Good morning... I thought I would share a recent bow I completed. Its a 68 pig-nut hickory recurve thats 50# @ 28. The stave for this bow was gifted to me by a friend. It had been stored in his barn for over five years. I removed the bark and most of the cambium using a draw knife and a gooseneck scraper to reveal a beautiful camouflage back. The bow is 1-5/8 wide at the fades and straight tapered to 1/2 tips.
I recurves the tips using steam. I had to do three separate heat treatments. One for straightening and two to add reflex during tillering. I used a reflex form I copied from BowEd ( thanks Ed) I like how snappy these heat-treated, reflexed hickory bows can be.
The tip overlays are macasser ebony, and the handle wrap, side plate and arrow rest are made from scrap leather from an Amish saddle shop. Finish is 6 coats of Tru-oil rubbed between coats with 0000 steel wool, and a final coat of spar urethane. Thanks for looking.
