Homemade Longbow Build w/ Ipe and Hickory

[bowsandhose]

 

[Snapshot]

Ray,

You might enjoy the Washington Selfbow Jamboree next month in Packwood.

http://www.tbwonline.org/Events%20Calendar/Flyers/WAJAM_09.jpg

DS

[BLKBEARKLR]

Ray,

Very nice looking bow, wishing you the best of luck this hunting season with it. Nothing better to harvest a critter with something you made.

Joe

[Hornseeker]

Nice Ray, really nice glue lines... Looks like you could have got her bending a little closer to the handle... you'd have ended up losing some weight though....

You are getting this chit down!!!

[Ray]

Ernie, Correct. More bending near the center. I agree. Too busy for any more bows right now. Will try again later this year (winter). Possibly an English Style Longbow. We'll see.

[oneezreiter]

Looks very nice.  Good work

[xXx Archery]

looks good ray...what wheels are you going to put on that thing?....lol

[huntnphool]

Lets have a update on this thing, is it going to be ready for the opener?

[Ray]

Yeah this bow is ready. I have shot it a bunch and put a new string on it two nights ago. It's measured up to 54 lbs at 28 inches.

I am going elk hunting for about 3 days (two times) in September and will be utilizing this bow. That is if I see a legal elk. I have had good luck spotting a couple of bulls just two weeks ago and hope they stick in the same general area. We'll see how it goes.

[huntnphool]

Finished product pics please.

[Ray]

I'll take some this afternoon.

[Ray]

I realize I responded incorrectly earlier today. This topic has the finished pictures of the bow.

[huntnphool]

Didn't realize those were finished pics, nice job.