Just finished this self bow,and shot it this morning.66 inches long 46 lbs, at 26 inches. Brace 6 inches.Shoots a 450 gr arrow at 155 fps. With my short draw it feels a little to long for me,but haven't built a long bow for a while. This is 1 of 6 bows that I have built in the last month.Will be posting more.

I like it. I'm a fan of Elm bows and pin nocks.

I don't like working that chewy stuff, but I sure like the end results. Makes a nice, light, springy bow.

Brace tiller looks good. 6 bows in month. You have been busy. :) Jawge

Jawge, many hours of work in a day. Keeps my mind ,and hands occupied. The end result is rewarding to me.Thanks fdp,had to fix a lot of rotted knots, and twists on this one. Pearl, havn't made a 66 inch long bow for a long time.With a short draw ,and long bow I am just not comfy shooting it. I like them 58 to 60 inches long, and some at 62. Here is a picture of the bows. Four are Elm,and two are Birch.

The two on left are 58 inch Birch self bows, the two in the middle are 50 and 52 inch Elm. One righty, and the lefty is for Will B's grand son. The two on the right are Elm. One is 61 inches long,and the other is 66 inches long. All have some reflex.

Nice looking bows you have there Bob.

great work!.

Thanks Steve, a lot of hours went into them in a short period of time.Mostly tiller, and heat treat. Thanks bobby b.Spend a lot of time building ,and trying to improve as a bow builder. I am happy when carving on wood.

Bassman

Robert, what a beautiful array of bows. Elm bows have an almost magical mythical status on this this side of the pond because of the decimation of the Elm species in the 60's and 70's. I believe there are less than 20 of the pre 1960 trees left in the UK.

Although a lot of folks associate the english long bow with Yew, my friend Jeremy Spencer wrote ..

"" Gerald of Wales, writing in 1188 about his journey through Wales, recounted feats of archery prowess from South Welsh archers. “The people of Gwent in particular, are more skilled with the bow and arrow than those who come from other parts of Wales.” He goes on to describe the equipment used by the Welsh archers and interestingly is explicit about the bow wood used. Surprisingly, this is not yew, which was the favoured wood of English armies of the Hundred Years War “The bows they use are not made of horn, nor of sapwood, nor yet of yew. The Welsh carve their bows out of the dwarf elm-trees in the forest. They are nothing much to look at, not even rubbed smooth, but left in a rough and unpolished state. Still, they are firm and strong.

Nice that the Elm bow tradition lives on

I found the Elm on my son's property, and got permission to cut some small trees allowing me to get 2 bows from one tree.Thanks for the history. I know some Viking bows were made from Elm.It is a tough, springy wood with interlocking grain that likes heat treat,so it makes a quality self bow.Highly favored wood by bow makers on Primitive archer site.Thanks Phil.

They look great there Bassman. Arvin

I like it. Nice profile.

Very clean, Nice workmanship. John

Thanks Arvin,sm,Stoner.I have 20 more half saplings so I will slow down now,and after Christmas get at it again.Hunted tonight,and saw 6 does. That was a fun change. Good luck to all you guys in your hunting, and building, and shooting.

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