65# persimmon bow

[richardzane]

thanks so much for the encouraging words! makes me wanna get busy on the next one..
you know how it is, there's always a line of staves in process...
Badger,
persimmon here in on the property in NE Okl. is definitely a hard wood,
but wow...i've not had the same problem with it chewing up blades...other than normal scraper retouches.

[nathan elliot]

Some bow just have "it" you just made one with "it". Really nice bow in every respect.

[mikekeswick]

That is a real beauty 

[bow101]

Very nice unit, looks like a very natural old school patina...

[Japbow]

      Great looking stick you got there!

      I made a 45# persimmon bow over the summer
      and it's my best bow to date. I still have a stash
      and will definitely make more in the future.

      Thanks for sharing!

      Japbow.

[Badly Bent]

Thats a great bow Mr. Zane, exceptional work and sweet tiller. Gotta be a hard shooter too from the looks of it. Real nice work on that one. Persimmon is one of those woods I would love to try myself one day.

[Wylden Freeborne]

Wow! What a great looking bow! Would love to see her shoot some arrows. How long did you season that persimmon?

[Pappy]

Beautiful bow,very nice job on all of it.
  Pappy

[Joec123able]

      My persimmon was whitishwith gray mottling. I have to wonder if some persimmon takes up more minerals into the wood than other trees, my one sample burned up the bandsaw blade almost as soon as it touched it and took the edge off every tool I used. I finaly settle for a scraper but had to keep a file on my lap and resharpen after 6 or 7 scrapes.

That bow is incredible I love every thing about it..... Now I'm wondering if you guys are exaggerating the hardness of this wood considering Osage is harder then persimmon and I've never had this problem

[richardzane]

thanks all!

to answer your question Wylden, I guess its seasoned about 2 years.
I had it bolt clamped to an old oak 2x6 for a year with another persm. stave . (that one turned out nice but its only about a 35#)
roughed it out after a year... then recently removed more wood on the limbs and tip , reflexed it, tillered it  and finished it up just last week.

Joe,
Maybe some dryland persimmon gets ornry hard? but this was cut in a damper hollow, where the trees are reaching tall and straight.
I didn't think it was overly hard, and definitely not as hard as osage.
the light sap wood is very shallow - which gives it almost a laminated look.

[GlisGlis]

Est! Est!! Est!!!  (latin cit. )

if you dont feel like reading  means EXCELLENT !

65#@?

[richardzane]

GlisGlis,
ah yeah, forgot to add that.... 65# at 28"

[Josh B]

Oh my!  That is a dandy of a bow!  I'm diggin every aspect of it.  Well done Sir!   Josh

[Parnell]

That has beautiful lines!  Really nice bow Richard!

[Carson (CMB)]

That bow is pure beauty.