<EM><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif">There were only two entries in the composite class this year. Therefore, these entries will automatically be sent in and judged.</FONT></EM><BR><EM><FONT face=Georgia></FONT></EM> <BR><EM><FONT face=Georgia></FONT></EM> <BR><P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=center><EM><FONT face=Georgia>* * * *</FONT></EM></P><P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=center><EM><FONT face=Georgia></FONT></EM> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0px" align=center><EM><FONT face=Georgia></FONT></EM> </P><FONT face=Georgia><B>Roger Sparks </B><EM>Sinew backed osage with Gemsbok horn belly</EM></FONT><BR><BR><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif">I made this bow last year without regard to the ABC contest that you set for us up and coming bowyers. <FONT size=2>The little bow is I believe 56" and is in excess of #60. It is sinew backed Osage with Carp Skins on the back and has Gemsbok horn on the belly and tips.</FONT></FONT><BR><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT> <BR><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=2>My dilemma is this, I am on a temporary work assignment in OK away from my family and shop. I do not have the means to provide any other pictures than what you see here. I also cannot draw the bow completely because of the weight. It has been drawn to 28" MANY times on the tiller, I just don't have a pic and cannot provide one.</FONT><BR><DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV><DIV><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT size=2>Tim Ott has drawn the bow (at O'Jam) and was the one that suggested I should enter it in the challenge. </FONT><FONT size=2>I had hopes of returning home in time to make a "Winged Elm" contender, but it is not going to be possible.</FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT face=Georgia></FONT> </DIV><DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/halbleib/Sparks5.jpg" align=baseline border=0></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/halbleib/Sparks3.jpg" align=baseline border=0></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/halbleib/Sparks2.jpg" align=baseline border=0></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/halbleib/Sparks7.jpg" align=baseline border=0></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/halbleib/Sparks4.jpg" align=baseline border=0></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/halbleib/Sparks6.jpg" align=baseline border=0></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/halbleib/Sparks8.jpg" align=baseline border=0></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/halbleib/Sparks.jpg" align=baseline border=0></DIV>
<FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Leonard Rosenkrans </b><EM>Asiatic style composite bow</EM></FONT><br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT> <br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Bow Specs:</FONT><br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT> <br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The bow is 50" nock to nock. The working limb sections are 1 - 3/16" wide (parallel over the entire length), approximately ½" thick and 12" long. Siyahs are 10" long and attached with a v-splice at a modest 30 degree angle. The bow pulls around 62# @ 28", measured to the back of the handle.</FONT><br><br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif">My bow is of fairly typical Asiatic composite materials for the most part, with sinew back, bamboo core and horn belly. Unlike many Asiatic composite designs, I made my bow with relatively little reflex. The limbs themselves are straight just after unbracing, and the only reflex comes from the modest angle of the siyahs. I designed and tillered the limbs to bend fairly evenly throughout the working limb, unlike some composite bows that tend to bend very hard near the handle. I feel this spreads the stress more evenly over the working limb.</FONT><br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT> <br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l200/62tomsawyer/Asiatic%20Composite%20Bow/justunbraced2.jpg" align=baseline border=0></FONT><br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT> <br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l200/62tomsawyer/Asiatic%20Composite%20Bow/braced2.jpg" align=baseline border=0></FONT><br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT> <br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l200/62tomsawyer/Asiatic%20Composite%20Bow/fulldraw1.jpg" align=baseline border=0></FONT><br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT> <br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l200/62tomsawyer/Asiatic%20Composite%20Bow/justunbraced.jpg" align=baseline border=0></FONT><br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT> <br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l200/62tomsawyer/Asiatic%20Composite%20Bow/bracedasiatic.jpg" align=baseline border=0></FONT><br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT> <br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l200/62tomsawyer/Asiatic%20Composite%20Bow/asiaticdraw1.jpg" align=baseline border=0></FONT><br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT> <br><FONT face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l200/62tomsawyer/Asiatic%20Composite%20Bow/fulldraw11-14.jpg" align=baseline border=0><br></FONT>