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

[Roy from Pa]

Looking nice, Ritchie.

[Forwardhandle]

It's getting there Thanks Roy !

[mwosborn]

It is looking good, lined up nice.  Couple of questions if you don't mind Ritchie, Did you begin narrowing the limbs right at the end of the fades?  And how long is the riser?  Thanks?

[Forwardhandle]

Don't mind at all Mitch love to talk about this design, I'm out in never never land with the 64 in. so this is going on as we post but talked with Kenny last night and decided on starting out at 13 in. From center then taper to 5/8 so on this 16 in. riser that's well beyond the fades I'm back at 12 in. now and that puts me about 3 1/2 in. Parallel out of the fades with this bow I'm slightly shorter on the riser say 15 3/4  I'm pulling this bow to 31 in. Target draw @48 lb so take every thing I'm saying take with a grain of salt but should be able to tell how it works out shortly ! The line in the pic is at 12 in. where the taper is starting as you can see it's well out of the fade !

[Forwardhandle]

Here is some more pics you can get a better idea of the amount of reflex and profile !

[Forwardhandle]

This bow feels like some awsome early draw every thing measures even so far only ruff rounded the limbs so only pulled it to about 13 in. or so I guess so far I think the profile looks good at 12 in. parallel what do you guys think ?

[skeaterbait]

I really like the profile that is developing. Very nice.

[Forwardhandle]

Thanks Lonnie so far it's working out , hope to have this one ready to hunt this year !

[kennym]

You got time to build one more Ritchie! LOL

Lookin good! 

[Forwardhandle]

Yep a 66 in. Action wood riser ,but I still have the 68 '' R/D lams collecting dust This is my 5 th bow this year and they all where going to be the last for the year...lol

[kennym]

If this one works well I’m gonna have to alter my template for the longer length.... 

[Forwardhandle]

Well I dont know for sure yet but with the increased reflex the early draw is substantial ,Im going to guess its going to more then compansate for the increased mass ,I was playing with the 60'' & this one side by side its a different bow feel defiantly more early weight , I will run some tests when done !

[Bvas]

Looking good Ritchie!

What brace height and taper rate do ya have?

I was anticipating a little bit of limb contact on the string with that much reflex, but it looks like it comes off clean.

[Forwardhandle]

Brad I think Im at 8 1/2 or somthing like that I dont have the handle overlays on and was just trying to simulate 7 1/4 '' brace at the deepest part of the handle with it on , the supper lam works great just stiff enough to hold the reflex but not to stiff to come out for no string contact ,I played with it floor tiller wise before choping it down to see what max length could be and even with the crazy reflex of the 68 '' it still would straiten out Im thinking this bow will reach its best performance at these longer lengths and draw well see ! The total taper rate .001

[Bvas]

It’s funny how you build a form for one length and it performs better at another. I built a form for a 56”. It does great at 56” and 60”, but is a bit sluggish at 58”  
I understand on the BH. Most grips are around 1-3/4” deep, so you can measure off the back of the bow and subtract that to get your BH.
Surprising they straighten out that well with only a .001 taper. I thought for sure it would be .003. How far from center does the super lam extend?

[Forwardhandle]

If I remember right I think 13 in. from center on the power lam portion of it , I wonder what would happen if this bow was made with just a power lam and zero taper & no tip wedges to many ideas and not enough time to find out but I defently see a 66 in. In the near future !

[Forwardhandle]

Given my obsesive compulsive bow nature ,Im always comparing bow designs & asking my self why one design does this & the other design does that but in my exsperience there is always trade offs , it will be interesting to do a shoot off berween the R/D  & the FHLB , in the pic both bows are 64'' but the FHLB has more then 3 '' of working limb , the R/D bow is the most docile accurate 64'' I have ever had In a hunting bow , it will be intersting to compare the two !

[Forwardhandle]

Well I got a little time after work to get the limbs rounded over & narrowed down and working down the tiller, sorry for the pics got the wife to begrudgingly take a full draw pic while she was in the middle of fall decorating...lol ,and had to pull it on the tree one handed and take a pic but its setting at 3/16 positive 31 in. @ 48 lb I may drop this one a little lighter for late season hunting , this bow is very smooth drawing you think your pulling a lighter bow then it is , all opinions or critiques welcome ?

[Bvas]

Peesonally Id like to see a little more bend in the outer third of the limbs. But they may just look stiff because of the extreme amount of reflex. Smooth Is usually a good thing, but may also mean your giving up power.

How wide are you at the tips?

[Forwardhandle]

I'm still wide at the tips 5/8 in. I wanted to get it shooting first then narrow every thing down a bit more as I shoot it in, here is the 60 in. for comparison ,I think this design is kinda loosely based on a leaver type bow with stiff outers ?