Alright, I think I have everything squared away.  PM's going out.

It's Osage but I'm not sure what the other wood is. It's some of the hardest stuff I've ever worked with. Might be milk wood

Quote from: EvilDogBeast on February 12, 2025, 03:09:17 PM
Alright, I think I have everything squared away.  PM's going out.

Yeahhhh. Victims Beware!!!

PMs sent.  Please hit me up with any questions you may have for victims and I will find out for you.  Good luck gentlemen.

Well, I've decided what I'm going to do. I'm going to use a kids bow pattern I got from KennyM and try to modify it to be a 54" short hybrid, long bow/recurve. That will hit 60 pounds and hopefully hit 31 inch draw without stacking too bad. And I'll have to beef up the riser a little Ive only gone to 45 before. Well out of my comfort zone.

I'm thinkin but no pics

 Wood selection night!!!

Lets get it started yeah.  A pile of osage, a bandsaw, a drawknife, and some time.

Quote from: Watsonjay on February 12, 2025, 06:59:04 PM
Well, I've decided what I'm going to do. I'm going to use a kids bow pattern I got from KennyM and try to modify it to be a 54" short hybrid, long bow/recurve. That will hit 60 pounds and hopefully hit 31 inch draw without stacking too bad. And I'll have to beef up the riser a little Ive only gone to 45 before. Well out of my comfort zone.

Building a 54" bow that draws 31" without stacking may prove to be a challenge. I would take a long look at Ron LaClairs shrew design. That design will do it in a 52" length.

Beware of using too much deflex sweep in your limb design. There is a lot to be said for leaving a flat section to regulate the draw length and change the working limb length without changing limb length.    .02 cents worth...

Quote from: Kirkll on February 14, 2025, 12:30:01 AM

Quote from: Watsonjay on February 12, 2025, 06:59:04 PM
Well, I've decided what I'm going to do. I'm going to use a kids bow pattern I got from KennyM and try to modify it to be a 54" short hybrid, long bow/recurve. That will hit 60 pounds and hopefully hit 31 inch draw without stacking too bad. And I'll have to beef up the riser a little Ive only gone to 45 before. Well out of my comfort zone.

Building a 54" bow that draws 31" without stacking may prove to be a challenge. I would take a long look at Ron LaClairs shrew design. That design will do it in a 52" length.

Beware of using too much deflex sweep in your limb design. There is a lot to be said for leaving a flat section to regulate the draw length and change the working limb length without changing limb length.    .02 cents worth...

The kids bow template I got from Kenny and and have made a few of with great success is basically a clone of the shrew bow. My buddy waited a year for his when we compared them they were basically the same. I just want to throw a bit more reflex into the tips.

This is a previous one I did

It may look like a clone of a Shrew, but it took me 4 forms and a bunch of bows leaning in the corner to get what I wanted. 

I've never seen a Shrew bow, but have studied many bow designs...

Quote from: kennym on February 14, 2025, 08:31:40 AM
It may look like a clone of a Shrew, but it took me 4 forms and a bunch of bows leaning in the corner to get what I wanted. 

I've never seen a Shrew bow, but have studied many bow designs...

I wasn't trying to say anything, just that the design is already close to the bow he referenced. I love the design, thanks for putting the effort into it and offering to me.

I know, the only reason I went that direction was I saw Gregg Coffee was making a 52" and it was challenging.

My apologies to him and Shrew if it's similar!!

Is a maybe considered a progress? 

How did it do that? Lol

Quote from: kennym on February 14, 2025, 01:08:01 PM
Is a maybe considered a progress? 

Those are beautiful

Quote from: kennym on February 14, 2025, 11:09:48 AM
I know, the only reason I went that direction was I saw Gregg Coffee was making a 52" and it was challenging.

My apologies to him and Shrew if it's similar!!

I just went and looked at the Java bows and that elkheart magnum is exactly what I was wanting to do just a bit mire reflex in the tips.

That Elkheart magnum looks a lot like the ones I used to build in 52-54" length. Good looking design.

Why do you want more reflex in the tips?

Quote from: Kirkll on February 14, 2025, 08:43:15 PM
That Elkheart magnum looks a lot like the ones I used to build in 52-54" length. Good looking design.

Why do you want more reflex in the tips?

Thinking it will help string angle at longer draws to reduce stacking as well as gain a little speed.

Picked up an lvl beam to make a new form today