Show me Your fanciest bow!
Probably my Blacktail Snakebit, but my RER LXR has prettier limb veneers.
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/Blacktail%20Snakebit/BT-4.jpg) (http://s299.photobucket.com/user/bladepeek/media/Archery/Blacktail%20Snakebit/BT-4.jpg.html)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/Blacktail%20Snakebit/BT-14.jpg) (http://s299.photobucket.com/user/bladepeek/media/Archery/Blacktail%20Snakebit/BT-14.jpg.html)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/Blacktail%20Snakebit/BT-11.jpg) (http://s299.photobucket.com/user/bladepeek/media/Archery/Blacktail%20Snakebit/BT-11.jpg.html)
My pride and joy - an RER LXR with matching longbow and recurve limbs.
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/RER%20LXR/Limbveneers.jpg) (http://s299.photobucket.com/user/bladepeek/media/Archery/RER%20LXR/Limbveneers.jpg.html)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/RER%20LXR/limbsetscompared.jpg) (http://s299.photobucket.com/user/bladepeek/media/Archery/RER%20LXR/limbsetscompared.jpg.html)
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm312/bladepeek/Archery/RER%20LXR/RERbutton.jpg) (http://s299.photobucket.com/user/bladepeek/media/Archery/RER%20LXR/RERbutton.jpg.html)
Wow - that is one beautiful piece of equipment!!!
My fanciest bow was also a Snakebit variant...the limb veneers were some gorgeous koa the owner brought from Hawaii...I gave up trying to post pics with my Chromebook here some time ago
DDave
Schafer Silver Tip "Love Potion #9"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/comanche/Bows/Copy1ofIMG_3008.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/comanche/media/Bows/Copy1ofIMG_3008.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/comanche/Bows/Copy1ofIMG_3006.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/comanche/media/Bows/Copy1ofIMG_3006.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/comanche/Bows/Copy1ofIMG_3007-1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/comanche/media/Bows/Copy1ofIMG_3007-1.jpg.html)
Oh yeah! I've seen that #9 before.
I was just going to say that if Danny chimes in with Love Potion No. 9, there won't be much competition left.
That is the bow that always comes to mind when I think functional art. That one ranks tops on my list of prettiest bows I've ever seen, and I would still hunt with it if it graced my rack.
My new hill country bobcat
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7750/18015856648_63c1462006_z.jpg)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8833/18015839788_9f065507d8_z.jpg)
Here is mine
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=012045;p=1
Trust me, I do hunt with it Murray. That is what it was made for.
beauties...scrub-buster, that thing is a work of art, wow!!
Not mine, but one certain to give Danny a run for his money. Blacktail Legacy Series. If you have to ask the price you probably can't afford it!
(http://www.blacktailbows.com/uploads/1/8/9/3/18935985/8381704_orig.png)
(http://eaglewingarchery.i8.com/images/moss/mosst2tm-21.jpg)
EAgleWing Talon 11, top mount/ Bastogne walnut and Macassar ebony.
God bless, Steve
These are truly beautiful bows! They are both art and working tools, a fantastic combination of characteristics.
Narragansett longbow, made by me!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/beachbowhunter/IMG_6549_zpscb80195a.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/beachbowhunter/media/IMG_6549_zpscb80195a.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/beachbowhunter/IMG_0400_zpsb452f721.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/beachbowhunter/media/IMG_0400_zpsb452f721.jpg.html) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/beachbowhunter/IMG_6564_zpsb0ce00ed.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/beachbowhunter/media/IMG_6564_zpsb0ce00ed.jpg.html)
(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd313/jimscol/pierce01.jpg) (http://s227.photobucket.com/user/jimscol/media/pierce01.jpg.html)
Jerry Pierce Choctaw.
They are all beautiful. But Norbert, there is just something about your bows that make me want to try my hand at building a 3 piece! :thumbsup:
My Voodoo Elk Riser
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/LoneWolf73_photo/DSC01124.jpg)
or my Cari-bow Sliver Fox
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/LoneWolf73_photo/photo211-1.jpg)
Those are some beauties!!
Wow, those are some amazing bows!
This one looks a little plain by comparison but here's my Wapiti. Wenge and Zebrawood with Bamboo limbs.
Keep 'em coming!
AJ
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/Jack_Breeding/wawindaji_zpspjqnoyhd.jpg)
That is a fine looking bow Norbert.
Do you own that Choctaw Jim? If that is the case you are one very luck man!
My "fanciest" just arrived earlier this week. Two piece Caribow featherhorn. Yew with kingwood back and cocobolo riser:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/VIArcher/IMG_80811_zpsnf4hopiz.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/VIArcher/media/IMG_80811_zpsnf4hopiz.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/VIArcher/IMG_80771_zpsza6tng9p.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/VIArcher/media/IMG_80771_zpsza6tng9p.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/VIArcher/IMG_80871_zpsfjvon6mo.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/VIArcher/media/IMG_80871_zpsfjvon6mo.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/VIArcher/IMG_80991_zpsekws5z2u.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/VIArcher/media/IMG_80991_zpsekws5z2u.jpg.html)
Thunderhorn Longbow.
(http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah72/rysanpei/IMG_2258_zpsibdzqtqv.jpg)
Pure class!!!
God bless, Steve
Very nice lines and wood combo.
Great details.
QuoteOriginally posted by beachbowhunter:
Narragansett longbow, made by me!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/beachbowhunter/IMG_6549_zpscb80195a.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/beachbowhunter/media/IMG_6549_zpscb80195a.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/beachbowhunter/IMG_0400_zpsb452f721.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/beachbowhunter/media/IMG_0400_zpsb452f721.jpg.html) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/beachbowhunter/IMG_6564_zpsb0ce00ed.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/beachbowhunter/media/IMG_6564_zpsb0ce00ed.jpg.html)
(http://eaglewingarchery.i8.com/images/seahawk/seahawk31.jpg)
God bless, Steve
This one maybe.
(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/image.jpg1.jpg)
Or this one can't deside.
(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/imagejpg1-12.jpg)
(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/imagejpg2-6.jpg)
(http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k592/jet26photos/imagejpg1-13.jpg)
That is a beauty Norbert!
Beachbowhunter,
Not only is that thing beautiful, it must be extra special that you made it yourself. Outstanding!
Here are my beautiful Bezallel bows
My Black Beauty Bezaleel Cougar with Real MacCoy Limbs:
(http://ehingernet.de/mediapool/69/695887/resources/34944960.jpg)
(http://ehingernet.de/mediapool/69/695887/resources/34945083.jpg)
(http://ehingernet.de/mediapool/69/695887/resources/34945097.jpg)
My plain worker Bezaleel Lynx:
(http://ehingernet.de/mediapool/69/695887/resources/34945108.jpg)
(http://ehingernet.de/mediapool/69/695887/resources/34945127.jpg)
And my favorite Bezaleel Cougar with real McCoy longbowlimbs
(http://ehingernet.de/mediapool/69/695887/resources/34945138.jpg)
(http://ehingernet.de/mediapool/69/695887/resources/34945156.jpg)
(http://ehingernet.de/mediapool/69/695887/resources/34945154.jpg)
Thanks Joe and DiamondD. Got to tip my hat to my bowmaking idol, Brush Wolf who put up pictures of his crazy great work.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o244/2crazyboys_photos/IMG_0709.jpg) (http://s122.photobucket.com/user/2crazyboys_photos/media/IMG_0709.jpg.html) Old "Hillbilly Deluxe". A Bob Thompson Zipper.
(http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad183/wclooper/IMG_0317_1.jpg) (http://s934.photobucket.com/user/wclooper/media/IMG_0317_1.jpg.html)
(http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad183/wclooper/IMG_0305.jpg) (http://s934.photobucket.com/user/wclooper/media/IMG_0305.jpg.html)
This thread has pictures of many bows that I would most definitely not own. I put a 1/16" ding in the finish of my GN lil' creep (a very simple albeit great looking bow)and I felt agitated. To me, these bows are to look at, not to buy and take hunting. With that being said, I sure do like to look. Keep those pictures coming.
Another one of Bobby's bows...... (http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s385/bowhunt10again/d1bb178e-6903-45e6-9dfc-82c1f5df7cb1.jpg) (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/bowhunt10again/media/d1bb178e-6903-45e6-9dfc-82c1f5df7cb1.jpg.html)
Here's the limbs... (http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s385/bowhunt10again/04e247cd-1973-4bca-b46a-39b52b1c3512.jpg) (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/bowhunt10again/media/04e247cd-1973-4bca-b46a-39b52b1c3512.jpg.html)
My Rose Oak I use to own.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f60/stabow/Rose%20Oak%20bow/Roseoak004.jpg) (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/stabow/media/Rose%20Oak%20bow/Roseoak004.jpg.html)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f60/stabow/Rose%20Oak%20bow/Roseoak007.jpg) (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/stabow/media/Rose%20Oak%20bow/Roseoak007.jpg.html)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f60/stabow/Rose%20Oak%20bow/Roseoak006.jpg) (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/stabow/media/Rose%20Oak%20bow/Roseoak006.jpg.html)
It's a beauty Norb :clapper:
if i could post pics i could give you some beauties!!
got an EW that is amazing and a zipper elk riser with snakewood limbs.........
PM me if you can help with pics
Great pics guys!
Where are those salukis?
http://www.salukibow.com/fiberglass-bows/
Or the Acadian Woods bows?
http://www.acadianwoods.com/eyecandy.htm
Mine would have to be the first TallTines I ever ordered in 2009. 70lbs @28" The veneers are Tulipwood I believe:
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy206/cottonwood88/Dec09003.jpg) (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/cottonwood88/media/Dec09003.jpg.html)
Great, looks like burning Limbs! :thumbsup:
What a line up! I love wood bows!
(http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k359/crittergetter76/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-06/775A0D86-13BC-4094-A0FB-BDF698054293_zps8bko2lcw.jpg) (http://s324.photobucket.com/user/crittergetter76/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-06/775A0D86-13BC-4094-A0FB-BDF698054293_zps8bko2lcw.jpg.html) (http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k359/crittergetter76/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-06/5DB78723-4F8A-44BD-A6F6-060A83698A1F_zpsdlu39ab4.jpg) (http://s324.photobucket.com/user/crittergetter76/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-06/5DB78723-4F8A-44BD-A6F6-060A83698A1F_zpsdlu39ab4.jpg.html) (http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k359/crittergetter76/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-06/B4AAA047-39CB-48E3-AFBE-DA771E09263E_zpssh9elces.jpg) (http://s324.photobucket.com/user/crittergetter76/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-06/B4AAA047-39CB-48E3-AFBE-DA771E09263E_zpssh9elces.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/timkoi/020_zps4500efe8.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/timkoi/media/020_zps4500efe8.jpg.html)
Good looking bows. A good looking bow looks better with battle scars on them. Having a pretty bow and don't hunt with it is like having a sports car and not driving it.
Crittergetter, that's a beauty! Is it a Buffalo?
No sir, it's one I just built for my swap bow on the bowyers bench. Although, Big Jim is kindof my idol! If you can't tell! :biglaugh:
It's my only bow and the one in my signature...
The cocobolo has some faint, wide fiddleback patterns almost like a waterfall bubinga in it and some rich charcoal grey grain lines. The limbs have primitive arrows woodburned into the bamboo under clear glass. While it's not a crazy exotic burl, it is somewhat unique and aesthetically pleasing plus its the best shooting bow I've shot to date.
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee146/gdpolk/Traditional%20Projects/photo1_zpsbe696cf0.jpg)
My Whippenstick Phoenix
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/quarteraway/image.jpg3_zpsyke3xwn6.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/quarteraway/media/image.jpg3_zpsyke3xwn6.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/quarteraway/image.jpg1_zps7jnxlywp.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/quarteraway/media/image.jpg1_zps7jnxlywp.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/quarteraway/image.jpg2_zpsxbjrhvwr.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/quarteraway/media/image.jpg2_zpsxbjrhvwr.jpg.html)
QuoteThe phoenix rising
to the point :thumbsup:
take care
Andy
My nicest to date. Cari-Bow Tuktu Ex, 60" 53#@28".
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/MrDwood/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-03/20150328_141607_zpscjap4cqp.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/MrDwood/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-03/20150328_141607_zpscjap4cqp.jpg.html)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h413/Longbowlogan/PART_1436893325703_IMG_20150503_144519_549.jpg) (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/Longbowlogan/media/PART_1436893325703_IMG_20150503_144519_549.jpg.html)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h413/Longbowlogan/PART_1436893356011_IMG_20150503_144453_272.jpg) (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/Longbowlogan/media/PART_1436893356011_IMG_20150503_144453_272.jpg.html)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h413/Longbowlogan/PART_1436893397670_IMG_20150501_192821_719.jpg) (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/Longbowlogan/media/PART_1436893397670_IMG_20150501_192821_719.jpg.html)
Schafer Silvertip 60" 54@28 Bocote and Macassar Ebony riser with Bocote limbs. Also has antler tips and antler burs!
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/snag23/ss002-1.jpg)
Not really fancy...but I built it so it is kind of fancy to me.
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/snag23/bb003.jpg)
This is my Blacktail Elite with some nice figured myrtlewood.
Wow serious bow porn here!
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Those are some beautiful bows guys. Mine's not quite as fancy as most of these but it's still pretty good lookin bow. Flatwoods custom longbow. Walnut limbs with bamboo cores. Jatoba riser with walnut/bamboo accent stripes.
(http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg614/tomsm44/image_4.jpg) (http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/tomsm44/media/image_4.jpg.html)
(http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg614/tomsm44/image_3.jpg) (http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/tomsm44/media/image_3.jpg.html)
(http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg614/tomsm44/image_2.jpg) (http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/tomsm44/media/image_2.jpg.html)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn15/jrod4220/Mobile%20Uploads/20150731_184704.jpg) (http://s300.photobucket.com/user/jrod4220/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150731_184704.jpg.html)
Me and my buddys aka "Dirtybird" Dale dye medicine point recurves there truly one of a kind
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn15/jrod4220/Mobile%20Uploads/20150731_185015.jpg) (http://s300.photobucket.com/user/jrod4220/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150731_185015.jpg.html)
Wow!!!!!! Some very pretty bows in this thread. Glad to have one of them.
I would love to see these bows in person. I don't know a single other traditional bow hunter. The only bows I get to see are the ones I buy. Never had anything fancy. You are some lucky men.
Holyy Molly a B&W Ebony Dale Dye
QuoteOriginally posted by pred80:
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn15/jrod4220/Mobile%20Uploads/20150731_184704.jpg) (http://s300.photobucket.com/user/jrod4220/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150731_184704.jpg.html)
Me and my buddys aka "Dirtybird" Dale dye medicine point recurves there truly one of a kind
Those are incredible. Very nice bows! :notworthy:
Michael Arnette is going to post a couple of pics of my Hummingbird Kingfisher 3 piece longbow by Ben Graham. I'm biased but I don't think anyone makes a better looking bow. Thanks for posting for me Michael.
QuoteOriginally posted by pred80:
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn15/jrod4220/Mobile%20Uploads/20150731_184704.jpg) (http://s300.photobucket.com/user/jrod4220/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150731_184704.jpg.html)
Me and my buddys aka "Dirtybird" Dale dye medicine point recurves there truly one of a kind
You win.
Yeah there's nothing like functional art. My Blacktail:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/JHarper/2014-11-09%2009.09.45.jpg)
She's darkened down over the years. When I first got her ~2007: Cocobolo and Bocoate.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/JHarper/DSC01194.jpg)
Now my Stalker Coyote is no slouch either:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/JHarper/2014-07-11195522.jpg)
RER LX,
(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/deetraks/037.jpg) (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/deetraks/media/037.jpg.html)
(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/deetraks/029.jpg) (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/deetraks/media/029.jpg.html)
Good stuff from Ben Graham:
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy206/cottonwood88/Mobile%20Uploads/image_5.jpg) (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/cottonwood88/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_5.jpg.html)
This Hummingbird I use to own. I probably shouldn't have sold it but the Hill bug bite very hard. God bless, Sco (http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww33/pricklybuck/100_0006-3.jpg) (http://s703.photobucket.com/user/pricklybuck/media/100_0006-3.jpg.html) tt. (http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww33/pricklybuck/100_0010-1.jpg) (http://s703.photobucket.com/user/pricklybuck/media/100_0010-1.jpg.html)
No, you shouldn't have. That's a beauty.
(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/cjohntalk/Bow%20Pictures/1333493120.jpg) (http://s1135.photobucket.com/user/cjohntalk/media/Bow%20Pictures/1333493120.jpg.html)
(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/cjohntalk/Bow%20Pictures/1333493119.jpg) (http://s1135.photobucket.com/user/cjohntalk/media/Bow%20Pictures/1333493119.jpg.html)
(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/cjohntalk/Bow%20Pictures/1333493114.jpg) (http://s1135.photobucket.com/user/cjohntalk/media/Bow%20Pictures/1333493114.jpg.html)
(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/cjohntalk/Bow%20Pictures/1333493122.jpg) (http://s1135.photobucket.com/user/cjohntalk/media/Bow%20Pictures/1333493122.jpg.html)
This bow is called a Black Ram Traditions. I tried to contact the guy who made it but I believe he only makes bows for his friends at this point. Bought it at an auction and its a very fast bow. Trad gang members were able to give me some history on the builder and the original owner. The receipt and some bow info were in the bag.
It was completed on my 17th birthday. I remember my dad had me out turkey hunting and trout fishing. we caught a few trout that day, saw our first ever white turkey and adopted a stray dog who followed us home from the trout stream ;) :rolleyes: . she would eat the creek chubs off my line before I could get them to shore and had developed a method of catching field mice just like a coyote. Then on the way home my dads truck broke down and my mom had to drive 3 hours to rescue us. BTW it was also mothers day... she wasn't happy and was even more upset when I brought a dog in the car lol. good times.
anywho, its a good bow if you like a fast flat shooter. I get 185 fps with a 12.5 grain per lb arrow.
Nice bow Charlie. Do you hunt with it? Never heard of the make.
Hey Dave, I have not hunted with it.. It shoots flatter than anything I am used to and have to shoot it a while to get used to it.
The guy who built them was from WI. I don't think he ever built a lot for commercial sale. The guy who passed was a friend of the builder. he shot strictly indoor target league and was more of a a compound target archer. He got into the recurve for a bit before he passed.
Here's a Rose Oak Heritage that was finished for me a couple of weeks ago. It is Macassar and Bolivian Rosewood. The bow is 58" and 47@26". It is of course a lefty.
I love the looks and feel of a Bear Super K. However, I love the convenience of a TD. This bow is a super dooper combination of these two preferences. The bow is smooth shooting. It is so quiet, with just the single set of puffs that sound isn't something that crosses my mind when I shoot it.
The limb to riser fit of this bow is so cool and nearly seamless that I get a big grin just looking at it.
Don't know if I'll get it done but I'm planning on only one more bow and it is due next month. It will be the same model (Blacktail T2 Sitka) but different woods as the one pictured above the Heritage on my mantle. If I break this promise to myself it will be for a bow being made by a new bowyer located in Texas. (Sheesh, I didn't even get that "one more bow" sentence written before I thought of a possible exception!)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/bowwild/image001_zpsb0cudb7j.jpg) (http://s956.photobucket.com/user/bowwild/media/image001_zpsb0cudb7j.jpg.html)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/bowwild/Heritage%202_zpsh7nedv9b.jpg) (http://s956.photobucket.com/user/bowwild/media/Heritage%202_zpsh7nedv9b.jpg.html)
Looks great Roy. I'm sure you'll like yours at much as I like mine. :thumbsup: