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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Granje Chaser on March 18, 2020, 11:52:14 am

Title: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: Granje Chaser on March 18, 2020, 11:52:14 am: This is my first post on the forum and I take the opportunity to say hello everyone.
This is also my first plum bow.
66” NTN, 45# 28“
Title: Re: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: DC on March 18, 2020, 11:53:51 am: That looks very nice. Plum is great wood!
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Post by: Badger on March 18, 2020, 11:57:50 am: Great looking bow, plum takes less set than any bow wood I can think of. I think it is better than osage even.
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Post by: Del the cat on March 18, 2020, 12:16:42 pm: Good job :)
Del
Title: Re: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: Granje Chaser on March 18, 2020, 12:35:14 pm: Thanks a lot.
I have first impressions about plum, but I need more experience. However, I can not doubt in your opinion. I noticed Badger has a special relationship with plum, and I respect his opinion.
Title: Re: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: Marc St Louis on March 18, 2020, 03:30:41 pm: Very nice bow
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Post by: Swampman on March 18, 2020, 03:33:12 pm: Welcome. Also thanks for posting as that is a great looking bow. Very nice work!
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Post by: Weylin on March 18, 2020, 04:41:18 pm: You're off to a great start! nice looking bow
Title: Re: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: Granje Chaser on March 18, 2020, 11:45:05 pm: Thanks again!
Title: Re: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: bjrogg on March 19, 2020, 06:41:53 am: Welcome to PA. Nice looking bow. I have heard lots of good comments about plum. Looks like a shooter
Bjrogg
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Post by: BowEd on March 19, 2020, 07:37:42 am: Dandy looking bow in all respects.I like it.
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 19, 2020, 08:37:10 am: Awesome bow. Jawge
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Post by: TimothyR on March 19, 2020, 01:17:15 pm: Very nice indeed. did you have to make a lot of corrections? I have a couple of plum stave but they will need lots of steam corrections to get them straight.
Title: Re: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: Granje Chaser on March 19, 2020, 01:40:43 pm: Bjrogg, good shooter for my standards, but I do not know if it's good enough. TimothyR, I had steam corrections and, after heat treating, re-corrections, but plum is easy to bend. Thanks guys
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Post by: rps3 on March 19, 2020, 07:20:48 pm: Looking good.
Title: Re: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: rps3 on March 19, 2020, 07:23:57 pm: Stupid question, but if I were to keep my eye out for a plum tree, would I be looking for fruit on it in the fall that looks like a normal plum, or is this bow wood a bit different?
Title: Re: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: DC on March 20, 2020, 10:47:20 am: I think I would grab any plum. Some say purple leaf is the best. I haven't tried it. The secret bit of plum I've found is escaped from an old place. It has round yellow or red fruit. Nice wood. Just hard to find.
Title: Re: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: Granje Chaser on March 20, 2020, 03:30:25 pm: Actually, in my country is not hard to find wild plam. Yellow and purple fruits my mother used to making excellent juice, and our grandfathers for making alcohol drink. We recently started to use plam for bow making.
Title: Re: my first post and first plum bow
Post by: rps3 on March 21, 2020, 09:59:08 am: Thanks for the information. I will have to talk with my forester friend and ask him if he knows of any around here.