68 in. Kennym bow !,64 in.,60in.,58 in. & mods & builds FHLB & R/D !

[Roy from Pa]

I should of unstrung the bow before the pic but you got the jest !

Heck I thought all gwass bows looked like that..

[Forwardhandle]

The 64 in. is in the rear view mirror for now got the 62 in. riser ruffed out will do the final  when I get the lams jointed I really like this camo action wood its a breeze to work !

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[Forwardhandle]

Here is a pic of the stable kore ,I never saw it before kinda cool
stuff if you run your fingers down it , it makes like a musical notes nice weave pateren ![attachment=1]

[kennym]

Might look cool under clear glass!!

[Forwardhandle]

For sure I think Crooketstic did one like that ,he said it looked like carbon, I think some of the German bowyers do it to.

[kennym]

I just happen to have an overstock of .030 clear ul .... lol

[Forwardhandle]

Trouble maker 

[kennym]

 

[Forwardhandle]

I got another package from that trouble maker above got some more stabil-kore , clear glass & a black and gray action wood riser blank, I really like it thinner and tighter lams in it then the camo or yellow should show the swirly grain when carved nice this is for another 64 '' after the 62'' FHLB

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[Forwardhandle]

 

[kennym]

Now that's a bow Rev!!  Ain't blowed up yet!! 

[Roy from Pa]

LOL

[Forwardhandle]

Pulled off some time to metallize the pegs on the topless form drilled out the centers on the wood dowels made a neat bushing for the round thread stock !

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[Crooked Stic]

That form looks good. Let us know if you like it better tha one with a top.

[Forwardhandle]

I will let you know Mike I probably would be hunting with a green bow had I used metal in the first place...lol  the reason I went this route topless is I want to experiment with different riser designs !

[Forwardhandle]

The other nice thing about this FH  is I don't have to change band saw blades ,I just leave my 1/2 blade on all the time when making these you can make and grind a standard riser in under 1 hr. My Aggazini 23 ''  is a pain to change blades all the time on ,I love the saw but modified the old school roller guides so I could dead center the blade on the wheels , I never had a band saw that runs as true as this one but work to change blades ! [attachment=1][attachment=2][attachment=3]

[Forwardhandle]

Got my form rebuilt & jointed my lams for the 62 FHLB , flash light fit the riser with lams in place just need to cut my stabil-kore & and do a dry run with the hose and steel pegs hopefully got the bugs out ![attachment=1][attachment=2][attachment=3]

[Stagmitis]

Cut a firehose in half and stitch 2" nylon cordura straps with loops on the ends to marry with the rods....Quicker to put on a Bra than lace up a corset...

[Forwardhandle]

Got to give the modified form a dry run ,I'm adapting as I go I added more holes for zip ties to make sure it's dead lined up in the curves added plastic tubing around the threads it feels rock solid now the pegs are no where near bending at 70lb, sense I'm using metal presure strips ,I'm leaving Big Bobs 2 zip tie system on threw out the glue up ! Did it last time with no issue also used heavy electrical tape to keep the hose centered while wrapping worked great !
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[monterey]

Looks like the rods held up real well.  I'm going to be doing mine that way in the future.  Is the plastic tube the clear flexible stuff from the hardware store?

I have a suggestion but it's not based on any particular knowledge but rather just speculation.  When your hose is inflated it has a round profile.  That has me thinking that it may apply more pressure in the center of the stack then on the edges?  Also if it's allowed to expand too much it may fill up and be unable to apply full pressure.  in other words it's not a balloon that can expand almost Limitlessly. it has a max expansion. 

On my last one I was able to keep a somewhat flatter profile even on a one and three quarter inch wide form.  I got it that way simply by pulling the Paracord down very tight with the form clamped down tight to a work table.

I'm probably going all Chicken Little on you but thought it worthwhile to throw that out there.