All I can say is WOW!!!. One beautiful bow.

ANDY  COOPER   wrote " Id love to see the smile on your face when you release the first arrow......"
WELL I DID get to see the smile when he released his first arrow from it !   IT WAS WORTH IT !!!!!  
AND  funnier yet, he got to see the first arrow I released out of it   !!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT a great bow   gorgeous and shoots like a dream .

That is some incredible wood, I can't imagine how it looks in person...!

  Enjoy your new bow..!

What deaddoc didn't mention, was that the first arrow he shot from this bow went dead into the center bullseye of my rinehart 18:1.  It was actually the best shot either of us had all day, and it was his first through the bow.

Wow. I'm very interested in these bows. I want one.

Can't really tell from the pics but I will bet the chatoyance of this riser is amazing.

It sure is.  If you get it in sun light and start moving it around, it's almost hypnotizing to look at.  The glow and depth of the wood is quite amazing.

As the bowyer, my take on this bow is that although it is not the fanciest bow I have ever built it just feels right and when you get it out in the sunlight it just comes alive. its like on fire. When you shoot it , it gets even better. This bow at 6 3/4 in brace is rock solid stable in every direction. The pre load is unreal and the draw curve is as close to perfect as a bow can get. There is a lot more to a bow than physical beauty and this bow has it all.
God is a great designer and He deserves all the credit . I was telling Kirk what a blessing it is that God hid this beauty in a tree and allows us to unlock it and look inside.

Kirk the tips are the same koas that your riser is made from.

God bless you all, Steve

Steve, I think this bow looks great.  I, for one, don't care for a lot of inlays and pierce points, etc.  Get a piece of wood with God given figure and be joyful.   I have a bow with birds eye maple limbs and it Looks like nothing much under indoor light but in sunlight, the eyes have it,
pardon the pun.

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Wow. I'm very interested in these bows. I want one.

That sir can surely be arranged.

Beyond, I have some awsome birdseye veneers. I have been thinking about staining them but have not decides on a color yet. Thinking an emerald green might look good.

God bless you all, Steve

Beautiful bow!

Well THAT did it! i gotta do something with it now. i think I've been sitting on it for two years now.

What have you got going for reinforcement in this riser Steve? did you slip a hidden i beam under that purdy wood somewhere? or is it in the accent strip alone?

Kirk, I honestly don't remember. Been too long bro. Probably not an I beam in it. I used I beams in some and not in others. Honestly don't know. Sure it could use one . I don't care for any riser not having an I beam now.  Unless its heavy actionwood and I have even seen one or two of those develop cracks in the shelf area over time.
Phenolic I beam should be an industry standard IMHO.
God bless you, Steve

actually i was talking about THIS bow having an I-Beam.

Do you have any photos of the back and belly of this riser?....

Man this came out sweeeeet looking....It's almost as purdy as my paradox walnut Talon II, but of course i'm kinda partial to it.  

Sweet looking bow!

Kirk,
Steve did use a phenolic I-beam in this riser.  There is a pic of the finished back and belly on page one, if that is what you are looking for.

I won't build a custom without it. The Hunter will have an eighth inch laid in sideways for the stripe but no I beam. I will only build it with actionwood. All the customs have a full depth I beam.

God bless you all, Steve

the black stripe in the end of the riser is the I beam. It is uncut 1/4in and runs uncut through the entire riser.

God bless you, steve

I love that bow! The Koa is as stunning a wood as I've seen. Well Done Steve!    

Nice!