68 in. Kennym bow !,64 in.,60in.,58 in. & mods & builds FHLB & R/D !

[Crooked Stic]

I like the colors myself. Not for everyone though.

[Forwardhandle]

I do a lot of my bow work 2 & 5 am before Roy isn't even thinking about solbering up 😃 so I use a lot of hand tools not to wake the family so heres some pics of a arrow rest & sight window ruffed in with out power tools !

[Forwardhandle]

Tools used

[Forwardhandle]

Ok initial test keep in mind the tips are at 3/4 wide still & Im only using the tiller string so as of now Im  at 46 lb @31 Im using a 433 grain arrow & 575 grain arrow also had to go to a higher brace 8 7/8 like a recurve to keep from slapping the tips , man I hate to say this but this thing is smoother from first impretions then the 64 R/D it just doesent change from brace to full draw shock free and piles arrows right on top of each other so with 575 grain Im averaging 184fps & 433 200 fps finger release I think there is at least 7-9 fps left after tips are narrowed and tuned ! The boss rolled out of bed so back to house work...lol

[Forwardhandle]

The one thing I noticed about the longer brace height is you can shoot a varity of arrows that are not the right spine and the come off with good flight I suspect Im losing FPS because of the height but with the target bow quality of this longer bow its nice and its much more stable shooting bow at my draw then the 60 in. Im going to split the difference and try a 62 in. There always trade offs with different designs & lengths I find !

[Roy from Pa]

That's pretty quick, Ritchie.

 

[Forwardhandle]

Im happy with it still fine tuning it but I have to corect above I forgot I drop the the head weight on those heaver arrows from 125 heads to 100 grain so the heavier arrowbis 575 grain !

[BMorv]

Very Nice Ritchie!  I knew my questions would spark you to get back in the shop, but didn't realize you wouldn't be able to sleep lol....That's some good numbers even with the lighter arrow. 

This thread has opened my eyes to forward handle designs. 

I personally like the colors.  Not something you see everyday. 

[Forwardhandle]

Thanks for the kick in the pants there Ben I needed it  I was a little surprised at the light arrow speed myself with the longer limbs it has good performance for heavy or light arrows I need to work up a 10 gpp arrow , I'm fascinated with the FHLB design really ideal for guys like you and me with longer draws in a compact design with out the down side of most short bows , stack Ect I'm doing a 62 in. with stable core next up I think it will be ideal but just a guess only one way to find out !

[Bvas]

Those are some pretty impressive speeds Ritchie. I’m curious how it does with a 10gpp arrow @28”. It’s great that it is smooth out to your 31” draw. But I suspect that large wingspan is also contributing to the speed.
Just curious how it would perform for us guys with a “normal” wingspan.

[Forwardhandle]

I was going to make that same comment, you want a bow to go faster pull it farther but there is a lot more to that comment then meets the eye in my opinion it is a topic hard to cover in one post but I originaly modified the design for my draw to shoot heavy hunting arrows & be durable, it works for that but to be honest I thought there would be a little more speed and I think its there but not willing to risk it on this one with out stable core but regardless of draw there is a couple things the bow is telegraphing it is totaly dead in the hand after the 575 grain arrow leaves the bow telling me its efficent(all my opinion) but having said that I think the bow is still over built mass wise & as a good example of that the width on my 60 in. is a hair over 1 1/4 in. and very stable , I said that to say this if I had a standard draw I would be exspermenting with a 58in bow , but like my friend says only one way to find out 😃 Interesting comment Brad we dont talk design around here much ! All the above is just my thoughts !

[Forwardhandle]

Oops ! Got my tips sanded groves smoothed out gave it a pull and here is the result...lol more then likely from the best I can tell the pegs breaking during cure got me ,oh well the lesson learned is dont make fancy risers on exsperments & use metal pegs 🤧 But started designing the riser for the 62in. , using stable kore on this one ,but glad I got some chrono numbers before the 64in let lose ! Might grind the riser out of the bow at a later date !

[BMorv]

Man that sucks.... Sorry Ritchie.  It was a shooter.
So your pegs for rubber bands broke during glue up? 

[Roy from Pa]

That's a sickening feeling when that happens.

Sorry Ritchie.

[Forwardhandle]

No problem Ben,Roy it really doesn't bother me much any more when one fails had enough practice at it....lol  but the wood pegs on the topless fire house form broke while it was baking and didn't notice right away before I rewrapped the area , I thought it would be ok but guess not ! at least that's my best guess.

[Bvas]

Sorry to hear that Ritchie.

I’m a little confused by the pics. I can see the separation in the last pic. But what am I looking at in the first two pics? Is that the limb completely separated? Or is there something else on the trash can with the bow?

[Bvas]

Oh wait I think I get it now...... the glass split down the middle.
I couldn’t figure out how there was glass on the bow and hanging out the side. Lol. 
Damn little phone screens.

[Forwardhandle]

I should of unstrung the bow before the pic but you got the jest !

[Crooked Stic]

Hey I know the feeling. Yeah some 3/8 steel pegs should do the trick.

[Forwardhandle]

I know you do Mike , but Im under steam on the next ,never fun breaking one but part of the game ! We call fun