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Haven't posted in here for a while. Here are two hunting bows I have made over the last few weeks for a friend and his young son. They are both stoked (big grins all round) so it was a worthwhile effort.

The Lad's bow is 52" NTN, 25#@24" and he is drawing it to about 17" pulling about 15# (it is 22#@22" and flings a 335 grain 22" BOP arrow at around 140 fps It is fun to play with)
The Dad's bow is 68" NTN, 53#@28" and he is drawing it to about 30" pulling about 59# (flings a 630 grain 28" BOP arrow at around 168 fps )

Both bows have black ULS glass back and belly, Black Wattle riser, Qld Silver Ash and Black Gidgea accents with Black Wattle/buffalo horn/Ringed Gidgea tip overlays. The riser overlay on the full size bow is Black Wattle/Ringed Gidgea and (not so) clear fibreglass.
Both bows are cut to about 1/16" before centre and have leather strike plates adding about another 1/16" before centre.

The full size bow is the one that I modelled on my son's bow dimensions and it came in 10# lighter and the only difference is I used coffee bamboo instead of natural and black ULS instead of brown????? It is a shame it was heavily overcast when I took the photos . In full sun the Black Wattle has beautiful honey/gold figuring that is just breathtaking. Maybe some other time I'll get another photo. The little bloke hasn't stopped pestering his Dad about going hunting so he can bag a piglet .

Cheers....... Rod

They look great. It's really cool to have a matching pair for a father and son. I bet you won't find a kid more proud than the young lad that will be holding that alongside his dad. That's really, genuinely awesome Rod. Well done sir!

Jim

Good stuff Rod,the bows look tops

Well done Rod, it is excellent to see a father and son combination taking up the sport, can't get much better.

Is the adult bow a deflex/reflex design?

Daryl.

Awesome Rod, great job, a lot of talented people on this forum.

Very nice indeed Rod, we all need mates like you. There's nothing like flinging a few arrows around with your kids for the bonding thing.
You sure that's Black Walnut? looks more like Black Wattle in the pics,,,, but photos do that sometimes.

Rob.

terrific job Rod.Very well made and respectable speeds too! With that fiddleback grain the riser material surely does look like black wattle.

so the new shed's is in full production - well done with the bows.

cheers
sue

Thanks everyone.

Daryl, yes the adult bow is a deflex/reflex design. The blank is the same shape as the one shown below. Rob and Bob..... you know what I meant Yes it is black wattle. I was originally going to mix it up with QLD Walnut but didn't go with that idea in the end (except for in the first post).

Cheers...... Rod

Great combination bows Rod, and good to see the friends getting involved good stuff.

Cheers Wayno

Thanks Wayno, it is very satisfying to see folks taking up trad gear.

Cheers... Rod