Got a string in the mail from Ken H along with a note "build a bow around this", and almost the same from Ancient Archer when a box of onondaga chert heads arrived. Well here's what come out of that.
48" ntn, red elm, no backing 46# @ 25 and 48/49? at 26+". 1-1/4" of set (not bad for a short bow pulling nearly 27")The bow came from page 61 BB vol 2 (bow "B") The differences are this bow is shorter, has more scallops, no yarn tied to the upper limb fineal. I also put fewer feather scallops on because of two reasons. #1 they make a noise like a grouse starting to "drum" when ya let the arrow go, and #2 those clusters are distracting when I'm shooting....so they just may have to go. In the bow detail pics you'll see a second cluster that I made but didn't put on the bow. The bow was smoked and painted to the specs in the BB description.
The 3 arrows were made to match the color scheme. They are HEAVY....made from white oak, hard maple, and cherry heart wood (because the shafts weighed the same. they are fletched in the eastern woodland 2 fletch pattern and painted to match the bow color scheme. Heads are Onondaga Chert from ancient archer. Pics are in two posts, hope ya like it......going back to the Mollegabets fer awhile and let the shorties be.
Rich
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