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duffontap:
Very nice.  I'm with Pat on thinking Fig (the fruit tree) doesn't seem a likely canidate for bow building.  Is is the fruit tree?  You've done very well at any rate.  I think if you were to tiller it a little stiffer in the handle, you'ld lose half of that set.  I like bows that bend in the handle though.  A very nice character bow out of a rarely used wood--great work.

            J. D. Duff

Earl:
Yes it is a fruit tree. The piece i used was 59 sg. Not bad for a fig.

Pat B:
Earl, From the pic it looks like Fucus benjimina, which is a house plant here in the US. I see you are from Japan. Does it grow naturally there?   Pat

Earl:
Yep, its a native to this island. Its quite good wood, Its in the Mulberry/Osage family. The inner bark is extremely tough and I've once made a bow string from it.

OldBow:
Congrats for making a primitive bow which is what this site is all about.  Got you bookmarked for April Self Bow of the Month, too.

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