my new Kenny M bow

[fujimo]

this is a thank you thread for all the help that kenny has given me over time, he seemed more concerned about saving me money than doing business, what a chap!!        
anyway i finally got my first "kenny m style bow" shooter!!
what an awesome bow- it shoots so fast, will shoot a range of arrows. and is the most accurate bow that i have, i just cant stop shooting it. my first r/d bow too!
my first attempt resulted in a bow way underweight- cos the riser slipped  a fraction, and had to kinda re- tiller the bow. so with lessons learn- i built this one. after wasting some very pretty veneers on the other one- i built this with straight yew lams and an osage riser- nothing fancy!!- i dont know if the deer will mind or not      .
now that i have learnt a few things, maybe i can use up some   of those veneers now, have some great sapele, walnut burl and imbuya burl.

anyway: i ground these lams on sleds i got from kenny, and traded for the osage riser blocks.

 
64" 50#@ 29".
came right in at 50# after i added about 10% to the stack- as the first one came out about 10% underweight. guess its the yew lams!!

 

black wildebeest horn for the tips.
i do love the grain pattern of the yew under glass, all the islands and swirls. didnt use my best yew lams yet.
 
not a very clear pic- need some daylight

plain jane osage riser- should darken up, then will contrast a bit.- (need to re-position the side plate closer to the belly)
that fade in at the heel of the grip, is not as abrupt as it looks- its the same curve as the top fade in.
 

over on the dark side now!!!
thanks for looking.

[Mad Dog]

Great looking bow love the tips. Wish I could fade mine in that good.

[cunruhshoot]

Love the Yew wood  - I have not built a bow with Yew wood but would love to.

[PZee]

That is a great bow there Fujimo, with a touch of Africa in the tips!

[bigbob2]

another good wood guy ruined!! Now he's tried glass he's gone!            
Seriously though, what a great result! love them tips too!

[Buemaker]

Nice and them Yew lams look great. Bue--.

[Crooked Stic]

Pretty nice bow--I also like your tip job.

[Roy from Pa]

Nice Wayne..

[BenM]

Looks good

[chackworth3]

Great looking bow! That yew is some good stuff. Will really look cool when that Osage darkens up

[takefive]

That's a good looking bow.  Congrats  

[MCNSC]

I am gearing up to build a bow. I will be very happy if I can build one that looks half as good as yours. Good job!

[fujimo]

thanks for looking fellas.
thanks kenny, for the materials and the patience!

[beachbowhunter]

I really like your take on the riser shape using Kenny's design!

[mwosborn]

Very nice!  I also like the riser - my kind of grip for sure!

[BCWV]

Nice one!

[Trux Turning]

That a beauty- I like the horn tips they really blend in well

[kennym]

Really nice Wayne!! Love the horn!!      

[Bodork]

Great job!  Those tips are especially sweet!

[fujimo]

thanks guys, many thanks to all on the bench!
it's all a slippery slope downhill now!