{"id":311,"date":"2025-06-06T20:48:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T20:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.missioncriticalfirearms.com\/?p=311"},"modified":"2025-06-13T15:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:35:02","slug":"first-ever-hempwood-recurve-bow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.missioncriticalfirearms.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/first-ever-hempwood-recurve-bow\/","title":{"rendered":"First, Ever Hempwood Recurve Bow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg Wilson holds the patent for hempwood, a unique substance formed from the waste of the hemp plant. Farmers had a huge problem disposing of hemp waste, so Wilson created a means of transforming it into wood for various projects. He grew up in the small town of Hagerstown, Maryland, among a family of bowhunters and tournament archers, so he is extra excited about this new bow.\u00a0 Marc Lauver is a senior custom bowyer from Pennsylvania who created this masterpiece.\u00a0 Below is a letter to Wilson explaining the specs of this unique project.<\/p>\n

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About the Bow<\/h3>\n

The bow, other than hempwood, is dymaLux made byCousineau Wood Products.\u00a0 The limb core wood is action-boosted with a thin strip of stabil-core (a woven carbon) to help stabilize the limb. The bottom limb information is – 58″ bow, 45# at 28″ drawweight, the PAW is for Penn Archery Works, and 0425 is the date finished and the s\/n.\u00a0 McKean is the model name.\u00a0 I name the different models after counties in PA\u2014the finish on the bow is a two-part urethane.\u00a0 The string is made of 16 strands of Fast Flight Plus.\u00a0 When you string any bow, USE a bow stringer.\u00a0 Step-through can twist limbs, and push and pull can end up hurting.\u00a0 The arrow should nock 1\/8th” above the square with the shelf.<\/p>\n

Enjoy, Marc. \"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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