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Offline JamesV

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48" Recurve finished
« on: May 24, 2014, 04:59:00 PM »


I designed and built this little 48" recurve as an experiment from scrap glass/ maple lams. Suprising how fast this little bow shoots.

A special thanks to Mike Mecredy over at MadDog bows for his help with the stack on this bow.

 
 
 
   

Was thinking this might be a good design for a high performance kids bow until the wife got her hands on it, with her short draw, probably not gonna get it back.

Oh well guess I can always build another one or 3

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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2014, 05:02:00 PM »
very cool- how is the stability and forgiveness of poor release etc on those short bows.
look really neat and funky!!!
whats the accuracy like?
nice job!!!
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2014, 05:06:00 PM »
Very nice!! I'm a fan of those short bows.
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Offline Ice Mike

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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2014, 06:18:00 PM »
That's awesome! !
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2014, 07:03:00 PM »
Very cool X 2!
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2014, 08:10:00 PM »
Looks really good.  Nice design.
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Offline Mike Mecredy

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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2014, 09:19:00 PM »
I like it.
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2014, 10:39:00 PM »
Sweet bow! I'm a fan of short bows too
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2014, 12:44:00 AM »
Great looking bow  - very sleek...I am not sure what that means but it sounds good.    :D
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2014, 01:04:00 PM »
Very cool!!
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2014, 01:34:00 PM »
Nice bow, James. I can't wait to see it in person!!  :thumbsup:
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2014, 02:37:00 PM »
Great looking bow.  The short ones have a bunch of wow factor.  Thanks for sharing with us.  How much taper etc? We need details leaving the out is cruel.
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Offline JamesV

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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2014, 03:31:00 PM »
The specs. on this bow are: 46" NTN, .170 total stack with .030 glass on the back and .020 on the belly. The maple lams are parallel (no taper) The limbs are 1 3/8 wide. 40# @ 26", 14" riser. The profile of this bow is similar to a reduced K mag.

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Offline bow loving man

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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2014, 04:11:00 PM »
cool bow!!!
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2014, 05:03:00 PM »
James -- Is that your design?  Would you be willing to share a tracing of that profile?  Or did you buy a proprietary plan somewhere for it?
 
I've toyed with the idea of making a bow similar to yours with a  "banana" shaped riser that would run from your riser's fades, to the deep part of your grip and back out.

I don't care for what I call the "prosthetic" grip, and I prefer shooting off the hand rather than a shelf.  I know... I'm weird....
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2014, 05:52:00 PM »
Very cool little bow,  a 26" pull on 'er,  impressive.....   :cool:  
Cheers to a job well done.    :thumbsup:
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2014, 02:51:00 AM »
Nice curves
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Re: 48" Recurve finished
« Reply #17 on: May 26, 2014, 04:03:00 PM »
Awesome little 'bush bow', very cool.
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