2017, What did you do today?

Roy from Pa · June 30, 2017, 05:25:00 AM

Very nice, Clint.

Roy from Pa · June 30, 2017, 06:18:00 AM

Worked on another r/d. It's been pulled to 19 inches so far.

scrub-buster · June 30, 2017, 10:33:00 AM

Looks good Roy. If you start making longer bows you are going to be turning the lights off and on when you exercise it on the tree.

Roy from Pa · June 30, 2017, 12:05:00 PM

LOL, took me a while to get that on the lights.. It's 65 tip to tip. Only ever made one longer and it was 68 tip to tip cause the dude had a 31 inch draw.

kennym · June 30, 2017, 12:29:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Roy from Pa:
LOL, took me a while to get that on the lights.. It's 65 tip to tip. Only ever made one longer and it was 68 tip to tip cause the dude had a 31 inch draw.

If you don't get sumpin, just ask and we will splain it to ya!

monterey · June 30, 2017, 01:28:00 PM

I like that steamer!

monterey · June 30, 2017, 01:31:00 PM

Oh.. and your bow is ok too, Roy. Even if you did forget to taper the core. What? You say you don't remember forgetting that? :confused:

Crooked Stic · July 03, 2017, 09:24:00 AM

I had some Ziricote and Curly maple for a riser and some birdseye maple veneers. My new recurve

45@28

Mad Max · July 03, 2017, 12:31:00 PM

Really Nice stic
Change that photo to Imgur

Roy from Pa · July 03, 2017, 01:05:00 PM

Very nice, Mike.

Crooked Stic · July 04, 2017, 04:01:00 AM

Well I see now PB is screwed up. That last one was a full length strung pic. Imgur from now on. Thanks guys. Added some more from Imgur.

skeaterbait · July 04, 2017, 11:12:00 AM

I got two of my bow forms done. I am looking forward to trying them out.

BrushWolf · July 05, 2017, 06:41:00 PM

Started some spliced veneers. Bocote and macasser ebony.

billy dryden · July 05, 2017, 10:19:00 PM

Brush wolf those look awesome. Can't wait to see the bow those make.

Mad Max · July 06, 2017, 09:54:00 AM

Nice lam's

July 09, 2017, 03:35:00 PM

It's been a while but I finally popped out another bow... Here are the stats for you performance Junkies...

It's a Girlie Bow @ 30#... 62" string... string tension @ 7" - 56.80#...
365 gr. - 175fps @ 29"
410 gr. - 164fps @ 29"

The bow was somewhat an experiment and I needed a lightweight bow for people that cannot handle heavier poundages... I need to get it bending a little more out on the limb for better peformance...

monterey · July 09, 2017, 04:30:00 PM

Nice work Shredd. Is that your own manufacture glass? Do you make it similar to the methos used by our our friend from Jakarta?

Finally got some time to work on the new RD form. It's pretty much ready for a lay up and my order from Kenny is here. Maybe before next weekend!!

First attempt with imgur

That worked. Suck it Photobucket

kennym · July 09, 2017, 05:02:00 PM

LOL Mike!!

Rich, good lookin profile there! How do you measure the weight at brace, is that just whats on the string? 2 strings and a scale?

July 09, 2017, 06:05:00 PM

Monterey... Yes... Somewhat similar method... I make mine wider so I can get 6 - 38" lams at 1 1/2" out of one sheet...

Yes, Kenny exactly... It can help to fine tune performance, compare and see what is going on in the inner workings of a bow...

As a rule of thumb a fast bow (over 180fps) will have a string tension close to or over double of what the draw weight is on my R/D bows...So if you have a 40# bow and if your string tension is 80# your arrow speed should be up there...
If you have two bows at 40# and they both have the same string tension but one is a bit faster than the other it could help to narrow down why one is getting better performance, such as limb mass, taper rate or limb geometry... Just another tool to help decipher through things... Or visa versa... You may have two 40# bows with different string tensions...

Bvas · July 09, 2017, 06:42:00 PM

Shredd is the 30# @ 28" or 29"?