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Title: Finished a longbow
Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 25, 2011, 09:31:00 AM

Heres a longbow that I made for a friend.  Its 58 inches and 47 pounds.  The riser is osage and walnut accent strip.  The cores are walnut and the veneers are cocobolo.  Tips are polished sheep horn and overlays are walnut and cocobolo.  Veneers and cores from our own Kenny M thanks for looking.

Shawn

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Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: JamesV on January 25, 2011, 09:35:00 AM

Shawn..........

That is a fantastic looking bow. Great job

James.....................

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on January 25, 2011, 10:10:00 AM

Nice! Love that orange.

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Razorbak on January 25, 2011, 10:25:00 AM

Stunning...that is awesome

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: ranger 3 on January 25, 2011, 10:29:00 AM

Can I be your friend? Nice love the Osage

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: 1oldbowguy on January 25, 2011, 11:12:00 AM

:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Dick in Seattle on January 25, 2011, 11:16:00 AM

Very nice!   I tried walnut and osage once, but my walnut came out very light and I didn't get the nice contrast you did.  Pretty bow.

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Trux Turning on January 25, 2011, 11:26:00 AM

Wow that came out nice! I like your wood combo's and those lams are smokin.

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: hova on January 25, 2011, 11:40:00 AM

thats really somethin.


i like that sheep horn too , i havent seen too much of that around.

-=hov

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: DVSHUNTER on January 25, 2011, 12:25:00 PM

great looking bow. Nice contrasting woods.

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 25, 2011, 12:49:00 PM

Thanks all.  These colors really did pop. I was a little nervous about it but the Osage had just enough reddish-orange tint to it.  

I really need to work on my tips you can see a some difference in the groove alignment.

Shawn

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Balding Kansan on January 25, 2011, 12:56:00 PM

Sweet bow Shawn!!!!

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: don s on January 25, 2011, 01:04:00 PM

i've seen some really nice bows on this forum. lots of talent here. but, that is imo the nicest bow i've seen. the colors and contrast are amazing. great job.
                   don

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: KellyG on January 25, 2011, 01:55:00 PM

great looking bow

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Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on January 25, 2011, 02:01:00 PM

Love the wood combo

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Post by: jess stuart on January 25, 2011, 02:28:00 PM

Now that is just down rat purty!!

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: recurvericky on January 25, 2011, 03:00:00 PM

Nice looking bow.

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: ChristopherO on January 25, 2011, 03:13:00 PM

Your should be proud of that one and your buddy should be, too!
Love those sheep horn tips, btw.

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Butch L on January 25, 2011, 03:46:00 PM

WOW.........Wow.....wow

Butch L

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Osagetree on January 25, 2011, 04:05:00 PM

I love osage and that bow is a real sweet looker.

If I could do glass bows that would be my combination on woods.

   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Dave Bowers on January 25, 2011, 04:35:00 PM

very nice   :thumbsup:

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Post by: IdahoCurt on January 25, 2011, 05:27:00 PM

That looks real nice!

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Post by: camoman on January 25, 2011, 06:29:00 PM

Turned out nice! How does it shoot?

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: kennym on January 25, 2011, 06:49:00 PM

Great job Shawn!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Bodork on January 25, 2011, 06:58:00 PM

Nice bow, Shawn!  Love the cocobolo veneers!!

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: White Oak on January 25, 2011, 08:28:00 PM

As usual, great work Shawn!!! Gotta agree with Bodork. Those coco veneers with the osage are beautiful.Super job!!!  :thumbsup:    :clapper:

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: greyhawk39 on January 25, 2011, 08:55:00 PM

That is a sharp bow.I am going to build a hybred in the future.Hope it turns out like this one.

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 26, 2011, 05:35:00 PM

I think I'll build another one of those.   Thanks for all the compliments.

Shawn

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: DanaM on January 26, 2011, 06:55:00 PM

Stunning bow, I would be proud to own it.

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: bjansen on January 26, 2011, 10:56:00 PM

Excellent bow Shawn...look at those veneers..wow!

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: broketooth on January 27, 2011, 05:21:00 AM

you picked some sweet lookin materials to work with. your'e gonna love the way the osage darkens over time. ruddy

Title: Re: Finished a longbow
Post by: Dmaxshawn on January 27, 2011, 07:40:00 PM

Thanks again

Shawn