78# GUAVA English longbow

[Pat B]

Another nice bow, Manny. Are the wraps purely aesthetic or was there a reason for them. Either way, it looks cool and helps to break up the lines of the bow for an effective camo.

[Ghost Dog]

Manny, how do you like shooting a bow that is a lot longer than what you have shot in the past?

[Kegan]

Thanks Manny.

 I had the same thing with my last couple ELBs- were sort of uncomfortable... the last one I finished up is an ELB in tiller and shooting, but is held and looks like an ALB since it has a deep leather build up on it.

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Pat, ...purely camo, I got the idea from those old northen European bows

Bob, actually I would say that the bows I shot the most are in the 68" range, being shooting quite a few 64" lately, but really the longer bows are my bows 

You can check those videos I have in the shooting forum,...practicing with a heavy 68" bow from all kind of different positions and quite close to the ground too

[Rich Saffold]

I love that bow even though I have seen it before since it looks like a poisonous snake..Who ever gets hit by that tarantula is screwed!

[Bushman452]

Is that a feral chicken: looks tasty.

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Yes it is Bushman  .... we have lots of them crafty buggers around here, I have a farm just behind my target practice area, and I like to practice my stalking on them when I get a chance 

[Bushman452]

Yes it is Bushman  .... we have lots of them crafty buggers around here, I have a farm just behind my target practice area, and I like to practice my stalking on them when I get a chance 

Cool.

[Kegan]

Yes it is Bushman  .... we have lots of them crafty buggers around here, I have a farm just behind my target practice area, and I like to practice my stalking on them when I get a chance 

HOw many of those stalks end with a puff of feathers Manny ?

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Just this morning I stalked a rooster with 2 hens, he finally gave me a shot as it was looking away (not a chance to get a shot of unless they are looking totally away from you) .......I aimed for the neck, the arrow looked real good, and actually grazed the neck of the rooster, taking some feathers, but that was it 

lot's of fun anyway trying stalking weary birds, it's a success just getting within 20 yards,...now that doesn't happen very often at all 

[Kegan]

I never would have guessed there was so much hunting challenge in roosters and chickens. Goes to show. Makes that kill all the more impressive too

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Kegan, anytime animals turn to feral status they will became weary and birds are just the same, this guys if they see you move thru a window inside the house take off at full bore 

[Gordon]

I'm with Rich - that bow looks like a poisonous snake. And I can see it is as deadly as one!

[Knocker]

That Guava is incredibly beautiful as well as effective.  Are there other good woods in the Islands for bow making?  Did the natives historically use bows?  I know there were originally no pigs or goats, so if they did, probably for fish, birds, and war?  Sea mammals?  The Northwest coast natives where I live are more known for their whaling harpoons, but they used bows ashore. I've wondered too if they wouldn't have used short canoe bows.  Seems like they would be very effective for Sea lions, Otter, etc...

Keith

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Keith, I gotta gree with you, Guava is definatly a beautiful wood 

the native had no bows at all of any kind

There's definatly more bowwood here, I've used Eucalyptus, when I get time I wanna try playing with a couple woods that look very promising like SEA GRAPE and KOKUI NUT,...I'm sure there's a lot more good bowwood around too