A couple of projects

Eric Krewson · July 05, 2018, 09:42:58 AM

I had a couple of projects I put on the shelf; one was a BBO that had the bottom limb get weak during shoot in, I had it slated to give a friend but when the limb went weak I lost too much poundage getting the tiller right again to meet his requirements so I put the bow back for a few months not wanting to look at what had once been an exceptional bow.

The other was project was a back-up bow for me made out of what I thought were two matched billets. Old darkened billets with the same grain structure turned out to be anything but a match, the glue was already on the splice before I scraped off the darkened wood and found one light billet and one dark billet. These are high crown billets with humps so the tiller will be a challenge.

Here are a couple of handle sections; one the BBO, also a billet bow, with a glued on cherry burl rest and the other my mismatched billets, the handle section has been built up with lots of lams.

The tips; cherry burl on the BBO and skinny static tips on the salt and pepper osage bow. The osage bow is just about floor tillered and ready for tip overlays.

Roy from Pa · July 05, 2018, 10:07:19 AM

Very nice, Eric.

I enjoy your projects.

mwosborn · July 05, 2018, 11:04:57 AM

Look like fun projects Eric - those cherry tips look very cool.

BMorv · July 06, 2018, 09:32:45 AM

Nice Eric. I always wondered how difficult it would be to tiller a bow with non matched limbs. I don't see why it would be too difficult. I bet you'll pull it off nicely.

onemississipp · August 25, 2018, 04:03:12 PM

How weak did the BBO come in?

I love static recurves always wanted to make one.

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Eric Krewson · August 26, 2018, 09:55:25 AM

The BBO came in at 42@27 and is a sweetheart of a shooter and very zippy for the poundage. I shot the Al state trad tournament with it a couple of weeks ago and did well but not well enough to place. I don't practice enough anymore to be a top shot.

onemississipp · August 26, 2018, 10:15:32 AM

Quote from: Eric Krewson on August 26, 2018, 09:55:25 AM
The BBO came in at 42@27 and is a sweetheart of a shooter and very zippy for the poundage. I shot the Al state trad tournament with it a couple of weeks ago and did well but not well enough to place. I don't practice enough anymore to be a top shot.

That sounds perfect!

I will have to look up the AL state trad tournament

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Pat B · August 26, 2018, 10:32:48 PM

I think those misfits appreciate your effort towards rebirth. Nicely done, Eric.