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Having killed Roosevelt, rocky mtn and Columbia blacktail with rifle, muzzleloader, and compound bow, I’ve decided to take the next step, with a recurve... I was able to talk a local bowyer that does a very limited number of bows for folks, to build me a bow. I decided on tigerwood and local curly maple for the riser and tigerwood for the limbs. It’s coming along quite nicely.....


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Dunno why the mole pic showed up! Haha

JM, Cool wood!! Gonna look awesome when it’s done like artwork..😎

I was going to ask WTF the mole had to do w a custom bow!!

Use the Mole skin for lining the limb tips!

What are the specs on the recurve?

I dunno know yet, I gave him my specs, hoping 60 ish lbs @ 29”-30”....

Gonna be a sharp looking bow Jud.

Thanks man. A buddy of mine down in Oregon makes Douglas fir arrows with Turkey feather vanes, can’t wait to smoke something with it!!

That looks like a good future hunting bow he is crafting. Doing it with wood arrows makes it even more challenging. Trad is my preferred method of "Eliting" (Some call it bowhunting) animals. Good luck with the new weapon. Unless your a strapping lad used to such a draw weight with no letoff you might regret 60# but since you can replace the limbs with lighter ones, you will have a way to go down in weight if you find it too much. In spite of how much I shoot both compound and trad, I can shoot all weekend at 65# with a compound but 50# with a longbow is far more taxing on the body.

I could probably get by with a 70lb recurve princess..... hint....

One of my first bows was a high country Xcaliber with custom 110 lbs limbs.. fuuckers looked like 2x4’s bolted to the riser....

I have back issues.......when I'm hurt, 55# is almost too much.
Think my next Blackwidow build will be another SA2 at 52#.
Good treestand rig.

Found some heavier limbs for my 55#.............thought about getting them just for kicks.
But that means another shaft size to buy.

Back when I was a kid in the early 80's the higher weights were no problem. Now in my mid 50's Im shooting 65# but with this bowtech 70# would be a non factor in warm weather but with a longbow, its a whole other bllgame. Ive been shooting trad for 45 years and learned late in life that I shoot so much better and constantly in the 48 to 50 lb range and have no problems passing through deer and bear with that weight. Too much draw weight can lead to poor form and follow through and I prize repeatable accuracy above all. (even pride) Ive coached a lot of strong guys to better shooting just by having them drop the draw weight. When you have been doing this for more than 4 decades, you pick up things.

I guess I’m kinda a phenom, I’m 43 and gettin stronger... I’m sure 60 will be no problem...

While many could be better served by lesser draw weight.......

I have seen too many on the low end that still shoot like crap.

Need to incorporate smart practice, whatever one chooses.
Fatigue I think a factor in developing bad form (and TP.).

Need to push mentally and physically, but only so far.

Ya for sure.... practice is where it’s at for sure!!

I quit for the day if I have two brain farts.
Some days I get to shoot longer than others.
Sometimes......simply run out of daylight



Get into the groove soon enough.
Just don't want to start out on the wrong foot.

I'd like a FF rated rig at 60#.
And one at 55#
Another at 50#.

That'd cover it.
Chit................that's 3 grand or so.

Not gonna happen LOL

Maybe two...........52 and 58#.

I'm lookin forward to hang in some pics in the next year or two......

Hell yeah, whack 'em!