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I've had this idea rattling around in my head for a long time and so finally after sketching it out I went and bought some Russian plywood and got started. Yes this is made out of a very high lamination count birch plywood. I didn't count them but I'm guessing there is somewhere between 30 and 50 laminations in this bow. I think it will hold up but if it doesn't I'll always wish it had
It's still in pretty rough shape I still have another 50 hours of sanding and finishing before it's ready for the show room. I wanted to make sure it didn't blow up before I put all those hours into the final finishing. You can see from the drawing that initially I wanted a shoot through riser but in wood the outer part would have been too thin so I abandoned that idea. Being a finger shooter I wanted a bow that was extra-long. I had these Martin elite limbs which were perfect for what I was looking for. In the final iteration I'm planning on cabling it with the Martin X-system which uses the shoot through cables. I think that will minimize the torque on the limbs and save me from having to add an ugly cable guard.
Here are the specs of the bow so far. After finishing and new cables these may change a bit
Axle to Axle = 46.5"
Draw weight = 50 Lbs Max
Brace Height = 7"
Total Weight = 5 lbs
I’ll make this my indoor bow or heck who knows perhaps I'll just toss it on the wall and look at it.
I would love to hear what color you guys think I should stain it. I'm thinking a bright color like Purple or Green or orange something like that. Art Nouveau typically used bright colors so that would be in keeping with the period. Anyway let me know what you think. Oh and I'll be posting a bunch more pictures.
Here are the specs of the bow so far. After finishing and new cables these may change a bit
Axle to Axle = 46.5"
Draw weight = 50 Lbs Max
Brace Height = 7"
Total Weight = 5 lbs
I’ll make this my indoor bow or heck who knows perhaps I'll just toss it on the wall and look at it.
I would love to hear what color you guys think I should stain it. I'm thinking a bright color like Purple or Green or orange something like that. Art Nouveau typically used bright colors so that would be in keeping with the period. Anyway let me know what you think. Oh and I'll be posting a bunch more pictures.
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