Hey, all. Here's a little bow I've been working on. It's not finished yet, but I'd thought I'd show some pictures and share the story nonetheless. It's for my brother-in-law, who's a big hunter, has a generous heart, has given me lots of osage, and is expecting his first son in February. All that combined, I thought he deserved a custom bow for this year's Iowa deer season. Here's what I've come up with:
It's 60" tip to tip, has 5 1/2" ash siyahs attached with Urac and wrapped with a glue-soaked binding , and pulls 45# at 27". It holds 1" of reflex at the tips when static, and just over a 1/4" when first unstrung. I would have like a little less set, but this bugger has very short working limbs and is unbacked to boot. It's quick, smooth drawing, and quiet.
I surprised him tonight by showing him "my new bow" that I needed to shoot in. I shot it a little bit, then asked if he wanted to give it a go. He put about 50 shots through it, grinning the whole time. I asked how he liked it, to which he grinned some more and said it drew smooth and was quick and light in the hand. I said, "Good, because it's yours." Wish I had a picture of his face, but these will have to do. Again, it's a work in progress...
Topic: 60" Siyahed Osage Static Recurve-Finished Pics Page 1 and 2! (Read 1366 times)
