New Radical Decurve/Recurve

[KenH]

Here's my no-prosthetic grip version of the short, radical decurve/recurve bow which JamesV designed.

Several others, including Tenbrook, make similar designs with modern prosthetic, hand-filling handles.

James was kind enough to send me a copy sketch of his form design.  Since I'm more traditional than most, I prefer shooting off the hand Asian style, and wanted that short, radical de/re design but without the modern handle.  Et voila!

   

This is just cleaned up out of the form.  It's the full 1.5" wide, with 1/2" wide pin nocks (another Asian design bit).  44" nock-to-nock.  With this tight bastard string it draws 35+ @ 26".  The stack is .16 -- .03 x2 glass, .07 Red Elm and .03 red Bow Tuff.  The riser is 14" long and 1.25" deep.

This is super simple to build on a 2x10 rubberband form and would be a great starter for someone's first wood-glass composite.

[Trux Turning]

Very nice Ken!

[halfseminole]

Oh, me like!  It looks great, but how does it shoot?  Those ends look static, though.  Do they open up during the draw?

Pictures would help explain...

[wood carver 2]

I like those short recurves! I wonder if one could be built using all natural bamboo?
Dave.

[Mad Max]

I like it too    
hurry up, more pictures    

[KenH]

Here's a link to JamesV's build, with  shot of the bow at reasonably full draw:

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=011729#000000

Bamboo?  Sure, as lams between glass.

[4est trekker]

Very nice! I love the look, feel, and performance of Asian bows...and 35#@26" is my draw weight/length.   . I might have to take a "walk on the wild side" and build my first glass bow now!

[JamesV]

Ken...................

Very nice job on the little bow, let us know how she performs.

James

[KenH]

That is one snappy shooter!  Narrowed it to 1.25" and it came out 28# @ 26", just perfect for my kind of roving.  

When you draw, those recurves unwind; and when you release they wind back up and sure make an arrow scoot!

[eman614]

Very neat! I would like to see an un braced pic if you got one.

[KenH]

Unbraced it is. Stlll got scraps of rubber across the riser from the glue up...