First BBO of the winter

[Roy from Pa]

66 inches tip to tip, r/d, 48 #'s at 28". Osage backed with boo with an osage riser, buffalo horn tip over lays.
 

 

 

[jsweka]

Looks really nice!  Are gonna take it out when archery season comes back in after Christmas?

[PEARL DRUMS]

I SO badly want one of those! I just blew my Ipe bow build, so osage is next. Is that from stave or board?

P.S.

I want that beer in the back ground too! The smokes look even better, but Im 3 years past them now.

[Roy from Pa]

Congrats on the smokes, I need to throw them away also. It's from two board billets Z-spliced together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbccJJK1UY

[Pat B]

Looks nice Roy. Can we see a full draw pic?

[b.glass]

That is pretty. I like the green stain.

[Roy from Pa]

How's this Pat? The camera is off to the left here, so it distorts the looks a little I think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvkXxxKU2ho

[DVSHUNTER]

nice looking bow roy.

[DVSHUNTER]

nice looking bow roy.

[hova]

love that green. im so jealous. i love the simple clean lines of the r/d's

too bad you cant give karma here..

[Pat B]

Very nice bend Roy. With those long levers I bet she'll spit an arrow!

[Roy from Pa]

Pat, I always made my BBO bows around 60 to 62 at the most. This is my first try at 66 inches, and I'll never make a shorter bow now:) This bow is the best shooting bow I have ever made. Very quiet, very fast, and very accurate. And it draws so smooth. And I will add, with the longer limbs, it just seemed so much easier to tiller.

Spent 5 hours in the Bow Shop tonight, tillering  another one just like it. Seems the more I make, the more I learn and the better they come out. And I have  another 66 incher waiting in the drying box:)

[Chisler]

Looks like it turned out real nice Roy.  I noticed how quiet your pulley is on your tillering tree.  I look forward to getting together again after Christmas.  I'll bring your sweatshirt.

[Pat B]

Roy, it is amazing how much difference a few inches will make. Longer bows are more accurate to shoot, more forgiving of a less than perfect release and can be faster than a shorter bow.
 When I started making 60" recurves it took me almost a season to feel comfortable with the way they shoot and when I switch back to a longer bow my conbsistancy improves tremendously.

[Igor]

Roy

That is a beauty!

I like everything about it!


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Glenn

[KellyG]

Nice looking bow,
Build alongs are aways welcome. The more I watch yall build the more I think I my beaable to pull a build off myself. I love the smooth ness of your tree and pulley system.
Someday,
Kelly

[Roy from Pa]

Thanks guys and girl. I use a 1/8th steel braided cable on the tillering tree, with a 3 inch pulley on the bottom. It is really smooth, but sounds like the pulley needs a drop of oil again:)

Ok Alan, see ya in a few weeks.

[red hill]

Great bow, Roy. Clean limbed and looks smooth.
Stan

[Sharpend60]

That's a nice looking bow.