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

[Roy from Pa]

 

[Forwardhandle]

Not a lot of time this week end killer work week but manage to ruff out the belly overlay , fit & glued up , I dont know why I didnt think about this before but ruffed the overlay so I could get good purchase in the vice some center presure shims and tighten up & good to go no messing with clamps ! Should get this one shooting next week !

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[Flem]

Hope that bow don't piss you off. Looks like you got a special tool on your bench to deal with it, just in case.

[Forwardhandle]

Lol, didn't notice tell you said that its a NAA cigar lighter 

[Forwardhandle]

To keep Fleem happy...lol  I decided to do a natural looking maple bow with flat sawed lams , I got a rain day and doing some planning for the up coming 56" bow I decided Im re doing the form with more reflex and a 12" riser for the shorter bows and a abbreviated  S/L but I will posted on a different thread its a different bow then Kennys design but inspired by this design, should have the 58" up and running Saturday & tested !

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[Flem]

Thats a tall order, Ritchie
Nice looking grain on that Maple

[Forwardhandle]

Looks like Im getting a decent site window with the 14" riser Im hesitant to push it farther on this test bow sense Im only using .030 glass , I have been carving in the pre dawn hours with hand tools not to wake every body up should be able to clean it up and get shooting with power tools here soon ! Got another rain flood day from work 

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[Crooked Stic]

You might think about a G10 off set ibeam for the next one. Adds a bunch of strength.

[Forwardhandle]

Yep Mike thought about it on this one but this test bow is only pulling 46 1/2 lb now but the next for sure I got it shooting and retillered to 46 1/2 lb the site window is good abbreviated where its at I have a 10 strand FF Plus string on it and its real silent shooting ,Im not feeling any stack or finger pinch pretty much feels like the 60" the string angle looks good @31" Im setting up the chrony now , hot as hell here & humid ! Im liking these calico test bows use what ever is laying around !

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[Forwardhandle]

Nothing scentific about my test the lightest arrow I have that will spine is 450 grain about 15 grain shy but only got about 10 arrows before the tiller string started to fray no pading or overlays but  got a duio at 197 fps @31" keep in mind thats at my long draw and finger release it should make the 190s 10gpp at 31" ! Im liking this bow should be perfect for my new blind !

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[Forwardhandle]

Got a chance to play with this bow a bit more changed the arrow rest placement made up a 12 strand FF plus string with double serving and change the brace height and tuned with about 200 arrows with all that ! lost about 7 fps...lol this bow is defenetly showing a preference for lighter arrows may go carbon with this one its like a touchy sports car change one thing & retune , not my fastest bow but sure is fun & fits in the small portable blind , but changing the arrow rest location made this bow more accurate I just have to finish carving and go get some primer paint will post when done !

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[Forwardhandle]

I have been shooting this bow a lot lately out at 25 yards got a little over 400 arrows threw it ,so far holding up fine with the .030 glass no issues but even though I figured this bow would shoot light arrows well the irony is it shoots most accurate & silent with 600 grain arrow ,go figure ? If every thing remains the same that will be my hunting weight arrow with this bow at 15-20 yards ! After about 6 mock ups of the new form lay out ,I finalie settled on this one it adds a additional 1" of reflex @56 " more then Kennys original design ,mostly in the outer 1/3 of the limb , Im hopping it will increase the early draw weight I decided Im going .030 glass back & .040 belly on this one ! I got to say making these experimental bows are the most fun I have ever had making bows never ending combos 

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[Flem]

Ritchie, it looks like your nocks are quite a ways from the tips. Those just temps, or does the Bow get shortened?

[Forwardhandle]

Yep those are temps another inch comes off , makes it easer for the stringer tell I get them shaped I'm shooting with no overlays but even at that length I can set on the ground indian style & shoot this bow with out hitting the dust ,man I better start editing my photos better your pretty observant Flem 

[Forwardhandle]

Figured I shoiuld post this for Flem  but ruffed downed tips with the overlays on ,left just enough length for the stringer going to get this smoothed up & a couple coats of Krylon on tomorrow and be done with the bow & finalise this thred ,trying to finish this up this week end going to Galina Il to look at some new hunting property next week end !

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[Flem]

Thanks Ritchie, I was worried I am getting left in the dark ages here with my rectilinear plant stake Bow's

[Forwardhandle]

 

[Forwardhandle]

Started my Maco paint job reminds me of my 65 Impala had the same paint...lol any body got a idea on how many coats to do ?

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[Flem]

You related to Earl Scheib? That Bow would look pretty sweet with some candy metallic flakes  in the top coat:biglaugh:

[Forwardhandle]

Im going to give it black blotches next now I want to do one in desert camo , not related to Earl unless he was a mail man in the 1950s