This bow is a pretty good one to showcase my name on here....twistedlimbs although i havent posted much for work lately, i have been building several bows a month. Most of them are are just standard selfbows so instead of posting all of them, I wait for the unique ones to rise out of the wood pile...
This one is Winged elm and was probably the hardest pieces of wood i have ever worked with. The grain was so tight and interlocked.... Just plain hard, It tore my tools up and everything was dull after working this piece. Much harder than my other elm bows
This one is my 75th bow. I think it's a good one to mark the 3/4 of the way to 100.
its 63" long and 50# @ 28". the grip is walnut hull dyed deer leather and the tip overlays are of Black walnut. Its got lots of whoops and whirls in it. Unfortunately, as with most character bows, pictures just dont do the character justice. Despite it's "ducks'n'weaves" it shoots really well. and hits where you point it and for 50#, zips an arrow pretty well. With all the character i was also very pleased with the tiller job. When this bow finds its final home, i hope it gets to do some hunting.
I wish it was about 10# heavier and then I would be packing it around this fall. But you know me 60-75# is my personal, ideal hunting weight.
thanks for checking it out- Ryan
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