Couple of new bows

[M.Kerry Bird]

These are a few bows I've been working on lately for myself and some friends. The first is a 56" t/d recurve of curly maple and wenge with bull snake skins.
 
 
Here's a 58" one piece recurve based on the bingams design. I changed it up a bit. I used some power lams in the base of the limbs. It is a very quick bow. Osage riser, walnut lams.
 

 
 

[rmorris]

Very nice!

[wookiewebster]

Those look really good. Nice job!

[talkingcabbage]

Beautiful! Nice job.

[Trux Turning]

Nice looking bows! I like how you shaped th riser on the second one.

[chackworth3]

Nice bows!  Really like that Osage and walnut

[jess stuart]

Nice job, I really like the one piece and the limb tips are very nice as well.

[kennym]

Really nice job!!

[M.Kerry Bird]

Thanks for the comments guys, I appreciate it. Bow building is a sickness for me. I never shoot a bow for long because I always have a new idea or find someone that needs a bow. I am really impressed with the performance of that one piece recurve. I used some base limb wedges and good light cores with a strong riser. With witnesses on hand it was consistently shooting in the low 180's at 10 grns per pound. It's only 45# at my draw. I've had big name recurves in the 50-53# range that weren't this quick. That was with a 16 strand string and 7 3/4" brace.

[jsweka]

Ahhhhhhh.....Curly maple and walnut    

Both look great.

[JJB]

Good looking bows!
-Jay

[Dan Bonner]

Very nice work and fantastic performance!

[halfseminole]

Those are beautiful.

Why are some riser forward and some riser back?  I think both are beautiful, but I haven't found anyone say anything other than aesthetics (which is still reason enough.)

[M.Kerry Bird]

I think a rear riser bow uses a little more of the limb. Forward risers tend to be pretty forgiving.

[scottm]

Beautiful work!