Some say Black Cherry is too easy to break but this one has been easy to work and a very strong shooter. The tree was about 4" thick and one photo shows the tree before working and the near finished bow beside it. As the bark was removed I saw that there were two distinct layers of bark. The rough protective layer and the inner living bark which :has a snakeskin look to it. I left some of that on for a unique skin backed appearance. It will come off as it's used since it's cracking .The final photos show that I removed most of that bark and it shoots better due to less weight. I added antler tip overlays and recurved the tips. Nice finish.
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