Hi there!
So I have been reading and learning a lot here at PA. First off all, thanks guys, for posting your bow's, your techniques and experiences. This board is a great help for beginning (and experienced, witch i am not) bowyers.
Here are some pics of the first piece of wood that survived my attempts to make a bow out of it (I broke 2 pieces of Elderberry before...).
It is Black Locust, messures 68" nock to nock:
@ brace hight:
It pulls 55# @ 28":
Some character, lil snaky:
String position:
Some leather for nice gripp:
the Sappwood was left at the nocks, i like the different colors also some Austriche sinew with hidegleu to protect this crack:
And i also made some arrows for this bow:
It was polished with a glass bottle then finished with boiled linnseedoil.
I had some great online help from the german board FC. Thanks guys
Best regards,
Leo