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Title: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Doug Campbell on January 10, 2009, 09:32:00 AM
No it's not a refreshing tropical drink  ;)  

The bow started out as a stave gifted to me by my buddy Manny Padroni in HI a couple years ago. I think it was probably wishing for HI yesterday evening, it was -3º when we got back to the truck  ;)  

Now I'm a little better at swinging a big hammer at hot steel than peeling thin little curls of wood off a delicate longbow but with patience and advice from friends I finally got a bow whittled out of the stave. There were a couple of defects in the back so I was pretty conservative and she wound up 65" knk and 45#@27". Not being real satified with the way any of my wood arrows flew I tried, (you purist may not want to read this) one of my AD carbon arrows with a bunch of weight up front, (total 700ish grains) it flew fantastic and hit like a ton of bricks considering.

I was hunting a late season doe only hunt with friends Walt Francis, Dave Johnson and Hunter Rung, (hope I spelled that right Hunter), at one of Walt's hot spots. Thanks again Walt! Dave and I were only 40 yards or so apart and when I shot my doe three or four others ran straight to his tree and he was able to make it a double by sending an arrow thru the lungs of a second one. The two does traveled 40 or 50 yards and died not 10 yards apart. How cool is that!! Dave was shooting his Widow longbow, maybe he'll chime in here and fill in the specs.

Guava selfbow, AD Trad shaft, 160 Griz up front, the 20 yard shot stopped in the opposite shoulder ruining the heart on the way thru.
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/gotahunt/0161.jpg)
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: vermonster13 on January 10, 2009, 09:33:00 AM
That is so cool!
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: kbaknife on January 10, 2009, 09:37:00 AM
Can that be improved upon?
I don't think so.
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Guru on January 10, 2009, 09:41:00 AM
Wow, Isn't that cool!!  Congrats Buddy, bet you're ready for some TX warmth    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: rabbitman on January 10, 2009, 09:46:00 AM
Wow Doug, that's alright. Give you a personal congrats in a few weeks.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Terry Green on January 10, 2009, 09:50:00 AM
:bigsmyl:     :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: frassettor on January 10, 2009, 09:54:00 AM
Great Job  :thumbsup:  Congrats to the both of you.
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Pat B. on January 10, 2009, 09:58:00 AM
That's cool bowhunting alright, grin..

Congrats to both of you, a fine hunt, indeed.
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Mike Gerardi on January 10, 2009, 09:58:00 AM
Nice job Doug!! Never doubted it the entire time at the game last night. Was looking forward to that pic..Awsome!!!..   :clapper:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: drewsbow on January 10, 2009, 10:24:00 AM
Very nice Doug   :thumbsup:    :clapper:    :clapper:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Chris Surtees on January 10, 2009, 10:46:00 AM
:bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Pat B on January 10, 2009, 10:49:00 AM
Doug, Sounds like a great time with friends.
 I have made one bow with guava from Manny and have another "snakey" stave that I am slow to tackle. Guava makes an excellent bow and Manny sure knows how to work it. Looks like you did a fine job with your guava bow and the shot...even if it was with a carbon arrow! d;^)      Pat
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: 4runr on January 10, 2009, 11:08:00 AM
Nothin wrong with that!!

Well done sirs!
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: alligatordond on January 10, 2009, 01:01:00 PM
I have a grove of wild mature guava trees within 100 yards of my camp. Hmmmm...
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: wisconsin wood butcher on January 10, 2009, 01:07:00 PM
:campfire:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on January 10, 2009, 01:33:00 PM
Congrats  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Pat B on January 10, 2009, 01:45:00 PM
DonD, be sure it is strawberry guava. I'm not sure the other(s) are as good for bow wood as the strawberry.     Pat
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Mark Baker on January 10, 2009, 01:56:00 PM
Oh man!  Sorry I've had to miss the late hunts this year....way to get it done, both you and Dave!   Fun stuff.  Congrats guys!
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Barney on January 10, 2009, 02:07:00 PM
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: hunt it on January 10, 2009, 02:14:00 PM
Double Kool  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Shaun on January 10, 2009, 02:53:00 PM
Way to go Doug! Remember, carbon is just VERY old wood. Nice bow and shooting.
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: bigislandmark on January 10, 2009, 10:07:00 PM
Congrats Doug! Great job on the bow.

I had to laugh cause  I didn't know that I had  hundreds of potential bows growing next to the house!  A Big Thumbs Up on a fine animal.

Aloha,

            Mark
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Arwin on January 10, 2009, 10:17:00 PM
Congrats!! I have a mulberry tree in the back yard that has a nice straight trunk just crying to be made into a bow.
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Doug Campbell on January 10, 2009, 10:57:00 PM
Wow, thanks alot everybody, most of the credit for the deer has to go to Walt. Heck he did all the work and his generosity in sharing his spots and helping folks out it unmatched! Thanks again Walt!

Got one big correction to make, I didn't think it felt near as cold as my truck said... turns out it got changed to Celsius so that -3 was really like 20something in Fahrenheit. Boy do I feel dumb...  
 :smileystooges:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: trashwood on January 10, 2009, 11:34:00 PM
Doug - it is good to here from ya and about.  think about what your upto everytime I use my knife  :)

rusty
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: wingnut on January 11, 2009, 08:14:00 AM
Cool!!  Nothing like a selfbow hunt and success.  Now we got work on your arrow selection but if it flys right shoot it.

Congrats!!

Mike
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: alligatordond on January 11, 2009, 04:25:00 PM
Will try to confirm the type of Guava, Pat. All I know is they taste good.
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Kingwouldbe on January 11, 2009, 05:05:00 PM
Doug being a native of SoCal, is there really any deference between -3 & 20 degrees LOL

Way to go, that is too cool ( no pun intended )

By the way, it's 78 right now
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Don Thomas on January 11, 2009, 09:08:00 PM
I don't know anything about strawberry guava as a bow wood. But I do know that if I'm hiking up the mountains in Molokai after axis deer and the guavas are ripe,they have kept me going when I would have run out of gas without them. (Pigs love 'em too.) Don
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: SKYLER W on January 11, 2009, 09:15:00 PM
Glad to see Doug back on here. Congrats!  :clapper:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on January 11, 2009, 09:18:00 PM
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Doug Campbell on January 11, 2009, 11:50:00 PM
Glad that knife is still working for you Rusty, does it still reach the bottom of the peanut butter jar  ;)

Yea Dave, I called my buddy Jerry in HI on the way home and he allowed as it was 74º over there...

Yep Don, all those pigs can't be wrong  ;)  Wish I was back on Molokai myself bout now.

Thanks Sky, great job in TX!
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: NorthernCaliforniaHunter on January 11, 2009, 11:57:00 PM
I spent six months backpacking the Hawaiian islands, and if there was one thing you could count on if you were hungry and in the jungle, and that was finding a strawberry guava tree bursting with ripe fruit!    :D  
They were fantastic, but you'd soon be "bursting" yourself for their highly laxative quality!    :scared:    :eek:  

Nice to know there's OTHER uses for that pesky (it's non-native and quite taking over) tree!
  :archer:    
Great job on the does too! Meat in the freezer!!!
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: Islandlongbow on January 12, 2009, 01:20:00 AM
Congrats Doug! Now you got to bring it back over her and try it on pigs   :)  
I called Manny and told him the good news.....he said to tell you   :clapper:   and then told me he's  finishing up a 90# guava English Longbow. Says he will be using the trade points you gave him on the arrows he makes for it.  
Hope to visit when that funny white stuff on the ground is gone.
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: gordonf on January 12, 2009, 12:36:00 PM
Looking at that snow one can appreciate how far away from home that guava stick has wandered. Congratulations to you, Dave, and Manny for a really special hunt.
Title: Re: Strawberry Guava Anyone
Post by: ber643 on January 12, 2009, 12:53:00 PM
Just heard about this from Manny, Doug - He is really pumped about one of his "Baby" Guava staves making meat in the hi snow country for a friend - and I don't blame him. Good going on the bow and great job for you and your friend on the two doe.   :thumbsup: