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Title: Latest bow.
Post by: Russell S. on August 21, 2010, 06:14:00 PM
65"NTN 43#@28" my design.
boo and maple lams
indian rose wood, black walnut and coco in the riser

1/4 positive tiller.

double power lams one about 7" one 14" at .10 taper
6" tip wedge at .10 taper

(http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv319/xochal/dino%20sr%202/DSC01531.jpg)


(http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv319/xochal/dino%20sr%202/DSC01472.jpg)

(http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv319/xochal/dino%20sr%202/DSC01473.jpg)

(http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv319/xochal/dino%20sr%202/DSC01484.jpg)

this bow with its little brother (my sons bow)
(http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv319/xochal/dino%20sr%202/DSC01533.jpg)
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: Lamey on August 21, 2010, 06:19:00 PM
man thats nice, and the matching kids bow is a very nice compliment.  

Is there a bit of sting on the limbs?  dont know the right term for this, but almost like a "static" tip??
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: 4est trekker on August 21, 2010, 06:44:00 PM
GORGEOUS!    :thumbsup:    :)   Love everything about it.
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: White Oak on August 21, 2010, 07:26:00 PM
Very nice work!!!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: n8-mac on August 21, 2010, 10:20:00 PM
nice looking work.
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: Russell S. on August 22, 2010, 01:51:00 AM
thanks for the kind words everyone
i like this one, it is this years hunting bow,
this one is just a bit more shocky then it should be because i had to leave the tips 5/8" to maintain draw weight.  its brother draws 50# has 1/2 tips and has a little less shock, but does not bend as well.

Lamey, static tips don't bend they just work as levers, these tips have 6" wedges in them, they are almost static but unwind just a tiny bit at full draw the sting just touchs the limb at 6.5" brace, i am shooting it at 7.25" now,  you gota be right on top of it to tell the string is off the limb.
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: Swissbow on August 22, 2010, 03:46:00 AM
WOW, that's an amazing looking bow ! Love the lines, very nice job Russel. I bet that stick shoots as fast as lightning.

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Andy
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: bjansen on August 22, 2010, 08:21:00 AM
Very nice..It really looks great at full draw.
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: Lamey on August 22, 2010, 08:34:00 AM
Russell,  i think its a really nice looking bow and very interesting touches you've put into the design.
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: DEATHMASTER on August 22, 2010, 09:12:00 AM
Do you get the recurve slap with that?
The first is learning now you tell the wife "just one more".
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: Russell S. on August 22, 2010, 11:38:00 AM
deathmaster, with the brace up high no, i can see a a few dots of wax on the limb so it just barley hits, its very vertically stab and well timed that helps alot
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: red hill on August 22, 2010, 07:31:00 PM
Nice bow, Russell. Love the matching pair.
Stan
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: Jason Scott on August 24, 2010, 11:47:00 AM
Russel, very good fit and finish. Power lams look like they are doing right. I don't know how you do the one limb at a time thing but it works for you nicely. Now for a little CC that I know you are seeking. Without a close up of the tips it's hard to tell but they appear to be very thick and could contribute to the shock in addition to the width you stated. I understand that in order to get tip wedges to do what you need them to do you only have to have enough taper in them to counter the forward taper in the working limb and then maybe another thousandth or so. This may help reduce the overall tip thickness therefor reduce tip weight induced shock. Say you have a total forward lam taper of .004 per inch, using a tip wedge taper of .005 would do the same stiffening as anything higher than that.
Title: Re: Latest bow.
Post by: WRV on August 30, 2010, 10:27:00 AM
Very nice looking bow...Randy