boo backed hickory. #4

[n8-mac]

This is a work in progress.. not a build along.  I am interested in thoughts on this work of course.  i am about to start tillering and i am hopeful that this bow will survive... fingures crossed.          

[DEATHMASTER]

Looks good to this point.

[n8-mac]

    roughed in handle and future brush knocks.

[n8-mac]

brush knocks... they may need a little less mass?
   

is this ready for the short string?  

[walkabout]

doesnt look like it to me, but i havent built any laminates yet. you need to get the limbs bending smoothly, at the same time working to about 5# over your intended draw weight at 10 inches of limb movement. from the pic it looks like your inner third is bending but the outer 2/3 is still stiff. as far as the nocks id leave em until youre about finished with the bow. leave em thick so you can narrow them later.

[NateDog]

Nice out come on this bow man.. Been wanting to build one myself.

[n8-mac]

Failure!!!!!!!!!!!! this bow developed compretion fracture in the top limb pics and comments under "crack... I think?"   aaaarrrrrrggggggg.  i now need a bamboo sourse.