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Author Topic: Guava Longbow  (Read 647 times)

Offline gordonf

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Guava Longbow
« on: April 13, 2009, 10:03:00 PM »
Some time ago I traded Manny some vine maple for a guava stave. I finally got around to doing something with it and here is what I ended up with. The bow is 66” long ntn and 55# @ 27” (sorry Manny I just can’t handle those 70+ lbs beasts that you crank out). The limbs are 1 ¼” wide at the fades tapering to 3/8” at the tips. The tip overlays are some sort of tropical hardwood that I cut from a scrap of flooring. The handle is made from dyed elk hide and I dyed the guava tan to help bring out the wood’s beautiful grain. The stave had some worm damage that threatened to compromise the back so I wrapped the affected area with serving and sealed it with superglue. The finish is Tru-Oil. I heat-treated the belly after the initial brace and tried to flip the tips up, but it didn’t really take.  Not that it made any difference because I don’t think the bow took any set at all.

I must say I really am impressed with guava as a bow wood. I would rate it right up there with osage except it does not respond to heat bending quite as nicely. The wood is very dense and scraps nicely. It does, however, tend to clog the teeth of a Nicolson 49 quickly. I found the best way to hog off wood is with a farrier’s rasp. One more thing, be careful not to get a splinter with this wood, they are murder!

Overall, as a bow wood I would rate guava just behind osage but in front of vine maple.  Manny, thank you for the opportunity – your wood rocks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2009, 10:06:00 PM »
Another beautiful bow, you always amaze me. By the way what ever happened to Manny.No posts from him in a long time.
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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2009, 10:07:00 PM »
Awesome!
Manny helped me to build my guava bow. Mine is no where near that nice though! Great job!

Ryan
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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2009, 10:29:00 PM »
Wow!
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Offline TNstickn

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2009, 10:30:00 PM »
Beautiful bow!!
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Offline Curveman

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2009, 11:09:00 PM »
Very nice!!!
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Offline tarponnut

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2009, 11:12:00 PM »
Beautiful bow, pure art.
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Offline Red Boar

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2009, 11:13:00 PM »
Wow, that is a beauty. Excellent craftsmanship!    :notworthy:
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Offline gordonf

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2009, 01:03:00 AM »
Thank you Ron. Manny is still around, but I don't think he posts much on this board anymore.

Thank you Ryan. It's good to know there are other self-bowyers hanging out on the islands. You have an excellent mentor.

Thank you Shaun.

Thank you Greg.

Thank you Steven.

Thank you for the compliment James.

Thank you for the nice words Tim.
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Offline Chris Surtees

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2009, 01:19:00 AM »
That is a fine looking bow. Hope you get to put it to good use this coming season.
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Offline GRINCH

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2009, 01:43:00 AM »
Beautiful Bow
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Offline Kevin L.

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2009, 07:29:00 AM »
Beautiful bow! I really like the look of the guava, especially the fades out of the riser area.
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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2009, 07:34:00 AM »
awesome bow. Manny will be proud...

I like the way the belly came out, seeing the core/pit grove is nice and adds to the look of the bow IMAO.
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Offline Jeremy

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2009, 08:06:00 AM »
That's a nice looking bow!
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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2009, 08:17:00 AM »
Another work of art!

Well done Sir!
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Offline Doug Campbell

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2009, 09:02:00 AM »
Cool!!!     :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2009, 09:57:00 AM »
Very nice! Manny would be proud.
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Offline Irish Archer

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #17 on: April 14, 2009, 11:22:00 AM »
Lookin' good!
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Offline trashwood

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #18 on: April 14, 2009, 11:38:00 AM »
nice job.  looks about as straight as osage too  :)

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Offline James Wrenn

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Re: Guava Longbow
« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2009, 01:53:00 PM »
Boy, that is a good one!  :thumbsup:
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