Well, I'm still deciding what to do with the handle but I'm calling this one finished. Clay Hayes posted a build along video series of a rawhide backed maple board. It's an asymmetrical bendy-handle at 70". Mine came in right around 50# @ 27". The bendy-handle design sure shortens my draw length. I tried a little bit of decoration on the belly with a wood burning tool & stained the rawhide on the back. This is my first asymmetrical bow and my first bendy-handle so any thoughts for improvements are welcome.
It shoots okay if I do my part. The pic below of my group at 20 yards took some work to get & I'm still getting used to how to shoot it & where it groups. If I do everything right, it's a nice soft *thum* upon release & a straight arrow. But one small form error puts the arrow off somewhere or I hear a *click* of the shaft hitting the handle. A good form teaching bow, perhaps...
I left the tips stiff and narrow. I had also attempted to put in the backset at glue-up but my floor tillering wasn't the best so I lost most of it. Nevertheless, it has less than 1.5" of set after tillering to 28.5" So I'll call it a success.
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Topic: Clay Hayes build along (Read 1436 times)
