This is my first mulberry bow and I enjoyed it immensely. It was easy to debark, enjoyable to work , took virtually no set and shoots well. Its reputation of being a lot like Osage orange is true it is simply less dense.
This started out as a bow for my daughter. I had it tillered down to 35 pounds at her draw length. But she spied a black locust bow I that had tillered to a hunting weight, but had not finished. She wanted that one instead.
What’s a dad to do?
So I cut an inch of each end. Re-filed the nocks and checked the tiller. Here are the final stats
TL =68”
NTN= 67”
Handle is 1”x1”
Fade width = 2”
Nock width is ¾”
Limb thickness is ½”
43# @ 28”
A little minwax stain and three coats of tru oil to seal it.
Leather and flannel trim with dicron wraps to dress things up a bit.
Now I need to finish that black locust bow.
