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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Mo_coon-catcher on July 03, 2020, 05:45:51 pm

Title: Persimmon bendy handle 50# @ 26”
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on July 03, 2020, 05:45:51 pm

Here’s one of a few bows I’ve made when the jiujitsu and Judo gyms were down for a couple months.

This one is an asymmetrical persimmon bendy handle pulling 50# at 26”. It is dolled up with ball python shed on the back, the handle wrap is Burmese python skin, the under and overlays are Osage. The reason for the underlays is from the Belly splitting as I curved them. This is the first one that has cracked out almost all the way through, even being hot enough you couldn’t hold your hand to the wood. Oh well, it works and doesn’t look too bad.
It’s 53” from nock to nock and 1.5” wide from fade to midlimb. And just over 3/8” wide at the string grooves.

Thanks for looking,

Kyle

Title: Re: Persimmon bendy handle 50# @ 26”
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on July 03, 2020, 05:51:45 pm

A few more

Title: Re: Persimmon bendy handle 50# @ 26”
Post by: Hawkdancer on July 04, 2020, 04:29:51 pm

Looks good!  A little heavy, though!  As long as it shoots straight!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Persimmon bendy handle 50# @ 26”
Post by: Will B on July 04, 2020, 06:52:07 pm

Very nice looking bow. The skins look great!  Nice job

Title: Re: Persimmon bendy handle 50# @ 26”
Post by: silent sniper on July 04, 2020, 06:54:17 pm

Very nice! 👍🏻

Title: Re: Persimmon bendy handle 50# @ 26”
Post by: backtowood B2W on July 04, 2020, 11:10:45 pm

Wow. Love it - that is a very nice bow.
Guess I will never get my hands on persimmon wood...
The skins look good too...