Hello

I have be a long time viewer of this website but until now i haven't posted any of my creations. This is my first takedown so bear with me.
Here are the specs:
Riser 19 inches
Limbs 30 inches
Draw Weight: 55lb @ 28
Limbs are made of ash recurved with a heat gun
riser is teak and ash , same as the tips
As for the backing, i haven't been able to get anything better than drywall tape so far  :(
the finish is just a reguar outdoor teak oil.
I am very new to building bows so any imput would be great  :D









Full Draw

THAT IS COOL.... Man very very nice.....

Cody

man I to use the drywall tape works fine... the looks are not so great.... But man it start.....

How dose she shoot..

Cody

She shoots very nicely. Well i dont really have that much experience with bows but i guess you have to start somewhere  :p
Now all i have to do is make another one and see if it turns out better.

Chillz that is a great looking bow.
Here's a thought my buddy has backed a bow with silk ties he got from a thrift store

Great Job!  That is an excellent looking bow! I like that laminated riser and your tips have been shaped very well.  If you dont like the looks of the drywall tape...I wonder if you could glue snake skins overtop of it..

Was the bow made entirely from board stock and how did you recurve those limbs?

Bjansen.

The limbs where made etirely from a lumber board and i used this type of form to recurve the tips. Clamped the metal sheet to the bow and started heating and gradually curving it onto the form

Excellent.  That looks great.

Thats a cool idea for the limb bolt bushings. How did you make them?

Tommy6

I put the piece of wood in between 2 washers and used a bolt and nut to keep them tight together and attached the bolt to a drill. I mounted the drill in a vice grip and turned it on and used a file and sandpaper the get them round while the drill was on.

Looking good! Thats the first teak riser Ive seen. Its so expensive, a couple of board feet is about the same as my car payment!

Love it! I'm in the middle of doing a 3 piece ash bow, bamboo backed and causing me no end of problems, glad to see someone else using it! All I know is mine won't finish looking that good!

Tommy6

The thing is i work with boats and i can get lots of teak scraps from the carpenter there so i dont have to buy any  :D

Looks great. The only thing I would do is raduise the shelf and sight window so that the contact point is directly above the deepest part of the grip. Are those ash laminates or a solid piece of ash for the limbs? Those tips look especially good. You did a great job shaping them.

wicked cool bow, the craftsmanship is excellent.

 ASH......the other white wood

thats a cool riser.  i think you have a great future in laminated fiberglass bows.  sinew or silk would work as good or better than drywall tape.  i 've only seen a few all wood 3 pc takedowns.  to be honest they all looked dangerous.  Your looks pretty capable, well crafted and a fine looking bow all around.

Really nice job man and great improvisation. I love it!

how hot did you set your heatgun at, having hard time with mine. might not be hot enough gun

Wow that is a good looking bow for sure. Some great craftsmanship!

Thank you all for your nice comments and suggestions. Right now i am in the middle of building a BBI so if i can get it finished i'll post it also.

Bubby:
To be honest i'm not 100% sure how hot the heat gun was because i use one that cost like 5 bucks and it only has one setting. Since i made the 2 limbs out of the same 2m long staff and cut them after recurving. I just clamped a metal clamp on the opposite side that was being heated so that i didnt apply any pressure myself and just heating the limbs until it curved onto the form. I have tried different methods of applying force to it myself but most ended up with cracks on the belly. A nice steady force will do the job the best in my experience (which is very limited)