Started another snubnose...Done!

[Trux Turning]

A friend of mine has been wanting one of these short bows so I got started on one for him- the riser is wenge with a mosaic strip. It should finish 50-55#s@28" if all goes as planned. Here's a few pictures of my progress on the riser first.
   
 

[Trux Turning]

Here is the riser before and after shaping.
 
 

[jess stuart]

Looking good Dave, can't wait to see more progress.  That Wenge riser will look awesome.  What color of glass?

[BenBow]

Nice!

[Trux Turning]

Originally posted by jess stuart:
Looking good Dave, can't wait to see more progress.  That Wenge riser will look awesome.  What color of glass?

Jess he wants black glass and maybe a thumb rest. If I put one on it will probably be a piece of elk antler. The jury is still out on that at the moment.

[kennym]

Cool!!

[jess stuart]

Elk antler would be a nice touch, will look classy with the black glass. I have a couple going with Wenge and black glass at the moment.

[LittleBen]

Love that design. The mosaic is sweet, and I really like those shorties you've been making. When I finally get myself together and build a glass bow it'll be one of those. Can't wait to see more progress.

[jsweka]

That's gonna be one cool looking bow.

Please keep posting pics as it comes to life.

[Dmaxshawn]

Originally posted by jess stuart:
Elk antler would be a nice touch, will look classy with the black glass. I have a couple going with Wenge and black glass at the moment.

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[Crooked Stic]

Wenge ---a B. fill looks good though.

[Roy from Pa]

Sweet..

[Trux Turning]

So here it is out of the form with the boogers  knocked off- it still needs a couple of inches trimmed off both ends. I've never worked with wenge but I hear it takes a fair amount of grain filling- maybe similar to Purple Heart?
 

[KellyG]

Boy those look awesome trux.  I still say they look like a cape buffalo. Heck make an all black on and call it Black death in honor of that mighty beast.

But that one looks sweet for sure.

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Dang seeing these shorties really makes me wanna try building one... Where to find plans for these though???

[Trux Turning]

Yea my buddy wanted a lot of black with some red in the tip  and riser overlays so this one may get that name. Got some rough shaping done.
 
 

[fujimo]

two quick questions
1.do you find your accuracy is compromised with such a short bow
2.are they inherently more noisy

thanks
wayne

[fujimo]

sorry one more...
what is the length of that beast!!!!   :eek:

[Trux Turning]

Originally posted by fujimo:
two quick questions
1.do you find your accuracy is compromised with such a short bow
2.are they inherently more noisy
thanks
wayne

It doesn't compromise my accuracy...I'm not that good of a shot-lol. This one is like many recurves on the noise level- it does need the correct brace height and string silencers. Nock to nock it is 45"s- it uses a 40 inch string so amo would be 43"

[Crooked Stic]

Looking good. Oh you will probably be cussing before you get the wenge filled good. I think a acetone and smooth-on mix might do it though.