Sunday, March 29, 2015

Pear wood bow

Limbs of a pear tree loaded with fruit will bend nearly to the ground, but still not break. I acquired a 7 ', 3 " thick limb from a friend. I figured if it bends so much with all that fruit it might be good for a bow. It was a very clean limb and what a surprise it turned out to be. The photos just can't show the opaque colors of  pale yellows, greens and lavender. It came out as the strongest I have made yet. It's draw weight is 55 pounds at my draw of 25 inches. With surgery on both shoulders, it's all I can manage .




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