My Plum Bow

[DC]

This is my one and only Plum. One of the first staves I collected. I will definitely try to get more. This one split in the handle but I can live with it. It's 66"NTN,  43#@28". Shoots in the high 150's fps, best of 162. It shoots nice, almost centershot. I tried to leave the bark on but it was a no go. Nock overlays are fumed Ocean Spray. I thought the plum was hard enough to get by without an arrow pass so I filed two shallow grooves and filled them with graphite and CA.

[DC]

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[DC]

I'm thinking it needs a few scrapes on the top inner half

[Marc St Louis]

Looks really good.  Hard to diagnose the tiller on a character stave.  Plum is not only a great bow-wood it is also a very attractive wood

[DC]

Thanks Marc. It is a pretty wood. The back on mine isn't that great because I had to remove the bark halfway through tillering. I was a little chicken so it still has some inner bark on it. The belly looks great. I'm going on another plum gathering trip soon.

[BowEd]

Great looking bow with the abrupt wiggle in the handle and all.Nice charcter bow.Just a shade flat from the fade to midlimb on the top limb but not much.

[upstatenybowyer]

That's a beauty of a bow DC. I really like the ocean spray overlays!

[bjrogg]

Nice Bow DC, I'd like to try plum someday
Bjrogg

[penderbender]

I'm thinking your right Don.  That's sweet weet looking bow though. I really like all the wiggles! Cheers- Brendan

[DC]

Unfortunately, I normally get 3 or 4 bows on each shelf of my rack, this one takes a whole shelf by itself.

[DC]

Here's about 20 scrapes off that stiff spot. I don't see much difference but it's a better picture.

[penderbender]

It looks like it's working a little more. Looks much better I think. That's a pain that it takes up so much space. Sure is a looker though! Cheers- Brendan

[Pat B]

Very nice bow, DC. I've never worked plum but it sure is a pretty wood.  Well done.   

[BowEd]

The knot/wiggle and character in that area is plenty excusable for that slight stiffness.Probably won't make any diff anyway in the long run.Native plum from your area?

[selfbow joe]

Nice looking bow.