hickory backed maple and walnut

[Ken75]

finished this one today 60 inches tip to tip . 47 lbs at 28 hickory backed hard maple and walnut belly
 
 
 
 
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[Ken75]

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[CaptainJ]

Another beauty! Love those skinny tips!
CJ

[Lakota_Ghost]

With limbs tapered that narrowly, I am sure that this is a very fast bow. Good job.

[howdydoit]

Ken you seem to like tri lams..

is there a reason for that?

[howdydoit]

Oh I like the look of the bow too.

[Ken75]

thanks guys , how , the trilam holds shape better than a two lam

[don s]

what the hell ken. do you ever sleep? you make more bows than anyone i've ever seen. all of them are fantastic looking too.don

[Minnesota Bill]

Ken, great looking bow! could you give us an idea on what the details are?  Width at the fades, etc.
thanks, Bill   :D

[Ken75]

thanks don , i only build a couple a week. have to work around swing shift.
bill, 1 1/4 at fades to 1/4 inch tips straight taper limbs except for the last 8 inches or so they narrow slightly more than normal.almost all my handles are layed out 4inches with 1 inch fades. and 1 inch wide.

[okie64]

Only a couple a week! Thats funny. Great lookin bow.

[don s]

Originally posted by Ken75:
thanks don , i only build a couple a week. have to work around swing shift.
bill, 1 1/4 at fades to 1/4 inch tips straight taper limbs except for the last 8 inches or so they narrow slightly more than normal.almost all my handles are layed out 4inches with 1 inch fades. and 1 inch wide.

only a couple a week, ha ha ha. has to work around swing shift, more ha ha ha. you should lie to us. something like, i'm retired with lots of time on my hands. so i just make bows all day.don

[NYArrow]

Jesus....you make bows faster than Bear's CNC's. Great job!

[Ken75]

its true Don , i work 7 midnights , two off , 7 4 to 12 1 off 7 days 4 off
 lol NY i would hev liked to work for bear in the old days !!

[don s]

Originally posted by Ken75:
its true Don , i work 7 midnights , two off , 7 4 to 12 1 off 7 days 4 off
 lol NY i would hev liked to work for bear in the old days !!

thats the same schedule i used to work when i lived in arizona and worked in the mining industry. i hated that. your body can't get used to a specific time period. the schedule that we worked before that one was much better. it was 4 12 hour days from 6am to 6pm then you had off for 4 days, then you came back for 4 12 hour days from 6pm to 6am and then were off for 3 1/2 days before you went back on the am to pm shift. don

[StoneAK]

Good looking bow love the walnut and maple

[Ken75]

don it gets tough sometimes i think the bow building keeps me sane ...or less insane
thanks Stone

[DLH]

Great bow I love what you do with the walnut on your bows. Have you had any trouble with the walnut fretting on you?

[Ken75]

DLH i havent had any fret and ive gone through 48 lbs of black walnut boards from northern michagin ,might be the short growing season and denser wood.thank you by the way