Author Topic: Forward Riser completed. (Read 636 times)

wcdurand · « **on:** March 12, 2015, 05:46:00 AM »

Well glued up my forward riser design. 58" Ended 55# @28" Limbs glass.042 Zebrano .030 Boo .110 Riser boo .060 zebrano .030 glass .042 Riser Pau ferro and Zebrano. Had to trap the limbs because initially was about 62#

Decided to name the bow "IKLWA" The Iklwa was the very effective short handled killing spear used by the Zulu nation in the time of King Shaka.

Why -- Because on the second shot out of this bow it promptly killed the first arrow at fifteen yards

PZee · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2015, 07:30:00 AM »

Willem,

Great work bud, I really like that.
Did you grind your own lams?

Thanks

Peter

wcdurand · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2015, 07:49:00 AM »

Peter,
Thank you. Yes I did grind the lams myself.
we should do a bow building weekend sometime.

Regards
Willem

Trux Turning · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2015, 08:38:00 AM »

Nice!! I really like the looks and you have a shooter too. Do you have a full draw picture?

BenBow · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2015, 09:20:00 AM »

Nice!

Buemaker · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2015, 11:20:00 AM »

Looking good.

Pheonixarcher · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2015, 03:51:00 PM »

I like the lines on that one. Great work! Looks like it shoots pretty good for you too.

chackworth3 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 12, 2015, 08:17:00 PM »

Nice!

drewsbow · « **Reply #8 on:** March 12, 2015, 08:24:00 PM »

very nice

bamboo · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2015, 07:05:00 AM »

i like it when the first shot from a bow is in the bull!...BUT drilling the first arrow with the second!!BIG MOJO!!--I'm betting that bow is going to be a stone cold killer!!nice bow!!

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2015, 07:56:00 AM »

Very nice...

fujimo · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2015, 08:17:00 AM »

beautiful work willem. love the name!!
know why they called it the iKlwa?
it was the sound it made when pulling it from the enemies body's- cool hey!
it has always amazed me as such an amazingly descriptive language
cheers mate
wayne

wcdurand · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2015, 08:36:00 AM »

Wayne Thank you. If the bow could speak it would probably say "Ngadla" which means "I've eaten" and which was said every time a Zulu warrior used his iKwla on a enemy

wcdurand · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2015, 08:54:00 AM »

Full Draw. Forgot to mention That six inch tip wedges(.040)were used

fujimo · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2015, 09:49:00 AM »

that is one very cool bow- do you have a chronograph, just out of interest- I don't put my faith in fps- but just as a comparison to your normal RD bow.
does the forward riser feel any different to shoot?
they really have grabbed my interest!
cheers

Zradix · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2015, 12:18:00 PM »

I really like the design.

I'm quite a fan of the forward riser theory....haven't had much of a chance to prove it to myself though..lol

David Flanrey · « **Reply #16 on:** March 13, 2015, 07:17:00 PM »

Good looking bow. Also, some good shootin.

JJB · « **Reply #17 on:** March 13, 2015, 07:47:00 PM »

Good looking bow with some shooting mojo as mentioned, cool! Nice name too.
-Jay

Wolftrail · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2015, 10:13:00 PM »

Great execution looks good, is that .030" glass back and belly...?

Bodork · « **Reply #19 on:** March 13, 2015, 10:15:00 PM »

Nice looking bow! Good shooting too!

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