Bow #2 Status

Sorry no pictures for this post.

This is a quick update. I am calling bow #2 done - all except for the cosmetics part. I have it at about 48 lbs at full draw of about 28 inches. That is a little too much for me, but I plan on working through it. I've shot about a dozen arrows with it and got serious left arm bruises as a result. I'll be buying an arm guard soon.

Bow #4 (Emily's bow) is not going to work for Emily because her draw is too long for a 60 inch bow, which is what #4 is. So, it's going to be in the hands of a grand-kid soon. The problem there is that it's still too strong for an 8 year old by quite a bit. I think.

I had another kid's bow in work and it exploded on me. So, it is in pieces now. Firewood. My mistake was a poor gluing job on the handle. The surfaces were way too smooth and consequently when I had it on the tiller and drew it about 10 inches the handle popped off and the sudden pressure on the stick bent it violently and it exploded. I needed to rough up the surfaces a lot so that all that glue in there actually made the bond that it was supposed to make.

In the meantime, my 3 year old grand-son (one of them) said, "Grandfather, can you make me a tiny bow?" So, I've got one near ready for him. It is probably too strong yet for him to pull all the way back to his 15 inch draw, but that may not matter, since he won't care as long as the arrows fly, which they will. At 10 inches it has about 18 pounds of pull. He should be able to do that.