This is Shere Kahn. Named for the tiger in Kipling's Jungle Book. She is osage, 62"t/t, 55#@26" with symmetrical layout.
1 3/8" at the fades and out to the last 10" of each limb then tapering to 3/8" tips with Am. bison tip overlays.
 The stave for this bow had very thin rings(30+ to the inch)so I added a rawhide backing under the decorative tiger strips. The stripes are animal print tissue paper that I put down with watered down carpenters glue. Six coats of Tru-Oil and a quick spray of satin poly to cut the Tru-Oil shine.
  I finally get to show off so I hope you guys enjoy it.    Pat

ps, well I see I have to study this pic posting process a bit more.

The handle wrap is hemp cord from Wally World set in Massey finish and my all time favorite floppy arrow rest.     Pat

nice bow, working on a piece of osage myself right now, well not right now, cause I am typing but you get the picture.  again, cool bow, love the print on the back.

Thanks Rick. Osage is a wonderful bow wood. Enjoy the process!
 I made a bow last year with leopard print that was interesting also.    Pat

Pat, that is beautiful. My eleven year old daughter even liked it!

very nice Pat.....great job as usual...Steve

Thanks guys. Sorry for the duplicate pics. I'll get it all worked out eventually.
  This bow shoots very well and holds an inch of backset after unbracing. I heat treated the belly while straightening out the bow and adding about 3" of backset. Heat treating works best on white wood bows but I'd have to say it works pretty good on osage. And don't let anyone fool ya! Thin ringed osage can make a dang good bow.
  Because of the thin rings, it was impossible (for me) to achieve a good, unviolated back ring so that's why I added the raw hide backing. There are 2 knots on the belly that may give me problems in the future but we will just have to see.    Pat

That is a GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRReat looking bow Pat... I lov the camo

I knew we could count on you now for some interesting stuff (pictured), Pat. You are always coming up with interesting ways to do things. I think i like that one even better than the other Zebra Print. (Didn't I see that other one at Hickory this past year?)

Yea, Bernie, I have tiger stripes, zebra stripes(both the same stripes one has white background the other yellow), giraffe and cow(black and white) and leopard.  Might as well keep it fun!     Pat

This has no bearing on your very nice animal prints but my daily desk calendar this year has been on the subject, "You may be a redneck if ...". Two days ago (I believe) the punch line was, "if your wedding gown was an animal print." This subject just brought it back to mind - LOL - but there is nothing red-necky about your animal prints, my friend.

That's awesome, Pat.

real purty pat!  

Very cool bow Pat!!

Dang Pat you a great job at keeping it interesting.
Very nice.


John

The animal print tissue paper is cool stuff but a b..ch to work with. As soon as it gets wet its ready to tear. I coat the bow's back with thinned carpenters glue and lay the tissue down. I use a soft paint brush to smooth it out then let it set and dry. I still get wrinkles but I'll live with them. If you try to remove them the tissue will tear.
  My wife is an artist and has been doing paper mache lately so that's where the idea came from.  
  Thanks for the compliments. When I get the downloading pics figured, I'll post more bows and stuff.     Pat

Very nice Pat, you are getting aweful artsie-fartsie lately   :rolleyes:

Another sweet bow Pat..you ever made a bad one, lol...Brian