G'day lads,
Well I thought I put up some pics of my boy Samuel's new, revamped Huntsman recurve, they are made right here in aussie by a very outstanding but humble bowyer...not to mention first class hunter.
This bow has a small story with it so I thought I'd share somewhat...
About a year and a bit ago I was at my good mate's place (Mark Kimber) whilst on leave from working in Baghdad, Iraq. I mentioned to Mark how I longed and missed my bow whilst on rotation at work. I had no room to shoot a bow due to the conditions we lived in, nor the time really ....but I was thinking about taking back one of my Black Widow T/D's just so I could draw it in my room and keep my shoulder and back muscles in tune at the very least.
Well... Mark being the good lad that he is offered me a old 2nd had riser and a very rough set of limbs that some 'would be, if he could be' Traditional bowhunter blew up upon a Dry firing mistake.
We both agreed that traveling through customs in the middle east would not be a good idea with one of my costly Black Widows... so this 2nd hander would be the way to go... the reason being is if some towl head, sand loven camel jock made the dicision he wanted to be 'Robin Hood' .... I would only be parted with a very cheap and roughed out curve.... not one of my BW's.
So... away I went again... off to work on the mean streets of Baghdad, take down huntsman in my bag and one single arrow for the purpose of acting as my check draw. I then was transfered to Afghanistan, where the bow came with me also.
The bow surved it's duty well and I drew it often as I could and had some raised eyebrows when doing my daily drawing routine... lads even joked about taking it on the road incase we had troubles with insurgents.... I still think my M4 and 10 magazines suited that roll better!
Then I finished up working away as a gunslinger and looked for a real job... but upon my return I asked Samuel if he'd like a new compound to replace his older one that he grew out of or.... I could get Mark to make up a set of lighter limbs and jazz up the riser like new.
Sam chose the new revamped Huntsman. And so... here it is.... a very well traveled recurve that I hope it'll serve him as well as it served me.
A fitting name I thought up to christen his new curve... "Stepping Stone"....as thats what this bow has seemed to do....and I hope it shoots as well as it looks!
ak.
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Enjoy....
And here are her specs:
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We just went with Black glass as a cheaper option as over time I'm sure the boy will out grow these limbs.
ak.
NICE!!!!! :thumbsup:
I absolutely LOVE that wood! What is it? It has motion, power, mystery and fire... awesome!
Killdeer
Look a lot like santos rosewood, whatever it is its fine looking!Love the tips.
yup he does make a nice bow there al i hope your boy has fun with it and we need pics of him shooting it bro. :archer2:
The timber is an aussie timber called "Burdekin Plum" and yes your right Jeff... Mar sure does make a nice bow.... plenty of 'em in your neck of the woods too....
ak.
Al, does this gentleman have a website? I love the looks of that bow!
Cool story! :thumbsup:
That is one sweet riser!
What Kildeer said!!!
That is a looooooker!!!
I would have stole it before the Widow.
Do you have before pics?Very nice.Kip
I'd say that I haven't seen a BW that looked any better than this bow.
Really nice looking bow but a great story that only enhances the look of the bow.
Thanks for sharing it with us!
God bless,Mudd
Nice bow, well traveled, with history.
Samuel's going to love it, that bow's going to give him bragging rites to be proud of.
Sorry.. no before pics. And I'll see if Mark has his website up and running again... he has just started building bows again after a lay off period.
Cheers for the kind comments...
ak.
A beautiful bow there bud, any person would be proud to have that one in their hands.
Outstanding all around bud :clapper:
Beautiful bow. Definitely a looker.
Classy!!!
THANK YOU for your "Gunslingin!!" hope there are less of them?? nice bow too..
that is a beautiful bow. i am jealous now.
That bottler mate! Corker of a bow. Give it a burl.
I couldn't resist. You down there have the best sounding slang.
I try to use it and sound like a mug.
Thanks for the pictures. A really beautiful bow.
:thumbsup: Really nice!!!
What a beauty..... :notworthy: :notworthy:
Truly a class piece of work. Love the tips. Love the riser too. He oughtta be proud of that one. A compound would never be as good lookin' as that. Stunning..... :clapper: :clapper:
This might be taboo..
You got me thinkin Joekeith.
What about an all wood compound..??
Takedown type riser with wood limbs.
Don't want to hi-jack just thinkin..
Darn nice bow buddy.
Gorgeous bow, it sounds like you have the boy trained well and making sound decisions at a young age.
I once had the pleasure of participating in the U.S. vs. Australia Stump Shooting World Championship in Tully Queesnland.
Seems the Aussie team was one man short, so I volunteered to be an Aussie for a day.
Anyway, once we thoroughly humiliated the U.S. wankers, er, "team," I had the chance to shoot one of my Aussie teammates' Huntsman recurve.
It was a killing machine, and it looked as deadly as it shot. Great bows! 10,000 dead Australian wild boars can't be wrong!
How old is Samuel now bud?
Beautiful bow and a great tradition getting started....one day we'll be reading stories of your grand child shooting "Stepping Stone" :thumbsup:
Jerry
G'day Lads,
Ric: maaaaate...lol.... I remember hearing about that very same shoot from Bill's place. Super times and fond memories.
Curt, Sambo is 12 mate....
Cheers all,
Gotta run!
ak.
Thought I'd bring this up again as Mark Kimber (the bowyer behind this bow) has just started up his website... please note... it's still under coonstruction.
www.huntsmanbows.com.au (http://www.huntsmanbows.com.au)
Cheers,
ak.
I'm glad you brought this back up, Al, as I missed it the first time round being out-bush about then, I reckon. Your boy has good taste in bows, for sure.
Awsome bow and story.Also glad you brout it back up.
I like that finish. Phil
Al, not only is that a beautiful bow, but a great gift to your son getting him started into trad archery. He will undoubtedly cherish the bow long after he outgrows those limbs and will look back on these days as great memories of good times with Dad....living, learning and loving. I wish you many days of happiness (and good hunting!) together.
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Great post, great website!! Thank you for sharing!!
Cheers
Outstanding bow by an artist Bowyer, really first rate. Samuel will have a good time with that one.
Great story, thanks for showing us the special Huntsman for lucky lad.
i love the look of the tips on the limbs. i checked out the website too, very cool stuff. from your story it sounds like everyone is happy with the bow , very cool. shoot straight . ruddy
The bow is stunning,I am glad you have dreated such a bond with your son.
Great story and beautiful bow!
Wow!