Think I'll build me one.... Finished pics p3

[kennym]

Thanks guys!

John,that was surprisingly easy,there was a light-colored strip in the riserblock,I just lined it up when I glued the overlay pcs back on,worked like a charm!!    

For what its worth, I didn't trap it yet,just rounded the corners good,came in at 53# @ 28", same as last years bow!  :cool:

[kennym]

Thanks Brad,yep it is my new huntin bow!

[Trux Turning]

Never tried actionwood in a riser- that bow came out looking great! Should be a killer.

[Dmaxshawn]

Looks pretty awesome as usual Kenny.  Great job.

Shawn

[Greg Szalewski]

Very nice Kenny. I really like the riser.

[Apex Predator]

Great job buddy!  I like it a lot.  I might have to try one of them "plywood" bows!

[Scott F]

Originally posted by kennym:
Thanks Brad,yep it is my new huntin bow!

...So whatch doing with last year's bow??

Kenny, that is another great looking bow.  Those lams are really cool.

[kennym]

Thanks again guys!


Marty, I kinda thought the same about actionwood,but this bow has me changin my thinkin!!


Scott, it will be my backup bow,I gave my last years backup(as new cept for arrow tuning) to another charity benifit.

[TNstickn]

Very nice!  

[Swissbow]

Kenny, your not only producing fantastic looking lams, you also build outstanding bows. I love those tiny tips... actually I love everything on that bow.

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Andy

[White Oak]

Great Job Kenny. I think I'm likin that action wood.  

[kennym]

Thanks again guys. I was lookin for something different,I love the look of the limbs for hunting(my main purpose) and the riser ain't too shabby.

I told Renee "This is the one, I won't need to build me any more bows"

 Would you believe she rolled her eyes and said" YEAH RIGHT"??

[Trux Turning]

That's funny Kenny- I remember telling the fellow who got me started- I'm just going to build 1....

[Scott F]

Kenny was this bow made from your original form or is this a newer version?

Also, how wide are the tips on this bow, it looks sweet!  I really like the skinny tips.  How did it affect the projected weight of the bow to make the tips that skinny?

[kennym]

Dave, nobody can build just one!! LOL

Scott, This is a modified version. Took it to 60" and gave it a little more preload on the limbs by moving them forward a bit.

Also has the TW/PL lam in it.  Wedges on both ends with .001 taper throughout.

Tips are barely 1/2" at inner end of overlays.The bow is only 1.25 at fades because of a math in my head screwup on est. stack height!  LOL  

Worked out good tho!

[Jason Scott]

Good job Kenny. I think you will really like carrying that bow in the woods next year. Thin bows are easier to carry I think. I would really like to see how you taper those lams. Is it a proprietary design method?

[eman614]

yep, that was just as good as i thought it would be.

[pditto613]

good looking bow Kenny

[kennym]

Jason, I wanted .010" per inch on the wedges on that lam,so I took a couple .002s and a .001 and made .005" per inch wedges feathered to 0, the right length for the wedges. Then used 2 of them stacked to make my .010 per inch.

Then you lay them on the most perfect parallel you can make and lay your sled(the one you are making) on top and grind it to shape.

Now you make the lams.

Then to get the .001 taper overall if you want it,just lay the new double tapered end sled on your .001 sled and grind.

When done with all that,I ran just the lams thru the sander and thinned the ends down parallel,making sure not to get into the working part of the wedges. On this bow,the butt ends ended up about .075,which will bend up the belly ramps of the riser without making a thick glue line.

Hope that made some sorta sense!

It may be easier to do than explain.

[Bob L.]

Great Job.