The nocks are made from Burdekin plum and Pacific Water Buffalo...bow shot by Mark Kimber himself...I really love this feature on my bow. I would love to hunt water buff one day and to have some horn on my bow seems a fitting tribute.
The limb veneers are called Ancient Kuari, and are .....wait for it, about 30,000 years old!!! This is no joke, Ancient Kuari comes from huge Kuari (pine) trees that have petrified in swamps in New Zealand and are harvested with great difficulty. The wood has the most amazing grain and glowing sheen to it, again the pics don’t do it justice.
Specs are 64# @ 27” but Im drawing around 28”. I havnt chrono’d it but it slings a 650gr arrow with impressive speed.
Oh one last pic but this is the armguard I made to go with this bow, the centre embossed “shield” was done by a local artist and I think it was superbly done. I still need to add some shock cord and speed loops, but Im quite pleased how it came out.
Hope you enjoyed!