Well I finally got the finish on a bow I had made this spring. It it a one piece hybrid longbow 58" and 50@28" Limbs are bamboo core with a vurly maple and cocobolo footed limb. The stripes in the splice and running through the riser are red/white/black phenolic. The riser is a lights out piece of cocobolo. The neat thing on the curly maple is, I found where someone dumped about 12-15 rough sawn 4x4 eight foot long . I was looking at the pile and noticed they were maple. After looking through them, I noticed where 2 of them had very nice curl in them. So I took them home and planed them down for this bow.
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Don't mind the bird crap in the pictures! lol
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Great bow! that maple looks great...finders keepers.
Very nice.
Incredible work and beautiful bow!
And the shelf is even on the correct side.
Very nice....that limb config..looks like a rocket! How's it shoot?
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Great Job....beauty!
Very good looker there. How does she shoot?
I shot it before the finish and it shot great. I built another one previous that I have been hunting with and it is the same specs. I love that bow, infact it is laying in the background of one of the pics i think. I resprayed it today as well. Bow is very dead in the hand
Beautiful bow! You did a great job!
STEVE thanks for the heads up. I cant wait to share it with the guys up at camp. You are an artist!
Really nice !
Fantastic looking bow!!! I love the curly maple...
Looks great!
Impressive! :thumbsup:
nice backyard :thumbsup:
pool party anytime soon??
Very nice! Any pics of it strung?
Sweeeet! :thumbsup:
Slivrslingr, I will try and get some strung up pics after the finish cures. Just sprayed it today
WOW !!!!! Looks great :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Here are a few strung pics as requested.
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Well done!
Very nice job. I'm glad you saved that maple from the dump or the fireplace. Way too nice to lose.
Thats very nice!!!
Nice! Great job! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thanks for all the compliments!
That is a nice bow. I also like your landscaping. I also did not mind the bird poop. lol
Very nice!
Purdy, great job!!!!
That is beautiful!!! Wonderful craftsmanship!!!
Very nice!! :eek:
Super nice!
Beautiful bow ! Looks a lot like my Centaur.
You did a really great job on that bow, wish I was good with wood, don't have the patience and the skills, nice bow.
Very nice!
Yeah, you have talent. Sweet bow.
I don't know how any of us can keep our head on straight with all the insanely beautiful bows being built today. Every day I am amazed at how they keep coming at you. My hat is off to all the bowyers out there. :thumbsup:
Great job really like it she's purty.
Another awesome looking bow Steve!!!!! I'm going to get up there one of these winters to watch you work your magic.
Beautiful job,really like the shelf,and it's on the right side...LOL. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Brother that is a nice looking stick! Great work!
Really nice bro. I just can't shoot a lefty. :)
very nice work
Love that bow,want to make one just like it.