I Just received the first ever Bow blank from Chek-Mate to try my hand at.
(http://peteward.com/2010photos/Chek-mate.blank/Beaver.blank.crop.JPG)
It looks like we will be able to shape our own version of the new "Beaver Creek" Longbows Marc is introducing.
This blank is a glue up only. No shaping has been done other than the limbs are cut .
It should make a nice bow for my Grand Daughter .The Yew limbs look great already.
He may be offering the blanks in a closer to complete version also, with the shelf cut in and the grip roughed out.
Pete
I have done a few bow blanks myself,looks interesting! Is there a site to see more about them?
John...these are really not on the market yet...I received this blank from Marc at Chek-mate with instructions to get it up to Pete to review it...there hasn't even been a price point as yet!!
I am sure there will be a standard blank with options for riser woods and veneers.
Chek-Mate does not have a site..yet. There should be one coming in the future.
I will be making this into a "Build along" project as I work on turning it into a shooter over the next little while.
Pete
Thanks for the update manyletters and Pete W,I've done a blank that was just glued uplike that one and a couple of other bow blanks.I had a lot of fun doing them.