I received this bow a few weeks ago in the 2013 bow trade from Ryan Yoon and I could not be happier. It shoots fast and hard, and is a joy to look at. Although the hay bale I have been shooting at is gettin a little soft in the middle, Te Phoenix buries the feathers on a 625 gr arrow. Hickory, 47 pounds at 28 inches, with a trapped back and what looks like a heat treated belly, with some of the smallest tips I have seen on a self bow. The dye job is obvioulsy masterful.
Ryan - - thank you - - I hope these pictures do your (my) bow justice.
Now for my questions - - What are those pins that are imbedded as a strike plate and at the tips? Cut off brass nails or something? How on earth were you able to dye the bow like that without all the different colors running into each other?
Russ