This is my most recent bow, it is made of lilac, 122 cm long and draws 36#@25" I did mess up a little while tillering, otherwise I would have had a 45# bow. It is less than an inch wide at the widest point, and the stave had a big kink about in the middle, so thats where I put the handle. Even though there is a big king, It is still working in the handle. It started with a severe deflex reflex profile, but is now mostly reflex. It took slightly less than an inch of set. I would estimate this wood to be denser than the osage I have tried, but harder to find a large enough stave.
The stave was cracked down to the marrow, as lilac cracks with a dry look. The bow is finished only with beewax to keep the MC under controll.
Last I would like to thank Tuukka of Finland for trying this wood.
Well here are the pictures;
![](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Fundin/Bows/DSC03820.jpg)
Belly with semi dark heartwood
![](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Fundin/Bows/DSC03821.jpg)
towards the tip there was some darker heartwood
![](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Fundin/Bows/DSC03822.jpg)
Big kink with two knots looking like eyes of an ancient sea monster, despite this you can feel the handle work
![](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Fundin/Bows/DSC03823.jpg)
Marrow down the center of the limb
![](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Fundin/Bows/DSC03826.jpg)
Resting unstrung
![](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Fundin/Bows/DSC03825.jpg)
Low string height helps speed and lowers stress with a longer draw.
![](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/Fundin/Bows/DSC03827.jpg)
And finally the Full Draw image, unfortunately not a very good background as I was out with my wife in the yard, and we couldnt go far as we had our baby with us.