Hickoryrecurve with Plumwoodhandle

[AndrewS]

Hi,

here is a new recurve I made for a friend - also a bowyer (with no time to make himself a bow)

She is from hickory and the glued on handle is Plumwood. The tips are also from plumwood glued together with a stripe of horn.
There is also horn at the bellyside of the recurve - I had shaped the hickory to thin at the recurves so that I had to reinforce the recurves.

She is nearly 1,5 inches wide direct after the fades, the nocks are 3/8inch wide.

She pulls 52lbs @28 inches and has a NTN lenght of 61".

Hope my friend will like her???

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[AndrewS]

A few mor pics

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[jamie]

well done. any chance of another full draw pic. the fence and tree are screwing with my head. lol

[waterlogged]

I like the horn, but I'd have to agree with jamie... there's a lot going on in the background of that full draw pic.

[Justin Snyder]

I love the horn on the back of the recurves.  The plumbwood is nice also.  I am with Jamie, the background makes it tricky to see. But that chain link makes it especially hard to focus.  Justin

[1/2primitive]

That bow sure is purty! Great job!
      Sean

[Hillbilly]

Great looking weapon. Your friend should be quite happy.

[AndrewS]

Thanks for your comments.

I will try to get a new fd-pic today in the evening, when my wife is back.

[Pappy]

Sweet Andrew that is a beuty,bet it is a sweet shooter.
   Pappy

[AndrewS]

Ok. Here are more pics - better to look at pics



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[AndrewS]

and more:

P.S. the colour on the hickory is "henna" (it is normally a natural colour for red hair) and charcoal from our fire-place. The finish is shellac and tung-oil.

@Pappy
the bow is a sweet shooter, sure

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[Far East Archer]

Beautiful bow Andrew! I love the nice arc at full draw, looks like a smooth fast little bow! Bet your bud will like it a bunch.
Question: Is the hickory from a board?

-Alex

[GregB]

I'm sure your friend will be extremely pleased with the bow...great job!

[a finnish native]

looks like a shooter. Are my eyes screwed up or is the bottom limb a little stiff from the fade? If so, I doubt that it will disturb the performance of the bow.

[George Tsoukalas]

She's a beauty. Nice job. Jawge