Author Topic: Vine Maple Flatbow 40#@25" (Read 6650 times)

Weylin · « **on:** November 26, 2017, 11:43:40 pm »

I made a nice little vine maple bow for a young woman in Florida. She is interested in eventually bow hunting deer with the bow but she also wants to practice ambidextrous shooting. To accommodate this I left off the arrow rest and made a double sided leather arrow pass. The light brown stain on the middle section of the limbs was made from a steel wool/vinegar stain. I was expecting it to be more grey but I like how it turned out. I went with the brown theme. The light marks on the edge of the tips are made by lightly scraping away the stain with a small file. I got that idea from a trade bow I received from Badly Bent. I'm pleased with it's performance. It is quick shooting with no hand shock. More than enough to take a deer with. I was actually out in the woods behind my house to take some pictures of the bow the other day. As I was walking along in my jeans and noisy red rain coat carrying a bright orange backpack I looked up to see a nice fat fork buck browsing about 20 yards away from me. He hadn't even seen me yet. It's the late archery season for my area. I had half a mind to try and string up this bow that I was carrying and taking a shot with the stone point I had. After a minute or so, he saw me and walked off. I guess I'll let the owner of the bow take the first deer with it.