Thorn apple long bow

[Ryano]

Here's a bow I just finished up. Its 64" ntn and pulls 50#@27" It is made of Thorn apple which I think is the same thing as hawthorn? I could be wrong though. Anyways, I cut this tree on my mothers property and thought it would be pretty cool to harvest a deer with it there this fall. Who knows, the deer I will take may have eaten the fruit from the very tree I used to make this bow.... I'm pretty impressed with this apple as a bow wood its very dense hard wood and heat treats well. It holds about a inch of unstrung reflex and the tips are very narrow. It has a good cast and smooth draw. The grip is wrapped with rattan from PatB Thanks Pat!  It is dyed with two diferant colors of leather dye to give a good camo effect. Hope you enjoy! Alll coments welcomed. Ryano

[woodenwonder]

Sweet!!!, I like the dye job. Nice curves too.

[Far East Archer]

 
Thats a pretty bow Ryan! 
It has nice curves and stain job is great!

btw, what type stain did you use?

Again, awesome bow sir!
Alex

[Dano]

Great lookin bow Ryan, I like the stain job you did on the bow itself too, very cool. That bow oughta make meat, it's got some good mojo.

[adb]

SWEET!! Very nice bow, and good story. I hope you harvest a deer with it. Nice dye job. It's a selfbow, right?

[Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive]

Great looking bow Ryan. Your bows have a very distinct "Ryano" look to them that is very pleasing to look at. the shape looks excellent

[Jesse]

   Great job Ryan You've been using a lot off different woods for bows and they all seem to make beauties for you. Well done.
                                    Jesse

[Justin Snyder]

That is a great looking bow.  I have no doubt it shoots smooth.  The stain job looks cool, can I see a close up of it? Justin

[Ryano]

Thanks fellas.
Far east archer, Its dyed with alcohol based leather dye.
adb, Yes, its a selfbow.
Thanks Ryan. I like to make mine my own. Not just a copy of some one else's design.
Thanks Jessie. I'm searching for a good local wood that will hold up to similar designs I like to use for my Osage bows, since I have to drive several hours to harvest any Osage, I'd like to find a local wood thats comparable...
Sure Justin.

[Hillbilly]

Awesome, Ryan. Helluva nice looking weapon, and I like seeing people experiment with different woods. 

[leapingbare]

Ryan i would like to see a pic of this bow everyone is talking about, could you post a pic without using photo bucket?

[Pat B]

Nice bow, Ryan. The detail work sets if off nicely. Whjat do you think of the rattan?     Pat

[Ryano]

Thanks again Pat. I like it.
Leapingbare, I'll try again but the server wouldnt let me earlier thats why I used photobucket.
Nope still wont work. this is the message I get.
"The upload folder is full. Please try a smaller file and/or contact an administrator. "
Justin? What going on here?

[The Burnt Hill Archer]

sweet man! i love the tips. ive got some hawthorn/thornapple drying in my shop right now, good to see its a good candidate. well a good one for a good boywer anyhow.   good job!

Phil

[Ryano]

ok lets try this again.

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