New Bow - Saving a Messed Up Job

[Dick in Seattle]

Awhile back I messed up a new layup... Stupid, but I glued the back glass on upside down :^(  

I wanted this bow to take to Moses Lake.  What to do? A week of thinking about it and a couple of days additional work and today I have a real nice, low draw weight Hill style bow. I'll pop a couple of pix here, but if you want the whole horrifying, then gratifying story, the tale, with more pix, including neat new tools, is posted on my web site at:

 http://dickwightman.com/bulletinboard/bulletinboard.htm

or, if that link doesn't work:

  http://tiny.cc/JFxcI  

 

 

[Apex Predator]

Good job with the lemonade Dick!

[WildmanSC]

Dick,

Where's the Maple syrup?  

Bill

[Dick in Seattle]

OK, here's some syrup.... or at least, I gotta say it's sweet:


Yesterday I shot it just a little while it was still 68", but didn't after I cut it to 66" and finished the edge shaping and sanding and stuff. This morning, the first coat of finish was dry so out we went for that magical moment of "What do I really have?" Just for the record, Flappie is 66" and 27# at 25", osage under clear class with a walnut riser. Took 18 arrows out, started at 10 yds, then 17, then 23, and finally 30. Here it is... Flapjack shoots as well for me as just about any classic D style longbow I've ever had...

 


The four high shots were the first four at 17 yards... not sure why, but I seemed to have a little trouble finding my split vision aiming point at that distance. The two low shots were the first two at 30 yards. Bottom line is, everybody came to the party! 18 arrows, all kill zones. Flappie and I are gonna have a ball at Moses Lake!

I did see that the arrow strike point on the riser was further back than I like, and dealt with that, increasing the arc on both the riser and the shelf before today's coat of finish.

The real thrill is that when I get back from Moses Lake and Belfair... I can make another one!