New Build (Quad-lam)

Powder · July 26, 2023, 01:44:43 PM

I really like building Hill style tri-lams... So I figured, why not try for a quad-lam?

Hickory back, then a blood wood lam, then American Chesnut, then osage running up the fades. Purple heart, locust, and bloodwood in the grip, bloodwood and purple heart in the tips.

I was trying for a string follow bow, and I got it with one inch of string follow. It's not SUPER fast, but it's quick enough, and very, VERY easy to shoot well.

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Powder · July 26, 2023, 01:47:19 PM

and another one

Powder · July 26, 2023, 01:48:28 PM

last one

jess stuart · July 26, 2023, 02:36:53 PM

Great job looks fantastic

Powder · July 26, 2023, 03:10:57 PM

Thanks!

wood carver 2 · July 26, 2023, 04:16:49 PM

Very nice! What's the draw weight?
Dave.

Powder · July 26, 2023, 04:18:44 PM

57 Lbs at 29 inches

Pat B · July 26, 2023, 05:45:38 PM

Very nice classic quadlam bow. Glad to see you using hickory for the back. IMO, hickory is the best wood backing out there and it pretty easy to prep as a bow backing. Can you tell any difference in the performance compared to a trilam? Even though it isn't fast I bet it shoots a heavy arrow well.

Powder · July 26, 2023, 07:26:37 PM

It's a grunt slower, and WAY easier to hit with... And it came out of the clamps about 80% tillered... (and not because I am super skilled, either).

kennym · July 27, 2023, 08:07:47 AM

Nice bow!!

Love when the tiller is close off the form!!

Longcruise · July 27, 2023, 07:23:39 PM

That's a beauty 😍

Powder · July 27, 2023, 07:34:47 PM

Thanks guys. I'm pretty happy with it so far. It certainly is one of the prettiest bows I've made, and it shoots well enough that I actually hit the target! lol...

I'm doing up another with hickory, cherry, sapele, and osage, if it works, I'm giving it to a young friend of mine...