going for bankruptcy ( 70@28 49"ttt pics added ) chrono numbers pg 6 NOW SINEWED

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Getting some of the deflex out to stress the sinew more and increase early draw weight. This bow after this corse of sinew should be good to go to 28" again. I hooe to find out in a month. I have only 1.5"of deflex in it now whete before I had 3. That should make a string tension difference.  Should I go for 0 deflex and 0 reflex in the bow? Can osage hande that much compression?

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I like this profile. Hope I can get it to stay as the sinew cures.

And just an fyi. The ONLY reason this bow got sinew is the splinter that lifted from where the fade back was damaged when i put it on a form to deflex.

[DavidV]

Somehow missed this when you first posted it but that bow looks killer Kevin. I think it was begging for sinew.

[lebhuntfish]

Looking good bud.  I would leave it like you have it.  But do something with that ugly handle. 

Patrick

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  why does nobody like my handle?  To me it feels like when you hold a slingsot, choked up on it.

[Marc St Louis]

You should have reverse braced before applying the sinew.

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Oh..... well, live and learn. I thought you laid it down and it shrunk into pulling in a reflex. Next time.... thanks.

[BowEd]

At first making bows like these can take as much time planning as making seems like.Using tried and true techniques done by others.Then the next few will get a little easier.Adjusting things on the fly during construction can limit your options but do come in handy for knowledge on your next build.

[simson]

I will follow with interest.
Curious how you can manage the 28" draw.
Maybe a more wider curve in the limbs would distribute the stress on the belly a bit better, I mean not to go for a static recurce. But more working recurve.
Good luck!