Hi All.
Got out and shot in my latest bow this morning. I'm pretty please so far. 64" r/d longbow from the Bingham plans. It pulls 43# at 26 inches. this morning I shot 29" GT1535s with 100grn inserts and 75 grain points.
I haven't applied any finish yet. I wanted to be sure it was a decent shooter before spending too much time on the finish.
The lams are bamboo (from flooring) and a strip of maple. The glass is .050 and the total taper in the lams is .004/inch.
(http://http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/Philip_Mazza/Archery/2012-06-18_06-38-57_33.jpg)
(http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/Philip_Mazza/Archery/2012-06-18_06-38-20_219.jpg)
(http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/Philip_Mazza/Archery/2012-06-16_09-38-27_309.jpg)
It shoots well. Better than I am capable of. The flyer in the pic with 4 arrows was because I goofed the release.
I'll update this post when I get a finish on it. I'm planning on tru-oil and gloss poly.
Kia Kaha
GA
It looks good. Congratulations!
Thanks Sam. Is this Sam from poorfolksbows?...if so, this is actually your fault....my first bow, the one that got me started in all this was a red oak long bow I built following your build a long.
Thanks for all the help!!!!!
I'll gladly take responsibility. :-)
Good looking bow!! You've got it bending nicely too. :thumbsup:
I'd say ya done well.
Good solid looking design.
Lookin' good!
Nice job! Givin' me the itch! Last built a selfbow about 25 years ago. Been thinking of crafting a R/D for a while now. May just have to bite the bullet and do it...
Thanks everyone.
Menatkin, it's been a fun process. It took me three tries to get the correct amount of glue and the clamp pressure strong enough. But I have to say it feels pretty good to be shooting a bow you made yourself. I say go for it!
The the next one, I'll plan on making the riser a little deeper (from back to belly) so I can cut the arrow rest closer to center. Mostly so I have more options on arrows.
Kia Kaha