This was a very clean stave, no knots or holes, but had a deflex (upper limb and a reflex (lower limb) right at the handle portion. I decided for an r/d bow and heated the lower limb from reflex into deflex. It was quite a way to travel, about 11 measured at tips. This caused the red color on lower fade and a drying crack in the handle, you can still see it. The outer curves were steamed in. Only little adjustments for string alignment.
She got tip overlays from a super nice brownish cow horn and a leather grip with a decorative lacing. The camo on the back is no skin, it is painted. I liked to have a pattern fade out at the tips. The dark color is ironchloride dye, the bright is the natural osage. It looks like much work, but it isnt took me no more than 20 minutes (+ drying time). Maybe I make a little tutorial on one of the next painted bows.
My draw is about 28, but this bow can be drawn to 30, maybe more.
dw/dl: 57#/28
ntn: 64½
bh: 5
max. w.: 1½
reflexn: 1Ό
mass: 635 gram
asymmetrical
stiff handle
species: maclura pomifera
08: 09,5
10: 16,3 (+6,8)
12: 21,8 (+5,5)
14: 26,3 (+4,5)
16: 30,7 (+4,4)
18: 35,0 (+4,3)
20: 39,2 (+4,2)
22: 43,5 (+4,3)
24: 47,9 (+4,4)
26: 52,3 (+4,4)
28: 56,8 (+4,5)
