Your bows look really familiar. Where would I have seen them before?
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Not sure, I've sold a couple so they might be posting pics on facebook (ran into a bow of mine that way, very cool feeling) and I post on SG and Deviant, one of those maybe? Honestly I'm kind of surprised I haven't run into more sculptural bows like these, I tried my hand at it on a whim and with the advice of this forum and some youtube posts (and trial and error of course) I was making functional bows within a month (thanks again to everyone on this board, an amazing amount of information), I still have a shit load to learn but its so rewarding that even when I screw up I happily take the lesson and move on.
As for the draw weights, I try to keep the bows usable for everyday shooters so i try to stay between 30-50lbs, I'll move higher eventually but since they aren't meant for hunting and I'm still learning I think 30-50 is a good range. Anyways, in order from top down in my first post they draw:
38lbs - Made for a acquaintance in Minneapolis, she wanted between 35-40lbs and ambidextrous with a complex red stain, the wood is hard maple
50lbs - Made for a longbow competition at the MN renfest, still have it and shoot it most days to get ready, its presold but won't ship until after the competition.
32lbs - Made as a fun bow for everyone to shoot at some of the regular bonfires that happen in the neighborhood, hard maple as well.
40lbs - Built over the winter at a local maker shop, I build everything in my backyard during the summer and move to the communal maker shop in winter.
25lbs - this was a prop bow for a Renfest costume, it still shoots but its very light.
32lbs - First proper bow build, a smooth shooter, tips were too heavy but it made it a very lazy easy bow to shoot.
(Everything is measured at 28")
