Roy
I found me some Poplar for backings like you said

hey lookum- a pic of a Roybow!

Bow is fine, but my shoulder is hurting more and more, so I can't pull the bow to shoot it in. See the Orthopedic Dr. again Dec 1st. Most likely will get an mri and then surgery..

Bow looks nice Mark..  

Ship it over. I'll wrap it up for you and send it back.......crippled old buzzard anyway.

Just keep raspin' on it until you can pull it. No reason to make it stronger than your bum shoulder -- you'll never be able to shoot it.

Weight isn't the biggest problem. I can hardly raise my arm up when I bend my elbow like to draw a bow. Funny thing is though, I can move my arm all over the place and it doesn't bother me. Just hurts when the elbow is cocked as if to shoot.

I know how that feels.

Just get it fixed Roy. After 3 months you'll be pulling 30#. Almost your huntin weight aint it ?!??    

Roy sorry to hear about the shoulder. And heck I can always use another one of your bows. Mine is an older model just 2 Osage and boo. Funny thing it still is the bow folks like most when I am showing off my bows.

I wouldn't trade it or any of the others I have received for anything.

Get well soon and start massaging I mean thumping folks again.      

That's a bummer Roy.  Get it fixed, rehabbed, and get this this build along done.

It was done tillered on page 7 John. Just needs shot, then tiller check, then stain and sealed.

Sorry to hear that Roy. My dad (70's) had same issue, could move his arm all over the place except for one direction. If I remember right it was also holding it straight out in front of him. He could still drink a beer though.
Oh I think he also had trouble wiping his butt, you got that problem?

I feel for you Roy, having an injury that stops you doing what you love is a nightmare. I've been there and got that t-shirt.
I'll send you some positive vibes across the pond.  
What is wrong? Rotator cuff?

Thanks guys. The orthopedic Dr doesn't think it's a rotator cuff. She showed me on the xray that the shoulder socket has a very narrow gap on the top where the arm bone fits in the socket,  and it's inflamed. She put a shot of cortisone in 3 weeks ago. That helped for about a week.  Now it's feeling worse. She said if it doesn't get better, then an mri and possible surgery to trim the socket and open up the narrow gap on top. Won't know for sure till she reads the mri.

Hope everything works out for ya bud.

Prolly from shooting them heavy 40 lb bows all them years. You better start making em a little lighter... or just get a crossbow.

Hang in there Roy.  Hope they figure out the problem and get you fixed up.  I have pain in my shoulders, too, but it comes and goes.  I think it may be arthritis.  At least I don't worry about the bow when I hear little cracking sounds anymore.  I know it's just the shoulder.

Wait I have one question now that I think about it. If it only hurts when you bend your elbow and lift how in the heck do you drink that horse pee you call beer? Hmmmmmmm.

Get well soon and I hope it does not have to go to surgery.

If it only hurts when you bend your elbow and lift how in the heck do you drink that horse pee you call beer? Hmmmmmmm.


A straw Roy, a straw.....  

Get healed up bud!

Get er done Roy!