So, I got my bow strung up, string stretched, nock found, etc... And the arrow fly like DARTS! so accurate and it seems almost effortless to throw these 750 gr arrows down range.
6 years ago I began a 3 piece take-down project, my first. It was made on a form from Herb Meland, of Pronghorn. Since then I've made several self bows, but this was my first and only three-piece. Roughly a couple days into shooting it the riser came apart completely. real bummer. In the end that was fine, cause the riser was UGLY, my fault. I tried to reglue, etc.. but gave up in absolute failure and total frustration.
Now many years later I pulled it out from under the scrap heap and thought... "I wonder". I asked for some thoughts by the guys here on the bow building forum, and ya'll were real helpful. and...Well, many years later I finally have beat this riser. It was reshaped by myself and an artistic friend. It was cut apart and reglued, and made to look right. I got a string from Josh at OliverStacey... and with anxious trepidation I went out to shoot my first 3-piece bow. And it shoots AWESOME!!! absolute darts to where they should go and very quiet, while being dead in the hand. It came out lighter then I expected, its 77# @ 29.5", I was shooting for 84ish. But it is very comfortable to shoot as a result.
to finish her off I'll add a leather grip and some better bow bolts/anlter knobs, if I can find them.
I absolutely cannot wait to send a Simmons or big-3 tipped arrow, depending on tuning, on the way to an elk this fall!!!
Topic: YIPPPEEE! My Elk Bow finally found... (Read 384 times)
