built and broke 2010

[DVSHUNTER]

I was wanting to see all the bows built or broke by everyone. I know everyone has an individual post, but if this was pinned to the top everyonecould see them for a quick reference. Just a thought for the mods.

[Osagetree]

Good Idea! One or two pics and a brief description.

[jsweka]

This should be great!  I'll start.

Here's my first takedown recurve that I finished a couple weeks ago.  Curly maple riser and limbs, walnut accents and wedges, 62", 70# @ 28".

 

 

[DVSHUNTER]

Thats exactly what I was thinkinig. short and to the point... EYE CANDY!

[Landshark160]

Here's the first I made a few weeks back.  Actually killed a squirrel with it before I applied the finish.  58# @ 28", 60 inches.  Gray actionwood w/green mtn. camo accents.  Maple cores and black glass.

 

 

 

[Landshark160]

Built a spare set of limbs for it this week.  Cross-grain gray actionwood w/boo cores.  60# @ 28"  Here they were right out of the form.

 


Also killed a squirrel with these limbs before the finish was applied.  Just sprayed them yesterday.  I'll get some finished pics and add them later.

 

[bjansen]

What a nice bow Landshark..I like that green actionwood strip in there.

[Landshark160]

Here's the twin that I built for a friend.  It's a reverse of mine, green mtn. camo with gray accents.  Black glass over red elm cores.  53# @ 28", 60 inches.  I didn't get real good pics of it, but at least you get an idea of what it looks like.

 

 

 

[DVSHUNTER]

this is one I broke a few weeks ago. I pulled it to far because my tillering tree was labeled wrong. She broke @30 in. It was tillered to 27.
 

[DVSHUNTER]

same bow shooting before final weigh-in and finish.
 

[machomanandysavage]

Ok, - these are some beautiful bows posted so far!  
Here is mine: This one is a hybrid longbow. It's 62" and draws 62# at 30". I used mountain camo dymondwoon for the riser, actionwood and actionboo in the cores, carbon on the back and black fiberglass on the belly and back. Black and white phoenelics on the tips. I stippled the grip and cut finger grooves also. I am praying I'll never have to post a "broken" pic!

   

 

[DVSHUNTER]

this is one I got to final drawlast night.  Osage selfbow 58in. NTN It  hasn't been shot in all the way yet, just about fifty shots in the shop. I don't  like rests on my bows, but this one has one for the fellow who is going to get it. It was a fun build with a hole in the limb. I am going to put a leather wrapped handle and some antler  tips before it is done.right now it pulls 55@28.
  here is unbraced

[DVSHUNTER]

this is almost full draw. It is tillered to 28 and I draw 26but you get the idea. :-)
 

[Ryan Yoon]

I didn't exactly make this bow in 2010 but I put the finishing touches on it and just decided to take pics. 48"ntn 50#@28" drawn to around 31".
 

[DVSHUNTER]

this is the hole in the upper limb

[Frank]

Here are my 2009 bows.

45" sinew backed osage ponybow.
 

58" sinew backed osage recurve.
 

72" D bow
 


Broke the following;
40" sinew backed osage.  It shot great for close to 100 shots, then I nocked an unmarked arrow, drew it back a few inches to far and WHAM! 2010 bow.
 

Broke but no pictures was a 60" elm heartwood bow and a 64" hickory flatbow.

[Swissbow]

I finished this one a few weeks ago. It's 68" NTN, draws 48@28.

 

[fish n chicks]

My first board bow. Hopefully my finace doesn't break this one. It's 60" ntn 25# @ 26". Bow is a red oak 4est build and the tips are african coco (tamboti). My next bow's lumber is on the bench as we speak.

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[Landshark160]

Finally got some pics of these limbs in the sun.  They're pretty dark, and it takes bright light to bring out the grain.


 

 

 

 

[eman614]

those are some sweet limbs chris. i especially like the ones in the last pic.

here is the only one that i've finished so far this year. i actually started it last year though

it is 62" from tip to tip, and came in at 44# at 28". made it for stickshooter here on tradgang