Finished the overlay and the tips today. Still a lot of sanding to do but it's starting to looking good.



The overlay at the back of the grip



The tips are made of white phenol and a bit of cocobolo

Tomorrow it's time for some shooting and check how she's performing.

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Andy

That looks great! Nice wood choices.

Your bows are looking better than the last. keep em coming...  

Shoot her the first time today and I'm very pleased with the way she spits out the arrows. Took some pictures with the knife of the future owner...





Still some adjustments to make at the riser and the arrow window, but we're very close to the final bow.

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Andy

Very nice! The combo looks great.

Wow.  Very well done.  Keep it up!

great looking combo!

awesome work, beauties, love the wood combos. and the knife is nice. i will pm you my address if the new owner doesn't like it.

Thanks guys for the kind words.

@Kenny: Fortunately it was not that cold and Phil had prepared some frost protection stuff ( hot tea with rum... ).

@Rich: Sorry but I had the impression that she will not give it away anymore. She shot some arrows and she looked very happy...



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Andy

Very nice work....all these builds are getting me pumped to start trying my own!

Started applying the first coats of finish. First I sealed the cocobolo riser with epoxy that I thinned with acetone. After sanding with 240 grit sand paper I applied the first coat of finish.





The color of the cocobolo got a bit darker so now it's from red to almost black. I love it...

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Andy

bow looks great im having a 54" r/d longbow made by WILD HORSE CREEK BOWS. the woods i chose are bubbinga and cocobolo for the riser , black locust limb cores with bubbinga lams and black ebony, cocobolo and bubbinga tip over lays with a black beaver tail leather grip.i will post pics as soon as i get my bow.

Ok folks, finish is done, all I have to do is glue in the leather for the arrow rest.









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Andy

Oh good you found my bow. I was wondering where I put that.

Ok guys, it's done. I glued the leather arrow rest, adjusted the nocking point and shot some arrows.











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Andy

Again, very nice work Andy. You sure know how to make a well made bow pretty!!!

Real nice!

WOW- that's all, Wow.................

Butch L

Really Nice!! I like the karelian birch stripes- especially on the riser overlay.

Thanks, guys for the kind words. Hope the stuff from Kenny arrives soon, because I have built a new form and I'm looking forward to build a few bows out of it.

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Andy