This is one I made over the summer, just now getting around to posting it. Its made from the stave in the first picture, a plum branch I harvested last winter. Real fun wood to work with and super pretty, especially the bark. This bow is my best effort to date - smooth draw, pretty accurate and snappy despite the low poundage. Mostly, though, I like how it looks! Its my new go-to target shooter.
Specs: 60" ntn, 38# @ 26", bendy handle, with handle about 1" wide, fades around 1 3/4, slowly tapering for most of the limb and then quickly at the end to 1/4" tips with purpleheart overlays. I really like the combo of the plum bark and purpleheart!
I heat treated this one quite a bit, mostly to try and remove a deflexed kink in one of the limbs (right side in the unbraced pic). It was pretty successful, ended up with <1/2" set on that side and dead flat on the other. Plum seems to like heat treating and bends well, my next plum project I may try to do something similar with heavier poundage and recurves. Happy holidays, and may the new year bring fresh shavings!
