Numero Uno! Hickory Selfbow...

[NYArrow]

So after finishing the bow for my son I began carving out one for myself. It took a long time to finish but finally I have a shooter! (my schedule is so tight I have only 30min a day to play)
   This was my second attempt at a higher poundage bow to hunt with this spring/fall. Specs are 62"ntn 64lbs@28" The tips are Whitetail overlays. (from a buck that decided to destroy the front end of our Nissan Armada, thought I would include it into my first bow as a bit of payback) Walnut stain and deer skin leather grip. Rest is cut 1/4" from center, bottom limb is 1" shorter. I followed Pats', Johns and Erik's advice on the layout and grip. So thanks for all the help along the way! It seems like it will last as I have put about 200 arrows through it with no problems. Surprisingly it shoot very quick and quiet. Layed out a force draw curve and it out performs my 55# Bear Montana. Now on to the next one!

 

[NYArrow]

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[NYArrow]

#3 Sorry pics are so big I'm not sure how to re-size.  
 
 

[scottm]

Nice work!

[getstonedprimitivebowhunt]

Sweet !!! Keep at it !!!

[vanillabear?]

[red hill]

Nice bow, NY! Completed my first bow last summer and took my first bow-killed deer with it. You'll definitely have fun with that one.
Good luck,
Stan  

[NYArrow]

Thanks to all!

[primitivealltheway]

like that little payback deal.looks good

[Jeff Smith]

I really like this one, excellent job man.
Jeff

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Great Job! It gets addictive trust me on that!!

[D]

Sweet looking bow man.  I like the dark stain.  Sucks about your armada but I like that you put it in your bow.  Makes it mean that much more to you.  I like putting little reminders like that in stuff I do.  Stuff that makes me grin a little.

[canopyboy]

Very nice.  And well done getting a higher weight.  It seems most of us (my experience and a lot of stories) end up light on our first few bows.

[NYArrow]

I'm pleased with how it turned out. I'm really surprised at how well it shoots. Could be my bias but it's really nice. I have a bit of work on the finish to do but have had too much fun shooting to tackle that yet.

[Pat B]

Very nicely done. Tiller looks good although a bit whippy on the bottom limb tip but that could be the camera angle.

[NYArrow]

Pat,

  You are correct. (big surprise :-]) I really took too much off on that tip so I had to cut it back about 1 1/4". Even then it was too whippy. Another lesson learned. In my head the logic was by taking more off the tip I would have less hand shock. Then I realized the cast would be flat by over doing it.