Caught these guys looking into my basement window this afternoon.

One of the greatest shoots in the world!!

I'm out of plans but Eric at bendingbranchbows.com is selling the plans and router templates now and the parts to build bows .

And right on cue ordered another PSAX custom so I guess 2027 will be fun.........Myrtle burl limbs, Shedua riser, no red, 50@28, 62AMO. It will, be sweet. Put my son's name on it. Dug out all my fletching jigs and feather stashes from storage today and I found a ton of wild turkey feather I ground but have not cut. Gotta figure that out now......

First off you really don't need 60 lbs. 50 would be plenty. Look at something like a Thunderchild. A short riser a lot of deflex and reflex. And a 58 in. Would go 31-2 draw. If Kenny still has plans his FHLB might be just right.

I'm looking to make a slightly shorter longbow as my current one is 68" NTN. I made it over 30 years ago, and it's a bit unwieldy in a tree.  I'm looking for 60# at 31" in a  reflex deflex design.  How short can I reasonably go without stacking, and how much reflex/deflex do I want?
I'm looking for shootability for  deer hunting above all else, so I will gladly give up a few fps for something easier to shoot accurately.  This should hopefully be a spring project, so I'm trying to get my thoughts together a bit ahead of time and would appreciate any advice y'all have to offer.

Thanks

Great story! You should write that book.

  sounds like a good time.

I was hoping for at least 8 but 

Go over to the Bowyers Gallery part of this forum. There are a bunch of guys who love building primitive bows frome staves. You could glean a bunch of info from them.

Kirk