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laburnum bow, 42 lbs @ 27 "

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lonbow:
Hope you had a Merry Christmas!

Thank you all for this positive feedback! I really feel glad you like it!

There are certainly several variations of this bow style. I've seen bows that are between 63 and 74 inches long. Some bows have less and some have more setback in the grip. The length and the degree of the re curves can also vary. As you said, the most striking feature of some bows is the pentagonal cross section of the limbs with decorative grooves. I think that both the rounded and pentagonal style shoot about the same.

I would love to flight shoot this bow, but I unfortunately can't because I made it for a customer. But I'm generally really interested in starting flight shooting  (SH)  :)

The sapwood of laburnum or the golden chain tree can be extremely tough, but it can also be brittle, as it's not very rot resistant. The best sapwood I've seen is of a yellowish colour and white grayish sapwood seems also to be very good. But I've seen two laburnum bows with grey brownish sapwood that were broken straight across the back. So I would definitely remove the sapwood in those cases and make the bow a bit wider for safety. The heartwood is also good in tension, but not as good as intact sapwood.

lonbow

M2A:
Thats a lot of reflex on that finished bow. Looks awesome. I'm bet the customer is pretty pleaed with that one.
Mike   

rps3:
Wow!  Love the bow along with the bit of information added. That would be hard to send off.

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