This one is a red oak board bow, surface backed with surgical tape from the roll used to tack down my son's NG tube and nasal cannula for most of his life and then cable backed to deal with a really poor tiller job. Tips are coyote leg bone and riser is spalted water oak, as is string tensioner. Tie-on string bridges are moveable.
It shoots beautifully. Just kind of point it and release. It is, however, rather weak. I need to make a new one with shorter cables, as well as better wood. This was rescuing my first board bow and making it a viable weapon. I truly love the way this shoots-the cables made all the difference.
And, since you'll ask, I do have full draw pics.
The back porch is a mess because storms came through last night and it acts like it's right on top of us again. The last draw pic we both felt raindrops so we gathered up the gear and bolted in.
It still needs a proper string. I tried to make an endless loop and if I had teeth I'd have lost them. Maybe after my disability hearing I can afford a roll of something decent and can teach myself to make something besides a braided string.
Topic: Meet Knotmare, my answer to bad wood. (Read 408 times)
