Greetings from Finland!
Quite proudly presenting the latest Corona time products from my workshop: Bamboo-Apple-Osage & Bamboo-Bulletwood-Osage ELB Stylish Longbows. Both bows have bamboo back (from a hardware store) and Osage Orange belly (grown and harvested in Hungary).
The first bow has apple tree core which I made from ca. 35 cm long log from an old apple tree. That tree grew at my childhood home and has been cut down several decades ago. I have saved and used pieces of itīs trunk for citchen cutting boards, knife handles etc. and this log was the last piece of that tree. I bandsawed it to slices and V-glued it to core laminate. Propably Iīll nominate this bow as Spirit of Apple. This bow is ca. 71,5" and shows 83 lbs @ 28".
The second bow is actually a refurbished or fixed older bow, named as 12 Pieces Stick. Itīs belly was made from several pieces of osage and also the core was V-glued at handle so it was really made from 12 pieces of boo, wood and horn. Unfortunately itīs puzzle belly didnīt last and started to break below handle area; a knot and glue joint. Itīs back and core were OK so I removed the belly totally and replaced it with a solid piece of osage. This bow turned actually a bit heavy, 86 lbs @ 28", but I think my muscles will learn quickly.
Both bows have water buffalo horn nocks and arrow pass. The strings are 16 strands of BCY 55 (to meet IFAA competition rules). The bows have several layers of Tru-Oil and their handles are leather from flea market.
