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Title: 55 inch HHI
Post by: Ken75 on December 28, 2010, 03:01:00 PM
heres a 55 inch hic. hic. ipe trilam thats 51 lbs at 28 inches . 1 1/4 at fades to 1/4 inch tips . finshed with black paint  (//%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/008-2.jpg)
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/006-1.jpg)
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/005-3.jpg)
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/004-3.jpg)
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/003-3.jpg)
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/002-3.jpg)
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/001-1.jpg)[/IMG]
Title: Re: 55 inch HHI
Post by: Ken75 on December 28, 2010, 03:05:00 PM
full draw   (http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee487/Ken7051/008-2.jpg)
Title: Re: 55 inch HHI
Post by: John Lipinski on December 29, 2010, 01:12:00 AM
Good profile at full draw, the aesthetics are very pleasing. I like the diamonds along the limbs. Shoot well!
Title: Re: 55 inch HHI
Post by: KellyG on December 29, 2010, 03:59:00 AM
Nice Bow
Title: Re: 55 inch HHI
Post by: Ken75 on December 29, 2010, 10:12:00 AM
thanks it shoots great and handles well at that length . its hard to find a tougher combo than hicory and ipe.
Title: Re: 55 inch HHI
Post by: Pat B on December 29, 2010, 11:14:00 AM
Ken, did you glue this bow up all at one time?
 Where in GA are you? I grew up in Sav'h.
Title: Re: 55 inch HHI
Post by: Dave Bowers on December 29, 2010, 12:07:00 PM
Sharp lookin bow
Title: Re: 55 inch HHI
Post by: Ken75 on December 29, 2010, 06:33:00 PM
pat i actually built the bow as a hic backed ipe and came out lighter than i wanted . added another hic and jacked the weight up.im in the southwest corner Blakely
thanks Dave
Title: Re: 55 inch HHI
Post by: red hill on December 29, 2010, 07:06:00 PM
Sharp bow, Ken.  What is the thickness of the two pieces of hickory? Did you use two standard hickory backings?
Stan
Title: Re: 55 inch HHI
Post by: Ken75 on December 30, 2010, 09:25:00 AM
their about 1/8th inch i cut myself