Note:  Old Phartt's Archery is an amateur activity.  I do not build for sale or to order.

Old Phartt's #13 had a checkered history.  It started out with an effort to build two youth bows, but the wood didn't want to do that and refused to cooperate.  I decided to listen to the wood and do what it wanted, which was to build one of my standard flatbows.   It's red elm with a cherry riser, 68" and 33@28 (28@25... my draw).  The complete back story, including how the name came about, and some construction pix can be found at:  

http://dickwightman.com/archery/bowyering/bowsmade/lookatme/lookatme.html

Here you go:



Limbs are three lams of red elm



Riser is cherry and so pretty I hated to put a wrap on it...



but I did.  This bow has my "Classic" riser, with no shelf in the tradition of the simple 1950's wood longbows.  I put a thin leather wedge under the wrap to act as a hand and arrow placement reference.  It's too thin to act as a real shelf, you're really shooting off your hand, but it works.







This isn't spectacular for 18 yards, but the bow will shoot very consistently (more than I can).  Note that the lower middle arrow is the bare shaft, right in there with the rest.



I did a lot of shooting with it and it's a nice bow.  This was three quick shots I threw at my deer as I went back into the house, and a pic of the bow unstrung... my usual straight longbow.

Awsome Bow Dick!! I Love That Red Elm Grain Pattern!!  5 STARS  For "Look At Me"!!!      

Thats a phine lookin' bow Dick! I love Red Elm, very pretty and makes a great limb.

Eric

Great story on the link.  Handsome bow.  look forward to #14.

Nice work Dick!

Your skills and use of material are getting better and better!

Have a great day!

Shoot straight, Shinken

Looking good Dick.

Dennis

sweet little popper, dick!  

Love your bow Dick ! Keep us posted on how she shoots for ya .

Mike

Good job Dick!

:rolleyes: