Congratulations to Greg Collins from Clay City, Kentucky for his Self Bow of the Month Win!
There were 28 self bows entered for the month of July and even though it was a close race between several bows, Greg's Mulberry Ambush Bow narrowly gets the win for July. Here's what Greg had to say about this fine weapon he created:
From Greg:I got to say that Mulberry is one of the better woods that I've used. I worked this stave all week under very humid conditions and it performed quite well. I would call this wood Osages little brother. I did find that it checks something ferce and it splits well but not straight. Removing the sapwood is much like Locust and seemed to scrape pretty well. I would estimate the gravity of this wood very close to Hickory being a bit under.
I used all heartwood, most of the sapwood was checked pretty bad, dropped one ring under for the back.
Anyway, I thought about a bow that could deliver a good punch at a shorter draw if needed in thick brushy, tight conditions.
Nothing fancy. Here is some information on the bow:
Red Mulberry
57'' NTN, 1 3/8 widest, 3 inch fades with a 4 inch handle,
65 lbs. @ 28
16 oz
Linen Wrap
B-50 String
Linseed Oil Finish
Comments from Forum Members:"Mulberry makes a good bow wood and you have done it proud! Cool I love the round tiller also." -PatB
"Super job!" -Timo
"I bet that slaps an arrow. All of its nice." -dwardo
"Nice bow my friend. Keep it up. I think you make about three bows to my one. But whatever you are doing, you are doing it right." -profsaffel
"GMC, really nice...but that's what I've come to expect when i open your threads! Excellent tiller." -ken75
"That is a fine looking bow, very simple and clean. Great job!" -WoodlandRoamer
