Herter's 46"- Completed, pg 4-5

[Swissbow]

Dang, Brad ! That little bastard is looking wild. You're really hooked up by this short suckers, aren't you ? What are you going to do after this one ?  A riser with recurves ? Recurves without a riser ?

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Andy

[bjansen]

These shortys are fun...and sometimes its hard to make the same bow twice, but I think Ill crank out a few of these over time.

[kennym]

Cool bow Brad,are ya turkey huntin with that one?


 Dark limbs and all,just wondered.

[bjansen]

It would be ideal for that....but I actually have never gone...planned to this year, but definetly blew the app deadline....dang it.

[carver]

crazy

[Pete W]

I love those short bows. We reviewed Rodney Wrights Stalker a few years back, and it gave me a new apreciation for shorties.

 Pete

[Hermann From Bavaria]

one word - AWESOME!

i like that little bows!

greets

[bjansen]

Pete, reading your review was one of the main reasons I decided to build one of these.

[Pete W]

Rodney recomends a brace of 9 1/2 to 10". It sounds high but shoots very nice there.
 Glad you liked the review.
 Pete

[Bone lake]

Dang it that looks cool, you sure make some sweet looking bows.

[bjansen]

I now have the tip overlays and front overlays on and have started to shape it before calling it a night.  I had the chance to shoot a few arrows through it and its been good so far.  Its a shame it will turn out so light.  I'm slill deciding whether to add a thumbrest on it yet or not.  

Here are some pics


Rough, unshaped tips.  

 

The blank ready to shape
 

 

 

[bjansen]

 

[bjansen]

It looks pretty crappy right now but this weekend it will turn into a nice little bow.

[eman614]

the curve in that handle is crazy. how does it feel when you are drawing the bow?

on a side note, you don't by chance know any Glaubers that live up that way do you?

[bjansen]

It doesnt feel all that bad, but it def. hits a wall at just over 28".  I can draw and shoot it fine, and once I slim the handle down that will give me another 3/8" of draw so I think it will be good.  No I dont know any Glaubers...that being said I havent always lived here though.

[joekeith]

Well it sure reminds me of my Stalker, and she hits a wall @ 28' too.  What weight is it coming out at ?  They are fun bows to shoot, I bet you'll really enjoy it....good job BTW  

[bjansen]

Its going to come in too light...I bet it finished at 39-40#.  With some of the data I got from the Herter's .001 of lam stack difference will change the poundage 2# basically...so its a touchy recipe to say the least.

[VRB]

That's a winner Brad.Looks good at full draw,no finger pinch and limbs are working.Let us know how it shoots.
  Bill

[DCM]

Holy Toledo, that shape is real... swoopie.  Nice.

[bjansen]

Almost complete now.  Just need to final tiller, final sand, and then start the finishing process.  I think it looks pretty sharp.  Check out what I did on the front.  I thoguht the overlays on the front looked proportionally large compared to the rest so I wanted to break it up a bit.  If it hasnt been done to a bow before you saw it here first.  I think it looks pretty nice and certainly breaks up a large black overlay.