Red Oak Pyramid Bow

Step 11 Just an Update

So, it's six months on.  The bow has held up well, I've been hunting with it several time, unsuccessfully, but that's not the bows fault.  After all this time it's developed about an inch of string follow, nothing to worry about. The weight is still up there above 50lbs, I measured it before the season just to be sure. I did have one small problem, the first day of hunting was ninety degrees and one hundred percent humidity, I sweated so much the grain raised on the handle, that was a quick fix with a bit of sanding.

I also added a "razzle dazzle" bit of camo by zigzagging painters tape on the bow, and rubbing in burnt cork, followed with another wax coat.

Comments

[jmichelin]

Beautiful bow man, im thinking of making one like it myself, the same style

[lwulfe]

is there a way to make the poundage less such as somewhere between 30-35 pounds?

[thebair]

Shave off more wood from the belly of the bow.