WooHoo! My first board-bow is done. Red Oak with canarywood grip. 68"ntn, 40#@27" (give or take a few lbs.) Finished with Minwax Pecan stain/finish so it deepened the red of the oak, hence the name.
It was a blast building this. I took my time but all in all it only took about 4-5 hours total. Still have to make a string, serve it, and start shooting for real. I have shot it using a shortened long-string (about a dz arrows) and it has no hand-shock what-so-ever. I'm happy.
Here it's braced just a touch too high with a shortened long-string.
When I cut the grip, I wasn't sure where to start. Ended up way too low for me. The balance just wasn't right. So I started cutting a new grip slightly higher. At first I was sure I had ruined the thing but it actually worked out great.
I want to especially thank (blame?
) Sam at Poor Folks Bow. If he hadn't posted a picture at the LumberJocks web, I'd have never started this adventure. I also want to thank all the folks here that have helped me along the way with this first build.
Next week I go shopping for some hickory for bow for my son and grandson...
Topic: It's DONE. "Big Red One" (Read 304 times)
