yew takedown recurve

[mamba]

Very nice work for a junkie.(sorry couldn't help myself).

[Rich Saffold]

JJ, Very nice work. I know how much time and patience  is needed for fitting the  sleeves and aligning the curves. Hope your hunt is successful.

Rich

[Loki]

Stunning Bow!

[juniper junkie]

very nice indeed. how thick is the hide?

the hide is pretty thin, maybe 1/16" I have done several bows with this thinner hide and it has held up great, plus reduces weight on the limbs as compared with thick hide. I leave in the morning for georgia to give it a try!!

[Marc St Louis]

Very nice looking bow. Well done

[deerhunter97370]

Juniper, I love the elk tips. Do you know if there is a way to make a takedown without the metal. Joel

[jamie]

awesome bow. deerhunter do a search on this site for takedown by marc st louis. he came up with something pretty cool. peace

[George Tsoukalas]

That is awesome. But I have to say that on long trips I always take 2 bows. One as a back up make me feel better. Jawge

[a finnish native]

deerhunter: you can also make the "tube" from moose's shin bone. just recuires some patience. I bet horn of a moose would do also fine if you find a piece that suites it. Also elk would do or a big whitetail. Heck! almost anything that is big enough will do.   

[juniper junkie]

Well the bow has a new home. I went to georgia to hunt with Billy. I gave him the bow as a token of my appreciation for his hospitality.  he shot it better than I could. I took along another bow on this hunt anyway.

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[cowboy]

Man you guys are havin too much fun - that looks like one happy billy .

[Titan_Bow]

Hi,
 Is that the same takedown sleeve they sell at most traditional archery catalogs?  If so, was it the large on or small one?

[juniper junkie]

that was the large sleeve. the small sleeve is best for a ELB style.

[billy]

Yeah, I couldn't believe when Dave game me that bow...I was stunned!  And yes, that bow has absolutely NO handshock.  It is by far the best shooting primitive bow I've ever shot.  And you'd be surprised what a 40# bow is capable of.  Just keep your eye out in the next few months for my article in Primitive Archer titled "Putting Bird Points to the Test".  I think ya'll will definitely enjoy it. 

[cowboy]

Look forward to reading the article (look forward to all of em ). Curious bout the bird points though - arrow weight and all, I'm sure I'll learn something .