Bow pics

TNstickn · August 22, 2008, 01:07:00 PM

Finished sanding and added a couple of coats of valspar satin enamel last night. It is the interior/ exterior premium grade. Supposed to be non yellowing, UV resistant and flexible.I'll let y'all know how it holds up. The bow turned out 49 lbs. @ 28". Riser is brazillian rosewood, maple accent stripe, osage in grip area. Limbs are actionboo core, osage back, cherry belly. Osage and cherry riser overlays. Red and brown tip overlays. I'm gonna let it sit through the weekend to get the best possible cure out of it, before I string it up again. We've had above 90% humidity all week here! Easily the best feeling bow at the shot I've made so far. Pretty dead in the hand, pts great, I guess you can tell I'm excited!

-Greg

Apex Predator · August 22, 2008, 01:23:00 PM

Great job! That's a looker for sure.

kennym · August 22, 2008, 01:44:00 PM

Good lookin bow!! Ever notice how hard it is to take a bow pic? I can never do em justice!! LOL

TimZeigler · August 22, 2008, 02:06:00 PM

Nice work! Love the lines.

TNstickn · August 22, 2008, 04:14:00 PM

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.
Kenny, I cant take a picture to do it justice thats for sure! I probably need a new camera or something! LOL. I took about twenty and still am not satisfied. I get the same feeling with the camera that I get filing my nocks

kennym · August 22, 2008, 04:29:00 PM

I know,if you get close nuff to show that grain,you can't see the profile,ya just can't have it all!!!!

JEFF B · August 22, 2008, 04:48:00 PM

nice looking bow for sure

TNstickn · August 22, 2008, 04:51:00 PM

I have two risers roughed out. Gonna sand on them this weekend if the rain washes out my sq hunt with the kids. I'm gonna try a 40 lber and a 60 lber, hopefully I get close. You guys think I should increase the glass thickness or my core thickness? Any thoughts on it would be great. Gotta go pick up kids from school be back later.

kennym · August 22, 2008, 05:35:00 PM

Asked that ? a while back,seems like everybody runs about 20-25% glass in the stack.

Pluck Yew · August 22, 2008, 11:42:00 PM

very nice..I love that osage...

Shawn...

longbawl · August 23, 2008, 07:26:00 AM

Very nice

DCM · August 23, 2008, 08:44:00 AM

Turned out nice Greg. With as much r/d as your form has, have you considered adding more thickness taper? Might save you some limb mass.

TNstickn · August 24, 2008, 06:29:00 PM

David, I'm gonna try to thicken it up some, also gonna see if I can change it enough to get a more D shape when strung. Man, I'm swimming with ideas, probably be another year or more to try all the things I've come across.