Tonkin -> Moso Bamboo - Purple Heart - Osage Orange ELB

[Lehtis]

The Finn here again!

The start of this bow along another one can be found here: http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,72224.0.html

I was aiming to 75 lbs @ 28" with this bow and I succeeded to nail it precisly.
It´s 69,9" long NTN and has seven layers TruOil on it and the handle is covered with leather. Arrow pass and nocks are water buffalo horn.

Some "beauty spots" on the upper limb and I´m thinking to hide them some way...

[Lehtis]

And final four:

[Del the cat]

 Sweet, I'll bet that's punchy.
leave the beauty spots...all part of its character. It's clean and simple doesn't need any more IMO.
Del

[bjrogg]

Nice bow Lehtis. Thanks for sharing

I agree with Mr  Cat. Wouldn’t change a thing

Bjrogg

[bassman211]

Very nicely done.

[Lehtis]

Seems that I´m unlucky with bamboos... that rock hard tonkin bamboo decided to pop up a splinter on lower limb after ca. 300 shots...  During draw I heard loud crack and found the reason.

After some thinking I decided to sand down the whole tonkin back and replace it with moso bamboo.

[Lehtis]

After a couple of days I shaped the back and glued new nock pieces. Lower one is regular water buffalo and the upper one is cow horn from a shoe horn I found from flea market. After shaping the nocks I had not to do anything to the tiller but some 12 pounds has lost during the process. Sad for that but this will be the bow I´ll use in the future when my arms have lost their muscle power... or, perhaps, somebody is willing to buy it at good price...

[Lehtis]

Some more pics after TruOil...

[Lehtis]

Full draw later when I have forced my wife to look at me through camera...

[Pappy]

Nice save, beautiful bow.
 Pappy

[superdav95]

Diddo.  Nice save on that one.  I’ve had to do the same to save boo backed bows.  When they don’t pop they work well.  Very nice bow indeed. 

[Hamish]

+Nice save. Great skill.

Shame about the Tonkin. I was surprised when I heard it lifted a splinter, due to its reputation in cane fly rods. I was under the impression it was one of the few boo's that could take flattening of the outside nodes, and not be affected.