Hello All,
A few months ago a fine fella named "KennyM", who you all are familiar with I am sure, had a "Zebrawood Lam" giveaway on this forum. I was lucky enough to win it and after finally getting set up after military deployment, I was able to put something together with it. This was my first R/D bow, all of the others I have made were just straight limbed long bows. Had a few issues along the way (botched the shaping of the fades on a solid zebra riser and ended up laminating some very old walnut that had been laying on my grandfathers shop for 25 years with the remaining zebra riser parts). Other than cutting the limbs a little shorter that intended (Blame Clemson math) the build went well and I am hunting with it now. I will show you the build!
THANKS KENNY! Another order coming soon!!!!!
Cooking it up!
(http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g456/CPTDimondback/BowOven.jpg)
Fresh out of the form.
(http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g456/CPTDimondback/TapedLimbs.jpg)
Cleaning up the sides on the sander...
(http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g456/CPTDimondback/Sanding.jpg)
Rough Shaping the riser...rasp and file work...
(http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g456/CPTDimondback/RoughRiser.jpg)
Stand by.....
Time to show the final product (pictures got compressed vertically so the bow pics look shorter and stubbier than they are!!!
55# @ 28"
Zebra/Walnut/Black Phenolic Riser
Zebra/Actionboo limbs
(http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g456/CPTDimondback/zebrariser.jpg)
(http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g456/CPTDimondback/Zebraside.jpg)
(http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g456/CPTDimondback/zebrabelly.jpg)
(http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g456/CPTDimondback/Tips.jpg)
Does just fine for me at 20yds and will really sink an arrow into my 3D deer...hope to update with a deer/hog/squirrel pic soon to break it in....Thanks again Kenny...I did not waste it! - Brian aka Dimondback
(http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g456/CPTDimondback/ZebraGroup.jpg)
Outstanding....really like the riser design!
Thanks for sharing....
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Glenn
great looking bow !!!!
Nice! Good save on the riser. Walnut and zebra look good together.
Dave.
I really like it!
-Jay
Sweet bow like every thing on it riser looks great & so does the limbs.
Rob
Very Nice!
Outstanding and absolutely beautiful
Very attractive indeed!
That looks great Brian!! Real cool to have the walnut from your granpa's shop in there too, way better'n a solid zebra riser!
3 thumbs up buddy!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Awesome!! Great job on it :thumbsup:
Wonderful looking bow. I agree it makes it way cooler to have the walnut from your grandpas shop.
Thanks everyone!
Very nice work. Can't recall ever hearing of that Kenny M rascal though:)
Well done.... great woods!!!
That is purdy! Congrats.
:clapper: :clapper:
I put a little too much "curve" into the grip area than I intended to but it is still comfortable to shoot. It is really hard to put wood back on after you have rasped it off... :)
Sweet
Good Job,that zebra looks great!
Almost got to "certify" it as a hunting tool on two hogs the other day a 2 does today......almost .....squirrels were looking good at the end of the sit....there's always spring turkey or winter hogs...dove maybe?....what an addiction!
Nice looking bow. Those limbs look awesome.