Author Topic: Pear bow (Read 11670 times)

Shaun · « **on:** February 10, 2009, 01:44:03 am »

I cut some pear last summer and roughed out a bow blank to dry. A few months of slow dry then hung above the wood stove to finish drying. Made a bow from it this week. Very light, quick and a pleasure to shoot. Pear white wood (stained), Kingwood tip overlays, JD style handle, 63" 52# @ 27"

Here it is at about 26" - one man circus with the 10 second timer.

nickf · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2009, 02:36:24 am »

that's a gorgeous bow!
I love the handle

medicinewheel · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2009, 05:09:05 am »

really nice! - more details, pleeeease!

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Little John · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2009, 05:21:15 am »

Nie job, looks perfect. Kenneth

DanaM · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2009, 07:34:29 am »

She's a beauty Shaun

GregB · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2009, 08:09:41 am »

That's a really good looking bow Shaun! Could you post some more closeup pic's of the handle and tips?

cowboy · « **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:01:54 am »

That is one fine lookin bow Shaun! I thought about a pear tree for awhile that the neighbor had pushed down but procrastinated just long enough for the bugs to make dust out of it, looks like I should have taken advantage of it

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brownhillboy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:06:23 am »

Good looking bow. You did a fine job on it.

bcbull · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:12:14 am »

looks good shaun cant wait for mojam to come haha brock

Pappy · « **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2009, 10:05:30 am »

Beautiful bow ,very well done.

Pappy

Shaun · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2009, 10:26:22 am »

Skived handle wrap

Kingwood tips

Cambium back

In these photos it has a shellac sealer over the stain. After some touch up it gets some finish coats of Tru-oil

Pappy · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2009, 11:17:38 am »

Very nice,I love the grip.

Pappy

Hillbilly · « **Reply #12 on:** February 10, 2009, 11:33:32 am »

Great looking bow. Is it from a fruiting pear, or one of the ornamentals like the Bradford pear?

Shaun · « **Reply #13 on:** February 10, 2009, 11:48:23 am »

The tree was a fruiting hard pear, frost pear we call them. They are a common old variety and they wild seed in the woods like apples.

Bowbound · « **Reply #14 on:** February 10, 2009, 12:15:27 pm »

Looks like you have plenty of staves for a while there.

Primitive Archer