This has been something Tracey has been playing with since this past summer. When staining the wood with a camo pattern she follows the lines of the wood grain giving it a neat flowing pattern like a river, and like a river no two will be the same. This is another way each and every St, Joe River bow is unique.
There are two more that will be finished soon so more pictures to follow of this soon
(http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac260/Stjoeriverbows/Rivercamo2.jpg)
Good stuff David and Tracey, i like it.
Chuck
Very nice! Reminds me of looking at a topo map, with the contour lines and floodplains. Such a basic, deep-seated part of learning to hunt an area.
Killdeer
That's nice.. Good job
Cool! what type of wood veneers did you start with?
That's really neat, it does tend to flow when you look at it! :thumbsup:
Well done....like it a lot.
Great looking natural looking camo. I love it. Ken
QuoteOriginally posted by Prairie Drifter:
Cool! what type of wood veneers did you start with?
We cut and plane all of our own laminations, so we can start with pretty much any lighter colored domestic woods as long as it has a good grain lines both of the bows in picure have Whith Ash we have also done Pacific Yew that looked pretty neat
looks awesome I think my next bow will be done like that
very nice.
Thanks everyone, we should have more pictures of bows we are finishing after the weekend with this pattern in the limbs
We just finished another bow with the River camo here are the pictures as promised
Black and Gray Dymondwood and White phenolic Riser Ash Limbs with Black and Grey River camo Staining 47@28 56" Lefty
This bow is going to be on our display rack or it can be purchased
(http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac260/Stjoeriverbows/BlackandGrayDymondwoodfrontfull.jpg) (http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac260/Stjoeriverbows/BlackandGrayDymondwoodRiverCamoLinb.jpg) (http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac260/Stjoeriverbows/BlackandGrayDymondwoodOverlay.jpg)
Here is a picture of the prototype river camo this bow was done for Eric Funk 56" 57@28
(http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac260/Stjoeriverbows/EricFunksRecurveFrontfull.jpg)