Hey all,
I wanted to share this because I'm really excited about it. I have made a few selfbows but this is my first venture into a professional style longbow. I am making the bow in a one on one class format with my friend and local bowyer Edward Boyd.
This bow is going to be a reflex/deflex longbow with a recurve style grip (because I like shooting recurves. Bubinga riser, bamboo limb cores and myrtle wood veneers. Pictures to come.
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Awesome! Can't wait to watch this one unfold.
Above: Bubinga riser, my not perfect but workable job on the fade outs, and myrtle wood veneer getting glued
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Glueing up into the form
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Almost all the pieces together. (http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q712/kunsangsean/DSC_0219_zps1337ac4d.jpg) (http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/kunsangsean/media/DSC_0219_zps1337ac4d.jpg.html)
All set, checking to make sure everything lined up right
More pictures to come, I will start tillering today
Wow, I tried my hand at making a couple of '50 style recurves. I never got fade outs that fine! Everyone should make at least one bow, it makes paying a custom bowyer a lot easier!
I know what you mean cedar! This is giving me a much greater appreciation for the art of bow making.
Here's a few from the end of today - I'll throw up more pictures when I have a minute. Its almost there! Definitely took a risk doing veneers this fancy on the first time but it paid off.
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Cutting out the back of the riser, and shaping the limb tips.
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good continuation !!
seeing all of you doing such nice bow , is making me want to have a go at it ..
but i'd prefer a recurve ..
Should be moved to the Bowyer's Bench.
Well carbon copied to the Bowyers Bench at the very least! Awesome stuff dude! Good luck, I'm jealous- dont have the time to do things like this, just have to make due with buying bows! Those veneers are sweet, I love myrtle! Anyway, I think it's nice to have something like this on Pow Wow every now and then--lots of folks prolly never check out the Bowyers Bench so this is a chance for them to see some neat stuff.
Nice work! When do you start taking orders?
Looks great so far!
Thanks guys, I hadn't ever seen the bowyer's bench forum - now I know. Orders, haha, that will be a long while and lots of practice.
Here she is finished, and man does it shoot nice. (http://i1355.photobucket.com/albums/q712/kunsangsean/DSC_0273_zps18a0eb6f.jpg)
Looks great! First one :scared:
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Well, first one by my hands but with a LOT of instruction from Edward :) Trinity Falcon is the bow design, limb design originally by Gary Sentman
Great job feathering out your fades there bro... Bubinga makes a great riser too...
:clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
OK, but you've got pretty good hands! Must be a hockey player...
Nice job and it shoots as well, can't ask for much more.
Wow! Nice job for sure!