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Offline fujimo

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my new Kenny M bow
« on: January 07, 2014, 11:44:00 PM »
this is a thank you thread for all the help that kenny has given me over time, he seemed more concerned about saving me money than doing business, what a chap!!    :clapper:    
anyway i finally got my first "kenny m style bow" shooter!!
what an awesome bow- it shoots so fast, will shoot a range of arrows. and is the most accurate bow that i have, i just cant stop shooting it. my first r/d bow too!
my first attempt resulted in a bow way underweight- cos the riser slipped  a fraction, and had to kinda re- tiller the bow. so with lessons learn- i built this one. after wasting some very pretty veneers on the other one- i built this with straight yew lams and an osage riser- nothing fancy!!- i dont know if the deer will mind or not    :dunno:  .
now that i have learnt a few things, maybe i can use up some   of those veneers now, have some great sapele, walnut burl and imbuya burl.

anyway: i ground these lams on sleds i got from kenny, and traded for the osage riser blocks.

   
64" 50#@ 29".
came right in at 50# after i added about 10% to the stack- as the first one came out about 10% underweight. guess its the yew lams!!

   

black wildebeest horn for the tips.
i do love the grain pattern of the yew under glass, all the islands and swirls. didnt use my best yew lams yet.
   
not a very clear pic- need some daylight

plain jane osage riser- should darken up, then will contrast a bit.- (need to re-position the side plate closer to the belly)
that fade in at the heel of the grip, is not as abrupt as it looks- its the same curve as the top fade in.
   

over on the dark side now!!!
thanks for looking.

Offline Mad Dog

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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2014, 12:01:00 AM »
Great looking bow love the tips. Wish I could fade mine in that good.

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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2014, 12:29:00 AM »
Love the Yew wood  - I have not built a bow with Yew wood but would love to.
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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2014, 01:27:00 AM »
That is a great bow there Fujimo, with a touch of Africa in the tips!
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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2014, 01:43:00 AM »
another good wood guy ruined!! Now he's tried glass he's gone!   :bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:  
Seriously though, what a great result! love them tips too!

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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2014, 05:41:00 AM »
Nice and them Yew lams look great. Bue--.

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« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2014, 05:46:00 AM »
Pretty nice bow--I also like your tip job.
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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2014, 06:42:00 AM »
Nice Wayne..

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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2014, 07:05:00 AM »
Looks good

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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2014, 08:27:00 AM »
Great looking bow! That yew is some good stuff. Will really look cool when that Osage darkens up

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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2014, 01:22:00 PM »
That's a good looking bow.  Congrats   :thumbsup:
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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2014, 01:47:00 PM »
I am gearing up to build a bow. I will be very happy if I can build one that looks half as good as yours. Good job!
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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2014, 02:18:00 PM »
thanks for looking fellas.
thanks kenny, for the materials and the patience!

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« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2014, 03:28:00 PM »
I really like your take on the riser shape using Kenny's design!
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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2014, 05:52:00 PM »
Very nice!  I also like the riser - my kind of grip for sure!
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« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2014, 08:10:00 PM »
Nice one!

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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2014, 08:25:00 PM »
That a beauty- I like the horn tips they really blend in well

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« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2014, 09:03:00 PM »
Really nice Wayne!! Love the horn!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: my new Kenny M bow
« Reply #18 on: January 09, 2014, 07:43:00 PM »
Great job!  Those tips are especially sweet!

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« Reply #19 on: January 09, 2014, 09:42:00 PM »
thanks guys, many thanks to all on the bench!
it's all a slippery slope downhill now!

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