Hi, Y’all,
I haven’t posted one in a long time, so here goes. This is a Red Elm wavey pyramid self bow for my friend, Phil. He’s a novice with long arms, so I made it 45#@30”. (My full draw pic is stretching as far as I can, maybe 28”.). It’s plenty long, at 70”, 1-7/8” wide at fades, down to 3/8” tips. I followed the wavey grain on this one, but the jury’s still out on whether it’s all that necessary for this wood. Had a helluva time getting it to line up, but eventually managed it. I heat-treated it and flipped the tips some. Dressed it up with a dye job, ebony tips, suede wrap, and a bit of purpleheart for the arrow pass.
(Phil owns and brews at a local microbrewery, so I’m hoping for a nice barter.)






