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Title: A new 54"
Post by: chackworth3 on February 14, 2015, 01:54:00 PM
This is the second one finished off the new form. It's 54" and 52@27". Pac yew limbs and pac yew/coco riser. I put .003 taper in this one with a modified kennym super-lam to see what it would do. It is a smooth shooter
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Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: BenM on February 14, 2015, 02:27:00 PM
Your work is top notch.  Those short bows are awesome.  Would love to have one someday.  Incredible yew too
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: Mad Max on February 14, 2015, 02:33:00 PM
nice one
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: snapper1d on February 14, 2015, 02:55:00 PM
You better put in a new fence post there!!! You have leaned so many bows up against you your going to wear it out!
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: kennym on February 14, 2015, 05:12:00 PM
Another beauty Chris!!
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: BowWright on February 14, 2015, 05:21:00 PM
Love it. Short and sweet. Handle is a little too squarish for me though.
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: Dmaxshawn on February 14, 2015, 05:51:00 PM
sweet one
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: BenBow on February 14, 2015, 06:03:00 PM
Nice! For the right hand too    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: JJB on February 14, 2015, 06:22:00 PM
You're really turning out some nice ones! That length is very handy in the woods too.
-Jay
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: Trux Turning on February 14, 2015, 07:11:00 PM
Love those short bows- that's a beauty!
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: Wolftrail on February 14, 2015, 07:17:00 PM
For a 54" bow it must of been some job.  Don't know how you guys pull it off.
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: Kopper1013 on February 14, 2015, 08:18:00 PM
Another gorgeous bow, well done!!  Do you like the .003 over the .002 of the last one?
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 14, 2015, 08:48:00 PM
Very nice..
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: chackworth3 on February 15, 2015, 10:01:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Kopper1013:
Another gorgeous bow, well done!!  Do you like the .003 over the .002 of the last one?
I would have to really get nitpicky to say which one I like better. To me the .003 feels smoother but the .002 is also a righty and about 5#'s heavier. I'm going to have to build a few more to really start figuring out what the best taper is. The .003 starts stacking right before or at 28" and the .002 will draw past 28" to about 28.5-29". I'm about to start a couple of 56" to see if they will draw to at least 30".
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: Buemaker on February 15, 2015, 02:25:00 PM
Nice shortie.    :)
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: Thadbow on February 16, 2015, 04:16:00 AM
Very nice Chris!
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: R. W. Mackey on February 16, 2015, 10:10:00 AM
Chris, very good job. Love the short bows but have never
Ben able to shoot anything shorter than 58", got a 29.5" draw.
Would be interested in your findings on that 56 incher.

RW
Title: Re: A new 54"
Post by: David Flanrey on February 16, 2015, 04:27:00 PM
Very nice Chris.  I really like short bows.