Hi Guys!
It`s been a wile since I finished a bow and I wanted to share this one with you all.
I have a carpenter friend that helped me quite a bit when I first started making bows.
Unfortunally, he`s got to close his shop, so I went to his place and asked permission to
scaveng for any good board. I found a piece of african walnut and took it to use it as a core
for a long time planed bow. After ripping a core lam, I had just enough of that walnut left to experiment so I backed it with
some red oak stripes I had (yes, you read it right- RED OAK BACKING). I went for a simple flat bow
and had no expectations. During the rough cut, I exidentaly cut the fades to short and the handle piece poped off!
I went on and ended up with a bendy handle flatbow. She`s only 30lb@26" but, oh man, she zipps these arrow! After 100+ shots
she took almost no set!
She might not be the prettiest bow on my rack but I`m very pleased with the results.
Stats:
66" TTT red oak backed african walnut
Ipe tips
Cork built up handle with leather grip (I still need to work on my stiching...)
30lb@26"
Tips:
Front profile:
Braced:
Full Draw:
