Kids Recurve

[jess stuart]

I have had several requests for pics of the kids recu rve.  So hopefully this works. [/IMG]

[Russell S.]

my 5 yr old son asked my for a bow yesterday, today i showed him this post, he loves it.  can you post a pic/autocad/pdf of the form you used to make it, maybe some building pictures, and the stack you used.?  i have a little boy that would love to help daddy build him something just like that.

[Trux Turning]

Nice bow Jess- I keep trying to copy your talent.

[jess stuart]

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Here is a pic of the form, it is straight no defex, with recurves.  I used a 12" riser used .030 glass and one .030 lamination on this one, came in about 8# at 16".  I just use rubber bands made of old intertubes to glue it together. I cut the glass and lam into four 18" sections.  Simple easy and inexpensive.

[Russell S.]

how wide is it at the fades? why did you cut the  back glass seems like it should be 18" on the belly and 36 on the back?, or does the glass not make it all the way across the back?

[cobbow]

That look Great man I just started building bows and am wanting to build one for my little guy.

How much reflex is in the tips and what is the overall length?

thanks

[jess stuart]

I used inch and half glass and lams. it is one and half inches at the fades.  The reason that I cut into four equal sections is so that I could build the bow with one strip of glass.  The glass does not go all the way over the riser.  The recurves are only about two inches, the overall length of the bow is 36". [/IMG]

[jess stuart]

Can't seem to make the pic. thing work. I am a comp uter idiot. [/IMG]

[cobbow]

Thanks Jess That looks great I am going to have to build one for my son. Just need to find some where that has those sucktion cup things for the ends on the arrows.