my first 58" 65# hunting recurve - new pics added

[Hermann From Bavaria]

hey folks
heres my first try in recurve-things.
i hope you like it.

   

   

   

she pulls 65# @28" and shoots a 9gpp arrow whith 198fps, a 8gpp arrow with 209 fps.
sorry for the pics. better pics will follow the next few days.

greets folks

[Roy from Pa]

Nice, congrats..

[Swissbow]

Herman, that's a cool looking bow ! And apparently she's a nice shooter to. Great job !
Do you have any information about how much stack, how wide and what kind  wood you used ?

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Andy

[Hermann From Bavaria]

the limbs are white ash, the riser is blacknut.
i´ve used .040 black glass, one .090 002 taper lam and one .090 parallel. the total stack is - guess what - .260. the limbs are 1,5" wide (i used the bingham drawweight chart for a 1.75" limb, but my own form instead of a bingham, so it comes out with about 75# instead of 55. i narrowed the limbs to 1.5 so it comes to 65# after tiller and finish)

it was a lucky first try i think. she has nearly no handshock, smooth draw, and alot of energy. but you have to hit your target. if you don´t there ist a high percentage for destroyed arrows.


greets from bavaria
herm

[Jason Jelinek]

Great job!  I'm looking forward to more pictures of your work.

Jason

[Swissbow]

I know what you mean about the higher arrow loss. The draw weight of the recurve I did recently is 48@28 but I noticed an increased loss rate. And after I got used to it and the arrows came closer again I got this one here...

 

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Andy

[jess stuart]

That is a very nice looking bow, looks like the limbs are opening up just right.  You must be a strong man it appears you handle the weight just fine.

[Stagmitis]

Dang!!!! A 600 grn arrow going 198 fps? Thats some potent hunting medicine there...

[Hermann From Bavaria]

its the "dumb mans luck" i think. i could not believe it when i shot through the chrony. and the first few shots on my target went all too high.

greets

[Hermann From Bavaria]

here are some new pics

 

unbraced

 

...braced

 

 

a overlay would be nice... (probably the next few days)

 

full draw

 

the signature

hope you like it guys,

greets herm

[Swissbow]

Very nice job Herman ! I like it very much. No fancy stuff, clean and puristic .

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Andy

[bjansen]

Very nice job!