bamboo backed and bellied hickory bow

[superdav95]

I haven't posted in a little while but I have been making some bows lately.  This one is a third attempt of this style ive made.  It pulls about 56lbs at 28". its about 67" ntn.  its quite narrow at about 1.3" at the fade and gradually narrows to the tips that are very narrow.  The speeds out of this bow were very good.  The speeds averaged around mid 190s fps with 500 grain arrow.  high 180s fps with 550 grain arrow.  Its near center shot with the shelf cut in.  It also favors i tiny bit to the shelf side. The arrows flight is very straight out of the bow.  I shot both 350 spine and 300 spine.  it shot well with either.  This bow shoot about as well as my other one and is very accurate shooter.  well as accurate as i can get it anyway!  The reflex is also very impressive with this bow.  it retained 4" of reflex after shooting in.  I started out with about 4.5" after glue up of the belly lams.  I had pretillered this bow out to 20" after assembling the boo backing lan to the hickory core.  This helps alot as i did not want to scrape my belly lams too much.  A little side tiller to fine tune and good to go.  It is an inch longer on top limb and positive tiller about 1/8".  no handshock and is very smooth.  Ill include some pics here and will try to link a couple videos of me shooting it in slow mo.   sorry no full draw yet.  i forgot to do that!  wheres my head at!

[superdav95]

Here’s a couple videos one of me slow mo shooting bow about 20 yards away.  I had my wife trying to get straight behind me and high up enough above me to get a good view of the arrow flight path but it only kinda worked.  You guys get the idea….

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yl2eex169glvbobg7u5sn/IMG_8407.MOV?rlkey=yarjkqcf6qbb3raiq38h4q7jc&dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r0a4a3w9u8byif3py0p1f/IMG_8410.MOV?rlkey=scwrowl12asinvdn6sx9syc5o&dl=0

[Kidder]

Sick bow Dave! You’re not allowed to build a bow like that - too complicated for my mind! Great job.

[superdav95]

Sick bow Dave! You’re not allowed to build a bow like that - too complicated for my mind! Great job.

hahaha. Thanks kidder! 

[Muskyman]

Great looking bow Dave. Impressive speed too.

[bassman211]

Nice.

[superdav95]

Thanks fellas!

[wooddamon1]

Very nice, Dave!

[razorbak]

Absolutely amazing I’m so envious LOL. I wish I didn’t blow up that stave I got from you LOL you sir make some really beautiful bows!

[Selfbowman]

Good bow design! It’s a contender. Great speeds. I like it. Make one at fifty pounds.

[ajooter]

Very cool!! Way above my pay grade.   I'd like to try a bamboo backed ipe someday maybe.

[superdav95]

Many thanks guys!  Ya Arvin I’m working on the other one to try and get it to 50 pounds.  I’d like to try and get both of these ready am if all goes well with my strings then I may have a contender.  I’ve been breaking linen strings.  I must be doing something wrong.  I’ll keep at it. 

[Selfbowman]

Tandy leather has some 6 count linen that would require about 10 strands on that design. It seems like a rope but it works.

[Aussie Yeoman]

Amazing bow; great job.

What draw weight were you chasing when tillering it prior to putting the belly lam on?

[simk]

Cool bow Dave  - and very well made of course! Whenever I see one of those Boo-backed/and-bellied bows I got rememeberd to my personal bucket list. Still a few glue-up problems to solve for me. Bamboo belly should be awesome I imagine. cheers