30ftandayear

The kayaking up there is unreal. I’ve had orca pods pass me, white sided dolphins cross-cross under my boat, humpbacks pop up from a feeding dive right beside my kayak. It’s some of the best kayaking I’ve ever done.

You can definitely wear your surf boots as casual shoes.

When I do it, I find that my feet tend to get a bit sweaty, so I like to pour a little bit of water from my water bottle into my boots from time to time to keep my feet cool. Works great.

Awesome. Thanks again for spreading the good word.

Thanks for the details, and it makes a lot of sense. Especially the part about using the design to get a higher draw-weight early in the cycle to maximize the amount of energy stored. I really appreciate your explanations.

I've seen this design in yew and now maple... are there certain wood species that are well suited, or can the HL design be applied widely?

Hi Dan.

I have been really curious about hollow limb bows since seeing this post from Weylin at Swiftwood bows: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bowyer/comments/6un8d5/yew_hollowlimb_self_bow_with_rattlesnake_skins/

What do you see as the design advantage for this bow type, and when do you think this design should be used?

It seems to me like the hollow-limb design does something similar to rounding the belly... in that more of the limb mass is moved farther from the neutral plane. So, this will provide more resistance to bending (for the same mass of wood), but also introduces higher stress at the edges of the limb.

Is this a design that is used for woods that are compression strong, and where the likelihood of introducing chrysals on the belly is quite low?

Either way, beautiful bow. Thanks for sharing and reminding me of Weylins HLD bow.