Elm Static Recurve

[RyanY]

Beautiful as always. Is this about as short as you go on these ones? Also the recurves look a little smaller than you used to make them or is it just me? Anyways it's an awesome bow. Thanks for sharing.

[AncientArcher76]

Nice work Marc... If I may ask could I see the static tips at a close up? 

Russ

[bcbull]

very nice mark reminds me of white lightning  lol  wonderin if barns still shoots it  couris to what kind elm it is  whit ? brock

[Marc St Louis]

I wouldn't hazard a guess CP.  The growth rings are fairly thick but uniform.  I cut this Elm about 7 years ago.

Wet heat for the recurves and dry for everything else Adam.

I would say it's a good length for a 28" draw.

I'm afraid the bow is gone AA76.  I'll post the only picture I have of the tips

I know that Bob sold one of the bows he had of mine

[NTD]

Gorgeous bow as usual, but I'm confused.  Braced and unbraced pics show string bridges but the FD pic doesn't...

[Marc St Louis]

Nate
The full draw was taken as I was tillering the bow.  This is the same Elm I sent you by the way

[NTD]

Ah okay.  That elm is incredible it took quite a beating. I posted a full draw pic of the one bow I made from the 2.  I'm hoping to have it all finished up by this weekend and will post pics.  It came out to short for me but it'll find a good home and I'm that much more prepared for the next stave.

Did you do a PA article for these types of bows?

[Pappy]

Very nice work Marc,beautiful bow,I bet it is fast. I have some winged elm,got to get around to trying it.
   Pappy

[Steve Milbocker]

Beautiful Marc. I'm still shooting "Sinbad", an elm recurve Marc made for Ibex many years ago and it still shows a lot of reflex.

[ohma]

fantastic Mark

[Gordon]

Wow, now that is a recurve. Someday I want to build bows like that.

[AncientArcher76]

This is one design I have not yet attempted.  I appreciate u trying to  post the pic although u don't have the bow.  Nice work.

Russ

[Barrage]

Barrage. They're hard to make and a bit hard to brace.  Not a bow I would recommend for a beginning archer

Thanks Marc.  I was just curious if you meant that you had evolved to a different style or theory behind your bows. 

Makes sense about the bracing (and building), but it sure looks like it would be a screamer after you do!! 

[Marc St Louis]

Thanks guys

I had a look at an Elm bow you made, don't know if that is the one made from the Elm I sent you.  You did an excellent job on it in any case.

I thought you were going to send that bow back to Steve Q, Steve M 

I do prefer making deflexed recurves now Travis.  They can be made shorter and don't give anything up in performance

[Del the cat]

Beautiful tiller.
Del