Test Bow for My Wife

[4est trekker]

Here's a bow I just finished up for my wife.  It was a practice bow of sorts in building brush nocks and Perry-reflexing just the tips of a solid stave (or in this case, board).  I want to do this on my new osage hunting bow, but thought I'd give it a trial run first.  It's paper-backed maple, 64" ntn, 31#@24" with a wax finish.  I resawed the last 10" and tapered the resulting "lams."  I then glued in a tapered wenge insert and induced some reflex/recurve at glue-up.  Then I built up the brush nocks with alternations of poplar and wenge.  I thought the wenge would be too heavy for good performance at the tips, but not so.  It shoots my wife's 340  grain arrows fast, hard, and with authority for such a light bow.  Also, no hand shock to speak of.  I just finished her side quiver, pictured with the bow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[4est trekker]

I can never take a good side-profile shot of the full-draw.  I canted it a little bit again, so it appears a bit out of tiller.  Oh, well.  

[Grizzzly]

Nice job as always. Do you have any pics of how you did the wedged tips? I like that idea. More pics of the quiver too !! Thanks for sharing.    John

[Stiks-n-Strings]

That is cool for sure.

[bjansen]

Excellent bow 4est.  Those brush nocks are really nice.

[frank bullitt]

Nice! But the black looks twisted tighter than the yellow.

The bow is Sweet!

[NightHawk]

WOW!!! very nice!!      

[4est trekker]

Frank:  Dang...I knew someone would notice that!  That's on my list to fix.      

[Pac'em out]

Looks great, 4est.  How do you do the paper backing?

[frank bullitt]

Curt, I only wish I had your talent with wood! It's another beauty, string or no string.  

[Harperclan7]

Another beauty 4est!

[Pat B]

Cool bow 4est. I love the splined reflex tips.

[joekeith]

She looks good to me....