This started about a year ago.
I was having some neck and shoulder issues that kept me from shooting for much of last year.
In March I went to the Doc's and had all the test done. The D.O. told me I needed surgery, The surgeon told me to try therapy. The therapist made me cry but it really seemed to make things start to feel better.
The whole time I kept telling people(Docs) that if my neck hurt then my shoulder hurt, nobody seemed to want to connect the two together.
Well, I had met Scott in February. Scott is my favorite kind of Doc. A Chiropractor. A Good one- in much demand.
A mutual friend had introduced us and we had only met the one time.
I made a call to Scott's office and the healing had begun.
I really did enjoy the therapy sessions, and those coupled with Scott's method of whole body wellness really paid off. My shoulder and a host of other aches/pains are gone or getting better.
In February of 2012 I could not draw a 40# bow. after a summer off from shooting and seeing Scott the whole time, I hunted with a 55# longbow last fall and just yesterday I was drawing a 73@28 Hill bow to 30"(Thanks Thom).
I like bone Doctors and therapists, and I like shooting bows. This was a good journey because I like good people all the more and Scott is top shelf all the way. He has a wonderful family, and we have all become good friends.
The week of the 4th held an invite to the northern tip of Michigan's lower peninsula.
Our mutual friend Chris, had invited us up to his cabin with his fine family and Scott was also along with his family.
The birthday bow was ordered last fall, and was to be a total surprise for Scott. I worked it up and had it ready for his birthday which is on the 4th of July.

The bow is a Pure Michigan Longwalker. Tri-color "Transition" Walnut, Fire tempered Osage and Perfectly edge grained Red Elm. I have Over 30 pieces to get this bow where I wanted to go. It turned out well and Scott has turned into a shooting machine. Even sent pics of his shooting blisters.
My camera was MIA for the presentation, so I had to get some shots yesterday when he stopped out for a shoot.
Thanks for looking.
CTT

 

   

   

 



 

The grip has some finger grooves that are a "low Profile" version.
Sorry for the blurry pics.
CTT

What a great looking bow, truly some thing to cherish,
Thank you for sharing

Fine piece of work there Chuck! Lovely bow and good trade of skills to your doc. Glad to hear you are healing and avoided surgery. Good Hunting!

Watching you draw that 80 something pound bow looked as natural as could be. I'm glad you're feeling up to it again!

That bow looks great, and it was really cool to see some of the other bows on your bench yesterday too!
Thom

Great story! Great bow!!!

Thanks you all.
I was asked to make Scott's daughter a bow for her Birthday as well. It was a great project and she was blown away. We all got to shoot about 3 miles of stumps  on the forth.
The first target was just behind the cabin, and down a good sized hill. We had 6 shooters, all with bows I made for them.
Five of us shot and scared that target real bad, and Scotts first arrow from his new bow went directly to his daughters arrow and busted it into 3 pieces. The funny thing is, she didn't have a blunt to shoot so she borrowed one from Dad. So Scott busted his own arrow! We had a great laugh. Scotts daughter Makayla is ate up with bow shooting and is pretty good at it. She just turned 12 yrs old.
We have a day set up to make her some proper arrows for her and the bow. These are some of my lite weights that she is shooting here.

I guess that bow would tend to make a guy a shooting machine. Glad you and the doc wound up having fun.

Excellent !

You do some amazing work, Chuck !!

Sounds like some great family outings are in your future ...

I've had those neck/shoulder pains, not fun..
Glad you're doing better.

Awesome looking (and I'm sure performing) bow there Chuck.

That bow is a real beauty! Awesome wood combination! Glad to hear you are healing well!  

Thank you Keith, It was a pleasure to talk to you yesterday.

Hey Chuck, glad to read the shoulder is getting better, thats a very nice bow there !

Dan

Glad to hear that your shoulder is getting better. Amazing looking bow!

Glad to hear you doing well, that is a nice looking bow.

She's a Beauty