Success (mostly)
I wanted to make an unbacked Spotted Gum board bow that wouldn't take too much set (hopefully). My other attempts have all had one problem or another, ending up with too much set, or breaking.
It's a rectangle cross section flatbow, and I went long. This guy is 71.5 inches NTN. 50mm wide at the fades, narrowing from the half way point of each limb.
It was my first attempt at a pistol grip. I went a bit too thin at the neck and popped the riser. Might have also been an issue with the epoxy I used... either way, I sanded back the pieces and re-glued using good old titebond 3. Seems to be solid! The handle looks a bit rough now though, due to the regluing process.
I heat treated just after floor tillering, and again when I got to about 20inches of draw.
Arrow pass has fox fur.
It pulls 35lbs at 28inches. TBH it's probably overbuilt, but hopefully this will last, and I can use it as a Baseline reference to start tweaking things and pushing limits.