Heres a little bendy handle persimmon bow I built for my jiujitsu teacher. I had built him a black locust bow that snapped right before giving it to him. So I feel this is a good one to take its place. Ive already given the bow to him so Im going off memory for te dimensions. It pulls a touch over 50# at a 25 draw. And is smooth, quick and quiet at the shot. Im prettty sure its about 53 between the nocks (cant remember if its 52 or 54, so went te middle). The 4 handle section is 1 1/8 wide going to 1 3/8 from fade to midlimb then tapering to 3/8 nocks. The overlays are what Im pretty sure is leopard wood, either way I like how it looks with the persimmon. I learned that persimmon bends well with dry heat and takes a heat treat well. I flipped the tips, corrected about 1 of sideways bend and pulled in about 1 reflex, which pulled out leaving it flat between the handle and nocks, with a bit of wiggle from the natural curving plus the flipped tips. And it bent very easy. I left a bit of cambium for that splotchy look on the back. I love how this wood has streaks of color running through it. Overall its a grayish brown wood, with good dark patches running down it and streaks of green and purple Hughes. This wood is slowly becoming a favorite of mine to work.
Thanks for looking,
Kyle
