Finished My Myrtle Bow

[typical2]

This is the third bow I've made this spring as I have too much time on my hands, being that I'm a high school science teacher with a student teacher.

It is an amber actionboo core with myrtle laminations from tradgang member and sponsor idahocurt of  www.hunterbows.com      The riser is dark myrtle from  www.rosewoodarchery.com.   During glueup I had the laminations slide and I almost couldn't cut a bow out of it.  Was able to make it work and here it is. I just thought this wood was too beautiful not to share.   Just need to think up a name now.  Hmmmmmm.

The stack:

.040 up glass
.030 myrtle
.120. .002"tapered  aboo
.120. 002"tapered aboo
.110 .001" taper
.110 .001"taper
.030 myrtle
.040 up glass

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

[Prairie Drifter]

   

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Dang, Thats a purty bow        

Looks like a shooter to    

Tracy

[JJB]

I'd say it turned out very well.  That myrtle is sure beautiful!
-Jay

[kennym]

NICE JOB!!      

[SportHunter]

Holy smokes, that thing is beautiful, awesome job.

[typical2]

Thanks all.

And kennym, my next bow.is an all Kenny's Custom Archery bow.

Eric

[mwosborn]

Very nice Eric, love the myrtle.  I need to get me one of those student teachers!  I teach bio and chem here in Ne.

[kennym]

Cool!!  

[typical2]

Thanks mwosborn.  This student teaching thing drove me nuts in two days.  I started researching Hill bow design and one week later I was ordering materials.  Our shop room has all the forms, hot box and tools.  I just never expected to make bows that looked so good and shoot so well.  I have two Howard Hill bows that may never get shot anymore.    

[Dan Landis]

Thanks for sharing, it sure is a beauty....Dan

[wood carver 2]

Nice bow and a great save!    That myrtle sure looks great.
Dave.

[mwosborn]

That is awesome.  You will just have to give them to some friends and make some more.  I just started this past year and have only built some self bows.  It sure is addictive.  Want to try glass this coming summer.

[jsweka]

That's NICE!
There's nothing like the clean lines of simple longbow made with awesome woods.

[Overspined]

I shot 3 of the 4 he made this past weekend, very nice!!  And I own one too (thanks!!), we made some grip changes and I'll put up some pics when its done. It's a very unique wood like the myrtle bow, spalted sycamore.

Besides beautiful, they are about 1/2" string follow, very smooth, accurate, and right where a hill bow is for speed.  I was not a huge fan of string follow bows, but these I really enjoyed. I'll be turkey hunting with it this spring and I foresee some deer hunts.

Maybe you should have been a shop teacher too.

[scottm]

Beautiful work!

[Bodork]

That's a very nice bow! Does the myrtle stink to you when you sand it? I've been working on some myrtle and I hate the way it smells.

[typical2]

It does smell a bit when working with it.  I thought it might be dull bandsaw blades though.  It is a lot better than working wenge though.  That stuff makes me feel terrible! (I like the looks of it though)

[typical2]

Some more pics of the riser wood.