Author Topic: 52" recurve / Finished pictures (Read 1581 times)

bjansen · « **Reply #40 on:** March 18, 2010, 08:02:00 PM »

Man what a beauty Andy. Nice job!

greyhawk39 · « **Reply #41 on:** March 18, 2010, 09:25:00 PM »

Nice looking bow...job well done

Swissbow · « **Reply #42 on:** March 19, 2010, 12:35:00 PM »

I took some more pictures after applying the first two coats of finish. Now the colors really come out nicely...

About five more coats to go until the bow is finished...

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Andy

Apex Predator · « **Reply #43 on:** March 19, 2010, 02:55:00 PM »

Your making this look very easy! Great job, and thanks for taking us along!

walkabout · « **Reply #44 on:** March 19, 2010, 07:30:00 PM »

awesome lookin shooter there.

Swissbow · « **Reply #45 on:** March 25, 2010, 04:24:00 PM »

I finished the bow and shoot some more arrows. With the shorter string and a brace height of 8 inches the draw weight ended up at 48@28. I'm very happy with the was it turned out.

Since the design of the bow is inspired by the Motor City Mad Man it has to have a appropriate name...

She's a pleasure to shoot...

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Andy

bjansen · « **Reply #46 on:** March 25, 2010, 04:29:00 PM »

Geat Job Andy. It looks awesome and I am glad it worked out so well being the first off your new form.

ishi1archer · « **Reply #47 on:** March 25, 2010, 04:34:00 PM »

Great job!! Uncle Ten would be proud!!

Swissbow · « **Reply #48 on:** April 10, 2010, 03:43:00 AM »

I'm working on some arrows that match the bow...

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Andy

Bent Rig · « **Reply #49 on:** April 10, 2010, 08:46:00 AM »

Awesome bow & arrows -Uncle Ted would be proud of you ! Thanks for sharing !!

The Butcher · « **Reply #50 on:** April 10, 2010, 09:38:00 AM »

beautiful job, nice looking bow.

yewsage · « **Reply #51 on:** April 10, 2010, 10:21:00 AM »

i love the riser! but the tiller seems a bit uneven, no?

Swissbow · « **Reply #52 on:** April 10, 2010, 12:56:00 PM »

Hi yewsage, that was also my first impression when I saw the picture. I immediately had to go and check it again. But its about 1/16 positive and that's perfect for me. Maybe it's the camera that distort the view a bit.

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Andy

yewsage · « **Reply #53 on:** April 10, 2010, 05:14:00 PM »

i think you have to be careful with a camera. The angle is very important. When tillering, i almost always use a camera, and blow up the image on my computer screen, so i can see very clearly the bend of the bow. Maybe the camera was a bit off. I really do like that riser though. I've never worked with that stuff: i've only made selfbows and all-wood laminates.

Swissbow · « **Reply #54 on:** April 10, 2010, 05:21:00 PM »

It's a real pleasure to work with actionwood. Its not to hard and you can work it very well with a rasp and sanding paper. And with the coloured layers you can see very good where you have to take off some more material. I really love it !

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Andy

joekeith · « **Reply #55 on:** April 10, 2010, 06:37:00 PM »

Good job...

..a true original.
I wouldn't let Uncle Ted see that. He might have to have it...

fish n chicks · « **Reply #56 on:** April 12, 2010, 08:13:00 PM »

Absolutely inspiring! Nicely done swissbow.

Robertfishes · « **Reply #57 on:** April 12, 2010, 10:37:00 PM »

looks great! nice matching arrows.

Swissbow · « **Reply #58 on:** April 14, 2010, 04:38:00 PM »

Some people asked me if I would do a summary of the build along that could be downloaded and printed, because most people don't have a computer in the shop to check back on the internet. So this is what I came up with. You can download it here...

http://www.mediafire.com/file/z1nijjnjxqj/Build Along Recurve 52_ENG.pdf

Here is a PDF of the bow in original size...

http://www.mediafire.com/file/5wmmv3yyxhy/Recurve 02.pdf.zip

Or a dxf-file if you have a CAD-Programm...

http://www.mediafire.com/file/mzoqe1oy2jz/Recurve 02.dxf

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Andy

Sharp Shooter · « **Reply #59 on:** April 14, 2010, 10:30:00 PM »

Andy, what did you use to write bow specs on the bow, what is the process?

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