anybody for leftovers... pics pg5-finally!!!

[Roy from Pa]

WELL, Wayne?  

[fujimo]

gotter all shaped up and finish sanded- put the first coat of finish on it last night late!!
put half a dozen shots thru it- pre finish- couldnt helpmyself
 will put a pic up later- cos i want an opinion on something aesthetic
thanks

[Roy from Pa]

Don't forget the full draw picture..  

[Roy from Pa]

Wayne? Hello!  

[fujimo]

she's all done my friend... resolved the aesthetic issue myself- reshaped the riser a tad, had to restart the finish process...balls to the wall!!!
got a bunch( 8 or so of the wipe on poly) of coats on it- want to put final satin spray on tonight, then arrow rest- then done!!
string is ready!

was out scouting for bears this last weekend- also took down my stands for deer- might move one and try a spot for a bear.
want to use this bow for the bear!- if i get a shot at one- got till end of may!

[timbermoose]

looking forward to the pics wayne. of both bow and successful bear hunt.

[Roy from Pa]

Cool, looking forward to pictures.

[bigbob2]

X4

[fujimo]

yup Craig, we have some really big black bear here- but i am just gonna try and just get one!!
not an accomplished bear hunter like you- first time for me- I'm a bear killin' virgin    :D    
 so first reasonable bear that presents a clean shot, i will have a poke at.
not gonna get too fussy!
next year i might get a lot more selective!

aint too many bear where i come from- except my bare ass

[chackworth3]

This one is lookin good!  Ready for some more pics!

[Roy from Pa]

Yupper, PICTURES would be sweet..  

[fujimo]

at last... here we go fellas
hope its ok              
i sure learnt a lot doing this bow,

1.the "roybert indexing pin" ,
2.the end blocks to stop the lams sliding.
3.that the best nock overlay material is undoubtedly horn, i used Ipe on this one- but sure liked the horn better .
4. my nock overlays need to be 1/4" longer on the tapered side of the overlays- to look more balanced !
5.i sealed the riser and limb sides with superglue, first time- sure like that, what a difference to the finish!!!
6. will consider the i beam more on the next one, Holly would have looked better on this one-in fact Osage would have been the nicest, instead of plain ol' maple
7. the yew, curved insert in the riser could have been an 1/8th to a  1/4" closer to the back- will check out the final look with a pattern of the riser, when i lay out the next riser!

but all in all- i am happy with it- now time to quit fooling around and get back to a bunch of self bows i have been neglecting.        :D        

the riser

     

       

       

the limbs- great advice from kenny- making an "X" rated splice alignment!
       

this is how i like to do my string nocks- so the string angle is always good
       

the nock overlay could be just 1/4" longer
       

[fujimo]

the more i work with this yew- the more i love it- so pretty and subtle- but i still also admire the wild, crazee beautiful burl lams etc, that folks use on here        
   

strung profile- i just love these kenny m bows- but then again...i dont know much about glass bows- i just know i love the fact that i am able to build a glass bow- and that it is a kenny-m!   :confused:    :D    
     
sorry about the long grass fellas- will get the wife on that right away


full draw- bad backlight-oops!

     

     

thanks all for coming along on this drawn out journey- i sure have enjoyed building this bow- will improve on the next one!

[red hill]

HOT DAMN!!! Wayne, that has to be one of the most beautiful bows I've ever seen!    

[wood carver 2]

Nice work. It looks great.
Dave.

[timbermoose]

well done indeed wayne. well done.

[Trux Turning]

Wow that's a nice one- love the way it's bending at full draw! Bet it really flings an arrow!

[fujimo]

thanks guys- surely appreciated coming from you maestro's!
so help me here- just looking at the full draw pics for the first time, am i correct in saying that a powerlam would move the bend a bit down the limb, and give me slightly stiffer fades???right or wrong        
is that a good thing?
does that add to the leverage, and thus increasing performance???- but could that potentially be at the cost of some longevity?

[fujimo]

it really does spit an arrow out- but that credit goes to kenny- for a great design.... apparently   :D

[rockkiller]

Wayne,that is one good looking bow and if you are worried about the long grass, I got 2-3 ft of snow yet in my yard.I can see about shipping you some to cover that green grass.