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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Msturm on September 19, 2016, 01:42:44 am

Title: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: Msturm on September 19, 2016, 01:42:44 am

Guava self bow. 63 inches ntn. 24lbs at 28. Iron wood tips (Australian pine)  She is pretty accurate out to about 15 yards.

We had a blast!

(http://i.imgur.com/N16VDmC.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/ELq5Omb.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/YvGIxoL.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/InrDT8e.jpg)

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: Msturm on September 19, 2016, 02:07:35 am

A few more.

Tiny tips:(http://i.imgur.com/yQV447s.png)

Handle with shells:(http://i.imgur.com/n0ln81n.png)

A happy lady with a very dead can!(http://i.imgur.com/8llgIVj.png)

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: BenBen on September 19, 2016, 03:25:35 am

Beautiful bow :)

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: Pappy on September 19, 2016, 04:57:57 am

Nice shooting and beautiful bow, she should get years of enjoyment out of that one. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: bjrogg on September 19, 2016, 06:27:18 am

Nice bow, nice shooting, glad your wife can share your enjoyment.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on September 19, 2016, 07:47:45 am

That's cool!

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: Stixnstones on September 19, 2016, 09:51:38 am

man that's one purty bow.

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: Knotty on September 19, 2016, 10:20:25 am

So.. Where's your wife's wedding band/ring? LOL.
Joking, that's a mighty fine bow from my perspective, worked with Guava once, a stave full of knots that still proportioned me with a great bow, it'a awesome flexible wood.

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: Aaron H on September 19, 2016, 10:55:37 am

The look on her face says plenty.  Great bow

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: Msturm on September 19, 2016, 01:36:18 pm

Thanks everyone!  We will be having more fun with it in the future. In a few months I will make her one closer to 35 lbs.

 Knotty, We both just came in from a surf, The beach is just at the end of the dirt road pictured. We both take em off when we surf so we don't donate them to the fish gods.

Msturm

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: paco664 on September 19, 2016, 03:48:15 pm

nice bow... what part of the USA are you that you found guava?   i'm in miami and have been searching without luck for any that i can cut...

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: Msturm on September 19, 2016, 07:16:45 pm

Hawaii. All islands have Strawberry guava. Its extremely invasive and you can cut it pretty much anywhere.

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: George Tsoukalas on September 19, 2016, 08:32:45 pm

That is a beautiful bow! Great tiller. Jawge

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: paco664 on September 19, 2016, 08:56:30 pm

Quote from: Msturm on September 19, 2016, 07:16:45 pm

Hawaii. All islands have Strawberry guava. Its extremely invasive and you can cut it pretty much anywhere.

thank you kindly... as usual wrong end of the world for me... lol...

Title: Re: Made the wifey a new Guava self bow
Post by: Msturm on September 20, 2016, 12:57:06 am

When you get an itch for a hawaiian vacation, I will send a stave home with ya!