A fine bow is now on the way from Montana to Australia. Beth sent me these photographs:
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From memory, the limb veneers are zebrawood; the riser is Macassar ebony and rosewood-stained Dymondwood (for low-stretch string). This is the first flared-riser that Dave has made for a one-piece recurve; he did a fine job, eh.
The bow will be around the 65# @ 28" mark, give or take.
Once again, the Windauers have been so helpful and absolutely top-notch in their kind service.
I'll keep you all posted with more photos when she arrives!
Cheers,
Ben :archer:
:thumbsup:
That is one gorgeous BOW!!!!
Nice bow!!
That is one of the most beautiful Tips that I have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ben,THAT is nice!Best of luck with her.
Great tip Ben,you have great taste!Best of luck out in the bush with her. :thumbsup:
Very beautiful bow.......Ben. Now your gonna be the "envy" down-under. A really nice choice of woods. I'm really starting to like the one-piece bows.
Winterhawk1960
Wow-I hope you'll be able to get some sleep before it arrives. Hap
WOOOOW
OOOH.....AAAAH!!!!!
Beautiful!! Congrats Ben, I know she'll be put to good use down your way.
WOW Ben.....that thing is drop dead gorgeous.
Congrats
Nice looking bow there Ben. I want to see the results of that bad boy making it's home in Oz! :archer:
That is a sexy bow Ben ! The pigs will be mesmerized with the pretty wood and never know what hit em !
Great looking bow Ben! That rosewood dymanwood and Macassar look great together. The rosewood looks a bit like Cocobolo.
I'm amazed how different the 1-piece and the TD look.
Is that a low grip?
OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH! Now I want one
Good looking bow right there. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congrats Ben! :thumbsup:
Man that is a great looking stick!!!
SWEEEEEEET looking one piece Silvertip Ben! Seeing that makes me want another, congrats. Let us know how she shoots!
That is one gorgeous bow.
that bow is made for Sambar hunting !
Nice mate ... very very nice . I grew up on one piece recurve's and still have a real soft spot for them .
Looking foward to sseing it in action
I think I have pretty fussy taste... and that's a beautiful bow! :thumbsup: Enjoy it!
Very classy! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Beautiful.
Good deal Ben! A real beaut!
Wow mate....
I've always had a soft spot for one piece bows, more so some of the widows.
Must be doing some overtime mate huh?
cheers,
ak.
you lucky son of an Aussie :clapper: :clapper:
Ben,that is a great looking bow,I really love the flares on the riser.Macassar is for sure one of the best woods you can use for a riser,adding few more mass weight.I prefere the TDs for convenience and for travelling,but the one piece looks more classic.Congrats.
Good looking thing. Bue--.
Thanks, fellows. Bowwild, it's the medium grip.
Ben,I have a idea that one piece is smoother and a TD is faster with same specs.I think your TD has the same draw weight as this new one piece.Can you post some comparisons when you get the chance?
Yep, will-do, Felix. Cheers!
Another great looking tip!!
There's nothing like Schafer's for me. I've got me a one piece on order to add to the fleet. Good Luck with it, nice bow.
Awesome Ben! That is one stunning bow!
:eek:
Great bow.
WOW GREAT BOW, ENJOY IT.
Nice Ben. I was there when Dave glued the riser up a couple of weeks ago. That turned out beautiful. I sure do have the itch for one. Enjoy!
Gary
The first of its kind...and what a beaut to start with!!! Great looking bow Ben, congrats!!
Is it my imagination or does the Schafer 1-piece look a lot like a Blacktail one-piece? I have a Blacktail but have seen pictures only of a schafer 1-piece - -this one and another beautiful Bocote on this site a few months ago -it too was a stunner!
WOW ! :thumbsup:
Beautiful bow- great people to work with.
nice lookin bow. Im thinking about goin back to a one piece as well.
beauty... happy hunting mate !
VERY Classy looking bow! Enjoy!
Eric
Woohoo! UPS in Sydney just called to collect the government import dues... not bad for a Sunday afternoon! So, she'll probably arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday; more photos then!
WOW!Ben,I don't know if theis step is good or not.LOL.
Yeah, it's good, Felix!
I don't know about Australia but in Europe(UE)we have to pay the 26% of the invoice price for goods coming from extra UE Countries,this is a lot.
Yeah, we have to pay about AU$215 to AU$230 for bows (goods) over AU$1000. It's soon forgotten.
Gorgeous looking bow. Congrats.
This truly is the most magnificent bow I've had, and I've enjoyed some real beauties. Hopefully it won't be too long before some feral game is in trouble!
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"Magnificent" for sure! :clapper:
Sweet bow (gota have one)
Ben,it looks even better now the it is on your hands.I am really excited about your review or better some Ferals down pics.
I've seen some pretty Silvertips before, but that one is over the top! Beautiful bow :thumbsup:
That is a fine bow. The dymondwood is beautiful.
Dave sure does nice work,that is unreal!Almost to pretty to hunt with,YEA RIGHT!All the best Ben.
Ben: I live one-piece bows, to me they are what a Traditional Bow should look like, and you have a beauty. Let us know how she shoots, sounds like several of us will be putting a Tip on our short list. R.W.
Very nice bow!
SWEET!!
Happy at you Ben for that new sweetheart! You're rightfully proud!!
Very attractive bow.
Please let us know how she performs.
Ben,
CONGRATS on a fine TIP indeed :thumbsup: Beautiful like the wood combo's
Mike
Sweet bow Ben! :thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing some hero shots with that bow mate!
All I got to say is WOW!
GTLENN
That is really nice! It looks like the checkering is first rate!
That's a keeper. Awesome bow. :thumbsup:
Ben,
Hands down the finest looking one pc curve I have laid eyes on..... Congrats !!
Froggy
It's a good thing your UPS driver isn't a Tradgang member. I would have likely shown up "used".
Congratulations on a beauty.
Magnificent bow!
That bow's looks (shape) always reminds me of a Damon Howatt model. I just can't put my finger on which one.
Thanks, fellows. It took a couple of afternoons to adjust to a different feel compared to the PCH I've been shooting, but now I am dialled-in to this bow, and it shows all those wonderful characteristics we like.
I haven't tried one of Dave Windauer's Schafer Silver Tip Bows yet... and he is only about 18 miles from me.
Very nice.
Awesome!!!!!! Very Beautiful!!!!!!!!!
That is one beautiful bow. Dave's work is as good as it gets and Beth is the master in working out all the details when ordering. I've ordered a take down and should have it any day. Bet she'll be a shooter!!
good looking
Ben: Have never seen any Zebrawood Lams that looked like that, are they cut flat grained and stained? Just wondering, I like very much. RW
Very nice bow mate..... very nice!
ak.
Hey Ben how about some more pics with dead animals Thanks Shane
Very nice.
Beautiful bow Ben. Graceful lines. A work of art! :thumbsup:
Nice looking bow!
It always surprises me how different a bowyer's 1-piece is from the takedown. I have a blacktail 1-piece and it isn't even close to looking like the TD (IMO). I do think the Bear Custom Kodiak TD looks like the Super Kodiak though.
Ben, I remember when you 1st posted that Schafer.
She is indeed a beauty.
Beautiful! Enjoy the new bow.
That's a pretty one!
Thats a beauty! How do you like it? Trying to make up my mind on a take down or a one piece. Love my three piece so I dont know.
Jason
Thanks for the pictures. That bow is stunning. If you look at the overall bow the lines are really nice. When you take a look at the closeup of the checkering and how it wraps around you can see Daves attention to detail.Its very clean all the way around. I bet it shoots as good as it looks! I love take downs but a one piece bows to me are just a little more eye appealing.
Just awesome Ben. great Bows Great people!! :thumbsup: :archer2: