is this the proper place to show off a few pics of my new bow?

this is my first bow. its a little crow.

backstory: i went to ETAR this year and all the bow makers are nice but this one guy, lee waltman, was standing behind the table of little crow bows. they were the most ornate bows and beautiful bows. the nicest ones were 1500 bucks.

long story short, this guy wasnt a salesman, he was an artist and compassionate about his trad bows. he wasnt over protective of his bows, he wanted people to shoot and enjoy his bows. he handed me the 1500 dollar one made of exotic woods and told me to go shoot it and come back later. i was thinking he was way too trusting. this was my first time around this whole industry so this trusting attitude blew me away.

so after shooting a few of his bows on sunday, everyone was shutting down and he was about to leave when he came out and shot with me for an hour and gave me some pointers. then he started packing up, he didn't even try to close a sale with me, lol. he was just having a good time with a newb trying to learn to shoot.

i was going to buy a bow but i hadn't decided which one because i like them all! so i went ahead and told him i want one of his. so i had him take a bow he already had and change the grip and finish for me. he just mailed it to me this week.

it was a cool experience for me and i thought i would share.

little crow, raven td 62". 43lbs at 28

the riser is made of zebrawood, leadwoood, knob thorn and hard maple. the limbs are honey locust with zebrawood veneers and leadwood edges.


 image  by  hobiesmith2000 , on Flickr

 image  by  hobiesmith2000 , on Flickr

 image  by  hobiesmith2000 , on Flickr

 image  by  hobiesmith2000 , on Flickr

That is a very, very , beautiful bow. He sells them under the brand name "Little Crow Bows"?  Thanks.

Wow, very handsome bow there!  The bowyer sounds like good people.  Obviously you made a super choice.  Nice!

real pretty and it looks like a real shooter.

Absolutely gorgeous bow. Welcome to our great sport.

Absolutely beautiful bow, enjoy.

Very nice indeed!

Welcome aboard, you have an absolutely great looking bow. Very sweet, enjoy her.

Great story and a beautiful bow! Congratulations.      

Lee's a great guy, quality craftsmanship!  You won't go wrong with a Little Crow Bow!

Very nice-Hap

Shades of brown and tan in a bow are some of the most beautiful combinations made. Yours definitely falls into that category.

That is a fine looking bow!
       Enjoy

That is an awesome looking bow!

Thanks for the shout out Hobie! I really enjoyed meeting you and your family.Shoot it and have fun.

That is a beautiful bow, enjoy

QuoteOriginally posted by Jim Brennen:
That is a beautiful bow, enjoy

ha! thanks for letting me borrow those arrows. i am going to go ahead and order 6 up this next week. and i think i have decided that i like back quiver over belt quiver

QuoteOriginally posted by Lee Waltman:
Thanks for the shout out Hobie! I really enjoyed meeting you and your family.Shoot it and have fun.

thanks! i blew my dad in law away the other day when he came down and saw how much better i was shooting this past week with your bow.   :D

That's a good looking bow.

That's a great looking bow