Back in November I spent a weekend down a Pappys place hunting with him and the gang. I had a great time. We hunted a little and worked on bows and ate a lot.
On Sunday morning before I went home I was digging around in the hotbox and found a small stave that somebody had sawn off a bigger stave. I was admiring how nice the wood was when he ask me if it had anybodys name on it. I said no, and he said take it if you like it.
I did, and she turned out one of the finest bow I've ever made.
It's 61" ntn draws about 52# @27"
The limbs are barely 1-1/4" wide with pretty much a straight taper down to 3/8" tips
I heated in 3-1/2" of reflex before tillering and after I finished, she holds 2-1/4" of it.
It has a very smooth draw and shoots a fast arrow with no handshock or noise at all.
I covered the limbs with some big copperhead skins that I'd been saving for "just the right bow", and used deer antler for the tip overlays and deer skin for the grip.
I didn't cut in a shelf, because I switched from shooting right handed, to left handed a few weeks ago and like knowing I can shoot it either way if I need to.
I wanted to take pictures outside. But it's too cold and always dark when I get home, so these will have to do.
Thank you Pappy. If you didn't have a bow named after you...you do now!
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