this is my first adult bow off my new form (i liked the looks of kennym bow so i based it off his design). it ended coming out at 42 lbs and 28 inches and shoots a 441 grain arrow around 163 fps, 62 ntn.
its cocc riser with bocote veneers and ascent strip. overall i was pretty pleased with it, but i do have a few things i may change before next time.
hope yall enjoy the pics and i got to thank kennym for all the help and great products.
(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq51/vth0kie12/SNC00073-1.jpg)
heres a pic off it unstrung getting a coat of poly ( that i ended up having to strip and redo, lession learned)
(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq51/vth0kie12/SNC00075.jpg)
pics of the bow strung
(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq51/vth0kie12/SNC00092.jpg)
full draw pic. i was thinking that i may need to go with alittle more taper (it has a total of .003 taper) to get the tips working more. what do you guys think.
heres are a few additional pics (sorry the bow was hanging upside down)
(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq51/vth0kie12/SNC00072-1.jpg)
(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq51/vth0kie12/SNC00085.jpg)
(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq51/vth0kie12/SNC00087.jpg)
(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq51/vth0kie12/SNC00082.jpg)
(http://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq51/vth0kie12/SNC00077.jpg)
Very nice
really nice. i like the contrast of your wood choices. i'm a little dizzy from tilting my head from left to right and standing on my head to look at your pics though. :bigsmyl: don
heck it took me about 1 hour to get these posted, but yeah i know what you mean about the pics.
its my first time posting pics, so hopefully i will get better in the future.
Thats perty. Great job.
wow awesome job, beautiful bow. and some nice racks... thanks for sharing
Sweet looking bow, nice job. Thank you for sharing.
Butch L
Very nice!! That is a georgeous riser! I just built a form with a similar design - maybe a bit more reflex. I 'll post a pic up on a new thread.
:thumbsup:
Great job... Looks great
:clapper:
thanks guys for the compliments
i got to do some shotting with it last night and its shoots really well and quiet. this is the first longbow that i have ever shot and i was pleased with it to say the least.
QuoteOriginally posted by don s:
really nice. i like the contrast of your wood choices. i'm a little dizzy from tilting my head from left to right and standing on my head to look at your pics though. :bigsmyl: don
i hope i didn't offend you. i was just bustin yer tomatos. :wavey: don
QuoteOriginally posted by don s:
QuoteOriginally posted by don s:
really nice. i like the contrast of your wood choices. i'm a little dizzy from tilting my head from left to right and standing on my head to look at your pics though. :bigsmyl: don
i hope i didn't offend you. i was just bustin yer tomatos. :wavey: don [/b]
oh no not at all. i agreed with what you said and realized that i could rotate the pics. it take a lot more than that to offend me. i appreciated everything you said.
so do you guys think i should use more taper on my next bow to soften up the tips
Looks great. I know a guy who can test it for you if needed. :goldtooth:
You can always try and use more taper. Heck buid one close to the same specs and see which one you like better, then use the other for a gift, or something. Great looking bow :thumbsup:
I would try one with more taper..then one with the new taper and a tip wedge...then one with the wedges and a power lam or longer riser... then with wood that caught my eye..then a youth version...then tweek the form...okay, it never ends.
Very nice bow, great job ! If you increase the taper you will probably need to add tips wedges. Otherwise the string angle might get over 90 degrees, what means that the bow will start to stack.
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Andy
Good looking bow!