HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!

[ScouterMike]

Beautiful bow, what limb profile did you use?

[typical2]

Originally posted by ScouterMike:
Beautiful bow, what limb profile did you use?

I draw it up with straight lines from fades to nock.  I draw it wider at the tips though(.600) then skinny up the tips and blend that in to about the mid limb point.  So...it is somewhat close to parabolic I suppose.  Can't tell to look at though.  I think that being wider at mid limb helps the bow to be more stable.

[Overspined]

I've shot skunky!  It's pretty! Eric's bows can be ridiculously tiny at the tips and look scary small, but he adds a wedge and doesn't take the limb width too narrow too fast mid limb.  I've screwed up bows as  anyone has and made em toothpick thin.  If I get lucky I can keep it straight and use it for carp!, or display it as a reminder of what to pay attention to while sanding.  I blame those on Eric, he got me started building.    

[Green]

Very well done....and that Ostrich grip is an excellent accent!

[2treks]

Looking good Eric.

[Mudd]

I like !!!!!!

   

[Rob DiStefano]

awesome longbow, congrats!            


 

Originally posted by typical2:
Here is the bow I built for this fall.

It is black glass with a 12" black and white ebony riser.  12" doesn't show much of this beautiful wood so I added some overlays.  I called it Mephitis which is the genus and species name for the black and white common skunk.  Hopefully I get the skunk off this bow EARLY!  It is a thick stack (.670"),narrow(just over an inch at fades and .400" at tips).  At 69" it came in at 58@28.


     

[kestimator]

Typical 2 that is a fabulous looking bow!!!!

[typical2]

Thanks for the compliments!  Here is another interesting project I played with this summer.  It's a 2 piece Hill style with fiberglass, carbon, and epoxy sleeve.  Built this a bit lighter so it won't make the woods but I learned a lot from it.

 


 


 


The pecky etimoe veneer on this thing is sweet.

[Brianlocal3]

Outstanding work!!! That's THE system to use

[typical2]

Great system but there are some things to do and things not to do.  This was my first attempt at a takedown.  Turns out there is a lot more stress going to the limbs in the riser than I thought.  I thought I could but through the back glass where the sleeve starts.  I didn't want to use overlays.  Turns out I needed to use overlays on this and keep back glass running under the sleeve.  no one was hurt.


   

[tg2nd]

Sorry for your loss!

[WarDancer]

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please, no buying-selling-trading anywhere but the classifieds.

[Brianlocal3]

Glad your ok typical

[typical2]

The only loss was a nice ziricote riser and some sweet pecky etimoe veneer.  Other than that it taught me a lot.  

[WESTBROOK]

Ouch!...Bummer on that one Eric...such is the cost of R & D.

[ron w]

Oh my.....that sucks. Well every time you learn something consider that a good thing!

I tried to show an example on another thread of what can happen when one is over bowed with a heavy longbow. One that I could shoot fine in practice and then just to find out at my first shot at a deer with that buck fever can sap ones strength and make the shot all about just getting the bow back, which most of the time will result in a miss.  I got misread by one post and ridiculed by another.  Take care guys, but I have better things to do, I am off the forum.

[Mudd]

I'll miss you Pavan. I hope you change your mind.

God bless,Mudd

[Mudd]