Experienced eyes?

[Roy from Pa]

 

You may be ok, did you tiller for equal limb timing?

[Shredd]

   I just noticed the pic with the new handle section...  I thought it was one of the older pics and somehow skipped right over that post...  Looks much better...

   

[Shredd]

The problem is, he put on a very long riser after removing the first riser.

My concern is the riser popping off now.

   I see your point... My post was just some general guidelines to follow...   Tri-lams are a little out of my expertise...

[Roy from Pa]

No problem Rich..

It's all good..

[Flem]

Now I see! It's no wonder your full draw profile looks so circular, the handle is curved. Still curious how it feels to shoot.

[knuklhed]

Roy, I did try for equal limb timing.
Flem, I may be a poor judge of its shootability, I'm not that experienced an archer, tbh.
And, Shredd, any knowledge I can get, I'll take!
 
I'll be hacking away on the handle more Saturday. After I get the rest cut, and a rough shape, I'll fling an arrow or two.

Thanks again!

[Roy from Pa]

 

[knuklhed]

An update, I got the riser fairly well shaped yesterday, and took a full draw and riser picture this morning. (I left the mulberry cap on the back, as a reminder.) It seems to cast an arrow ok. It will take more time to judge whether I can call it a success. I'll need it to warm up and melt some snow before I can get outside to shoot at a little bit longer distance.

[Roy from Pa]

Nice...

Love the knotty wood on the wall too:)

[Shredd]

Sweet...  Good luck with her...

[Flem]

Heck yeah thats a success
Might not be perfect, but then again I've never seen perfect.

[knuklhed]

Thanks for the kind words! I hope I can get in front of a suicidal deer with it this coming fall. Buries a 600ish grain arrow 8" or so into my block, so I hope it has enough oomph. I never did post any description of what my build entailed, so - 63" ntn, 64" oal, with a .220" quarter sawn osage belly, .140" elm core, and .140" hickory back. with .002 in./in. taper on the core and back. And a 16 1/2" hard maple riser (cut to center) to replace the mulberry. Pulls 47# @ 28. I need to do some more finish sanding, and decide what I will do to finish it. I'm leaning towards a dark stain, and a matt clear over it. Probably won't get sprayed for a while, 'till it's over 50* outside.

Oh, Roy, that's knotty alder paneling in my basement.

[Roy from Pa]

Now where did you learn all that info?

63" ntn, 64" oal, with a .220" quarter sawn osage belly, .140" elm core, and .140" hickory back. with .002 in./in. taper on the core and back. And a 16 1/2" hard maple riser

LOL good choice

[knuklhed]

no denying that's a page out of the Mr. Roy trilam book.   

[Roy from Pa]