This thread is for you Rob. I've been saving this beautiful piece of walnut for quite some time, and couldn't think of anyone who would appreciate more...There is just something special about a book matched piece of wood of high quality.   feast your eyes on this my friend.

Let the build begin....

That is cool!!!

Gawjuss 

Kirk is a fantastic bowyer!

Here are a few more before i start the millwork.

Watching this one!

In a word ........ WOW!

Oh...my...gosh that is gorgeous.

Overlay for limb pads,  and blind limb mount millwork complete. She is ready for limbs now.

Drink plenty of fluids, Rob. Don't want to dehydrate from drooling.

How cool is this?  Getting to see crafting a work of art in progress!   

It's very cool !!!

AMAZING.....

Here's a few more photos of the limb millwork and lay up. I've also milled the full overlay components for the back of the riser to match the limbs. The second limb is in the form & cooking now.














Tomorrow we get these limbs mounted on the riser.... Stay tuned...

Well she is looking like a bow in the rough now. My draw weight came in exactly where i want it, with some room for balancing the limbs and sanding. I've just posted a few pics here, but there are more in the build album if you would like to see how i got here.








Here is the build album.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/j3k393Pt6FjPR7296

Time for overlay madness to begin.

That looks like it is going to be an absolute beauty!!!  I think I enjoy looking at all the home made tools and different things in your shop to build bows as much as I do the process.


Jason

This is very interesting to see how much hand work goes into building a bow. Enjoy seeing all the tools and steps that take raw wood and end up being a beautiful bow...

Fantastic!!  What are you using to keep the limbs in alignment.

Quote from: Hud on April 05, 2026, 02:55:18 AMFantastic!!  What are you using to keep the limbs in alignment.

Scroll up to post number 8 here and you can see the location pins that are embedded in the riser.
Drilling the holes on a vertical milling machine gives them perfect alignment. The limb butts are drilled with the same machine, and the limb bolt hole is oversized to allow for +or- tolerance for a threaded insert,  or in this case a T nut on the back of the limb that gets covered with an overlay.

But.... Even with the very precise millwork involved. These limbs can be off at the tips as much as a 1/4" sometimes, so i use a straight edge to layout the exact center, then paint the limb profile using a pattern.  Then i double check things using a string.... Lots of checks and balances here.










 

I've got the tip overlays done, but still have several more overlays to complete before i shape the riser.   Stay tuned and watch it play out here.

That's gonna be P U R D Y !