Finished another one

[dawallace45]

Another one finished , this one is 68" nock to nock , 16" riser and I suspect some where around 38# to 40# at 28" of draw , will have to wait until I go visit Rod again to weigh it , seems to shoot nice

Riser is Kwila with a Vertical lamination of Tulip wood , Black Glass , tips are Kwila and Tulip wood , Laminations are Vertical Coffee Bamboo and tulip wood , depending on how it weighs out it may be the new Bow for Bretts Son















David

[Stickbow Hunter]

You showin' the good side of ya self again Dave.

Good to see you've been keeping yourself busy making another nice bow mate.

Jeff

[dawallace45]

Jeff

Thanks

Yeah , look better from the back than the front these days

Always making some thing , it's compulsive , a bloody Disease , added another 6 sq metres to the shed last week

David

[longbow steve]

Nice Dave, get your self some fishing scales from Kmart to weigh your bows, most go up to 55#.
Where do you get those tiny buckets to rest the bow on? Steve

[Gringa Bows]

lookin good Davo,that would be a great bow for Brae.......dog collar snapped that was holding the scales on the rafter,had the bow at full draw too ,hit my hand, riser of the bow then smashed on the floor boylans produce has them but they've gone up to $75,i know you usually only do light bows, but these scales go up to 110lb......

[Stickbow Hunter]

added another 6 sq metres to the shed last week

Man you already had one of the best workshops around.

Jeff

[Nephew]

That's very nice indeed. That Kwila comes up alright, hey? I really like the pointed tips, too.

[dawallace45]

Thanks guys , just got back , picked up a set of digital scales from BCF , $37 and go up to 88#

Rod the only reason I've only been making bows up to 55# is because I haven't been asked for any thing heavier

Actually had a bit of disaster some weeks back , now I've been keeping careful notes on all the bows I've made , I put down riser length and height , the number of laminations , what they are made of and their thickness , what they come out at and general impressions of the bows and that materials the tips are of , I write this down on a new sheet of paper for each one and put it on a clipboard on the wall of the workshop , seems we has some strong winds at some stage when the shed was open but I was down at a mates place and didn't notice that amongst all the stuff that was blown about when I got back all my notes were gone , found them when I was walking around the yard a week or two later after several rains , all gone , only got a few basic notes I scribbled on the edge of the bench , have to start again

[dawallace45]

Weighed the bow on the weekend and it's come out at 36# @28" , I was aiming for 38# so it was close

David