Elm bow by old man

[old man]

Here is the last bow I made, it's 63 1/2" overall and 62" NTN. It is elm with 3 1/2oz. of whitetail back sinew, applied with hide glue. After 4 weeks of curing, I applied 2 coats of TB 3 to the sinew for water proofing. It is braced to 6" and draws 70#@30", but most likely will only be drawn to around 28" (65#)the person it is for asked for 70#@30" draw. It has buffalo hide on the grip and whitetail antler for tip overlays. It is 1 7/8" at the widest place, 1 3/8" wide at mid limb and 9/16" wide at the tips. It is 1 1/8" thick 4" from center of bow 5/8" thick at mid limb and 1/2" thick at the tips (all thickness measurements are with sinew). The bow has 6 coats of tru oil and 6 coats of linseed oil and bees wax for finish, the belly was burnished, and the bow was rubbed down with 4/0 steel wool between each coat of tru oil. The upper limb has 3/8" positive tiller.

[bjrogg]

It sounds interesting Old Man. I’m guessing you have to resize your pictures to get them to post.

Bjrogg

[Kidder]

That turned out really nice!

[Hamish]

That's got some nice curves on it. Clean lines, well tillered.

[bjrogg]

Not to bad Old Man.
Bjrogg

[TimBo]

Nice heavy weight bow!

[bownarra]

A bit more bend mid to outers would've help the follow.
Stout bow tho and 30" for a  62 ntn bow is pushing it a bit!

[burchett.donald]

  That looks and sounds like a serious hunting bow...I like everything about it...My American Elm is as tough as they come with interlocking grain and a few layers of sinew it should be bullet proof...Nice balanced bend on the tree, how's she look and feel in the hand?
                                       Don

[old man]

I heat bent 1 1/2" deflex and 1 1/2" reflex into the bow and lost only 1/2" of reflex, the bow grip is nice with the unsplit buffalo hide, it gives a little padding. The bow is a good bit heaver than the ERC bows that I normally make. It is also a bear for me to string, I built it for my son who is 6' 2" and 250#. The elm is the toughest wood I have ever seen, I believe you could pull this bow to 32" with no problem. 

[old man]

Thanks Don, I made a lot of mistakes early in my bow making experience, but not as many any more, I broke my first 22 bow's. Most of it was poor design, trying to make bows to short for poundage and draw length. I destroyed some nice ERC staves along with red oak, black locust and white oak

[burchett.donald]

  I hope You and your Son will take the time to post a full draw for us...That looks like a heavy hitter! 
                                                                                                                                                               Don

[old man]

I will see if he has time to come over this afternoon and let me take a few pictures, the bad thing is I have trouble adding attachments, but I will see what I can do

[NTD]

Beautiful bow. My favorite bow is made from elm. I have a soft spot for the wood.

[Selfbowman]

Well done old man! I like it but to heavy for this old man.😁
Arvin

[Pappy]

Very nice work.
 Pappy