first bow off new form (pics)

[vth0kie12]

this is my first adult bow off my new form (i liked the looks of kennym bow so i based it off his design). it ended coming out at 42 lbs and 28 inches and shoots a 441 grain arrow around 163 fps, 62 ntn.

its cocc riser with bocote veneers and ascent strip. overall i was pretty pleased with it, but i do have a few things i may change before next time.

hope yall enjoy the pics and i got to thank kennym for all the help and great products.


   
heres a pic off it unstrung getting a coat of poly ( that i ended up having to strip and redo, lession learned)


   
pics of the bow strung


   
full draw pic. i was thinking that i may need to go with alittle more taper (it has a total of .003 taper) to get the tips working more. what do you guys think.

heres are a few additional pics (sorry the bow was hanging upside down)
   
   
   
   
   

[ranger 3]

Very nice

[don s]

really nice. i like the contrast of your wood choices. i'm a little dizzy from tilting my head from left to right and standing on my head to look at your pics though.    don

[vth0kie12]

heck it took me about 1 hour to get these posted, but yeah i know what you mean about the pics.

its my first time posting pics, so hopefully i will get better in the future.

[matts2]

Thats perty.  Great job.

[swtchbckshtr]

wow awesome job, beautiful bow. and some nice racks... thanks for sharing

[Butch L]

Sweet looking bow, nice job. Thank you for sharing.

Butch L

[Glunt]

Very nice!! That is a georgeous riser!  I just built a form with a similar design - maybe a bit more reflex.  I 'll post a pic up on a new thread.

[JSMOFFITT03]

 

Great job... Looks great
   

[vth0kie12]

thanks guys for the compliments

i got to do some shotting with it last night and its shoots really well and quiet. this is the first longbow that i have ever shot and i was pleased with it to say the least.

[don s]

Originally posted by don s:
really nice. i like the contrast of your wood choices. i'm a little dizzy from tilting my head from left to right and standing on my head to look at your pics though.       don

i hope i didn't offend you. i was just bustin yer tomatos.      don

[vth0kie12]

Originally posted by don s:
 

Originally posted by don s:
really nice. i like the contrast of your wood choices. i'm a little dizzy from tilting my head from left to right and standing on my head to look at your pics though.        don

i hope i didn't offend you. i was just bustin yer tomatos.       don [/b]

oh no not at all. i agreed with what you said and realized that i could rotate the pics. it take a lot more than that to offend me. i appreciated everything you said.

so do you guys think i should use more taper on  my next bow to soften up the tips

[RM81]

Looks great.  I know a guy who can test it for you if needed.    

[steadman]

You can always try and use more taper. Heck buid one close to the same specs and see which one you like better, then use the other for a gift, or something. Great looking bow  

[Glunt]

I would try one with more taper..then one with the new taper and a tip wedge...then one with the wedges and a power lam or longer riser... then with wood that caught my eye..then a youth version...then tweek the form...okay, it never ends.

[Swissbow]

Very nice bow, great job ! If you increase the taper you will probably need to add tips wedges. Otherwise the string angle might get over 90 degrees, what means that the bow will start to stack.

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Andy

[recurvericky]

Good looking bow!