets folks
Nice, congrats..
Herman, that's a cool looking bow ! And apparently she's a nice shooter to. Great job !
Do you have any information about how much stack, how wide and what kind wood you used ?
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Andy
the limbs are white ash, the riser is blacknut.
i´ve used .040 black glass, one .090 002 taper lam and one .090 parallel. the total stack is - guess what - .260. the limbs are 1,5" wide (i used the bingham drawweight chart for a 1.75" limb, but my own form instead of a bingham, so it comes out with about 75# instead of 55. i narrowed the limbs to 1.5 so it comes to 65# after tiller and finish)
it was a lucky first try i think. she has nearly no handshock, smooth draw, and alot of energy. but you have to hit your target. if you don´t there ist a high percentage for destroyed arrows.
greets from bavaria
herm
Great job! I'm looking forward to more pictures of your work.
Jason
I know what you mean about the higher arrow loss. The draw weight of the recurve I did recently is 48@28 but I noticed an increased loss rate. And after I got used to it and the arrows came closer again I got this one here...
(http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/ab173/07Hawaii/52%20recurve%20build%20along/RobinHood-Schuss.jpg) (http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab173/07Hawaii/52%20recurve%20build%20along/?action=view¤t=RobinHood-Schuss.jpg)
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Andy
That is a very nice looking bow, looks like the limbs are opening up just right. You must be a strong man it appears you handle the weight just fine.
Dang!!!! A 600 grn arrow going 198 fps? Thats some potent hunting medicine there...
its the "dumb mans luck" i think. i could not believe it when i shot through the chrony. and the first few shots on my target went all too high.
greets
here are some new pics
(http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/P1010131-1.jpg)
unbraced
(http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/P1010138-1.jpg)
...braced
(http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/P1010144-1.jpg)
(http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/P1010145.jpg)
a overlay would be nice... (probably the next few days)
(http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/P1010157.jpg)
full draw
(http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv242/Hermann123/P1010134-1.jpg)
the signature
hope you like it guys,
greets herm
Very nice job Herman ! I like it very much. No fancy stuff, clean and puristic .
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Andy
Very nice job!