I think the leather looks good with it. I would slap it on there.

That looks like it should belong up north...way north...if you get my meaning...

Cant decide; it looks pretty schmick either way!

With leather is my choice.

Bob, what is schmick? LOL

looks good with the leather.

I have to vote for no wrap- that's a cool looking riser!!

My wife says "Definitely without the wrap." She thinks it looks like marble cake.

As promised a shot of the brilliant 'snake' bow from Soy with its snowy headed ol' owner hoping to do it full justice.

Hopefully post some more shots in a week or so after a trad shoot down here.

Looks good on you Bob hope you don't mind them short Bows      what's cool about this deal is that has been shot in snow and tropical environments how cool  

they are so good to shoot I don't notice the bits missing each end!              

Cabbage - I vote for with leather, although with a riser like that it's a close call.

Had over 10 pages of posts to catch up on.  Y'all have been busy.  Had to leave town for over a week for a loss in my wife's family.  It's been crazy since I got back.  I had to postpone my class with Dave Miller, so it looks like my recipient won't benefit from any knowledge he would have been able to pound into me.  I still plan to make my bow with wood I harvested myself locally, but I'm starting to contemplate sending it to Kenny to be made into lams for me as time slips away.  Wife has me working the garden currently and made me promise not to touch any bow projects until my daughter's dresser is done.  

So whoever is working on my bow, take your time.  If my recipient has to wait until sometime in June, so should I....

Both ways

no wrap. let the wood talk

No wrap, Your riser is far too pretty to cover.
Canopy, you n me might be in the same boat.

My vote is for the leather..

I am a fan of just wood but the leather color looks to be a perfect match. So if ya want to send it my way I would have to say put the leather on!

Well, now I think there's just as many "yay"'s as there are "nay"'s.      
I dunno. I'm gonna take it to a local bow shop tomorrow and chrono it, just for my own info, so maybe I'll decide after i shoot it a bit.      
I made a string for it the other day and pre-stretched it for two days. Still need to serve it and maybe make a string keeper, since I can't think of anything else cool to go with it.

Nice bow, who's the ole timer pulling it back?

I like the leather. It goes well with that pretty riser.
Dave.