Feels good to smell sawdust again. I'm finishing up a new longbow based on my interpretation of the Cari-Bow Silver Fox riser. I've been sliming my risers down and think this it getting close to what I'm after. 17" end to end, cut 1/8" past center, hickory with bloodwood beam, bloodwood/maple/fiberglass accent. I'm probably going to paint and paint dip this in a camo pattern as  the wood is pretty plain. I put a coat of gloss on it to find and scratches that need to be worked. Working on the limbs now which are 45# at 28" which will go down a bit after final shaping and sanding. Not as nice as the Cari-Bow but I like the slim look and feel.
   
   
   
   

Hope you mend up soon, Ben..

Nice looking handle...

Looking good...Glad you're back at it.

That looks very nice.  Maybe too nice to paint over.  Most TD risers come across kinda clubby to my eye.  That one has a certain grace to it.  

Very nice. Good to see you making bows, Ben. Jawge

Well limbs on, stippled the grip, satin finish over gloss, and got some shots through it. Really liking the light weight and feel of the low grip. Not a screamer but smooth, silent, and crisp.
Unbraced
   
Braced
   
28" draw
   
Pin/standard nock cross
   
Stippled grip
   
Force Draw Curve
   

I guess it's ok.  

All you wood bow guy's help with balanced tillering hasreally helped me. Thanks
This is 1/8" negative because I'm shooting a 1/2" fixed crawl. BTW these limbs are 1 1/16" wide at the pads. The 55# limbs will be 1 1/8" wide at the pads.

I've read about the fixed crawl and like the concept. Gonna try it when I get back to shooting.

Yup Ben, limb timing is the ticket..

Very nice Ben. I like the slim risers like that myself. I have an old Ancient Spirits TD riser that I made LB limbs for.

Nice! Looking good as is- no need to paint it...

Plain????
The wood may not be the fanciest, but I'd rather see just about any wood cleared than I would paint. And the craftsmanship in those laminates is waaaaay to nice to hide with paint.

Guess I'll forget the paint as that's the consensus. I have some bison horn that comes off in layers and are curved and will match the belly side and cover the plugs. Now I just have to decide what shape to carve them in. More fun