Boo Backed Walnut and Osage Bow

2fletch · May 20, 2008, 12:39:00 PM

Nice work. That's a great combination of wood and craftmanship.

Dean Marlow · May 20, 2008, 01:35:00 PM

Thanks again guys. I really think walnut is highly over looked in bow making. I like it better for core wood than I do Red Elm. This bow was a tough one to tiller. I couldn't get the top limb to bend at first and couldn't figure out what was wrong. Then I noticed that the bamboo was thicker on the top limb than the bottom. I still don't know to this day how I did that but I did. So I had to take quite a bit more of the osage off on the belly on the top limb. Dean

Osagetree · May 20, 2008, 07:00:00 PM

I like it! Sweet!

Steve Kendrot · May 20, 2008, 10:12:00 PM

Beautiful! Is that an osage lam that extends over the walnut handle through the fades? How far does it extend on the belly? Its gorgeous.

pseman · May 20, 2008, 11:23:00 PM

Wow! You should be very proud.

Holm-Made · May 21, 2008, 12:50:00 AM

Nice bow Dean. Nice piece of black walnut too. Chad

Dean Marlow · May 21, 2008, 06:51:00 AM

Steve to answer your question on the osage yes that is a thin lam that runs up over the fades. I heated it and bent it to run it up over the fades. It just goes past the fades a little ways. Dean

Bowman0202 · May 21, 2008, 05:28:00 PM

That's a beaut. Walnut in the handle really looks great. Thanks for sharing.

bentpole · May 21, 2008, 06:01:00 PM

Well Done!

Bob Barnes · June 28, 2008, 11:12:00 AM

Great Job Dean ! I don't know how I missed this post...bring the bow to mojam so we can all see it up close...looks like a good one for the clout shoot.

Bob

threeundr · June 28, 2008, 11:21:00 AM

Dean that is a pretty bending piece of wood you got there!

I have been trying to build some bows myself, without near as good results as you. Great work my friend!

-Leonard-

kennym · June 28, 2008, 12:21:00 PM

Beautiful bow!! Looks like you were a good student!!

Chris Surtees · June 28, 2008, 02:31:00 PM

Sweet bow!

PV · June 28, 2008, 03:33:00 PM

Beautiful!. Great profile and tiller!

b.glass · June 28, 2008, 03:55:00 PM

Very, very nice!!! I'm working on a boo backed hickory with black walnut handle. Nice to see what the contrast looks like on a finished bow!

tradtusker · June 28, 2008, 04:53:00 PM

LEOPARD · June 28, 2008, 06:40:00 PM

Nice looking bow!

Jeff Roberts · June 28, 2008, 10:12:00 PM

I am getting my act together to build a couple of tri lam bows and have found an old fence row that has all the post made out of black walnut. The first piece I have worked is just beautiful. If it ends up looking anywhere close to yours I'll be happy. That is a stunning bow.

JEFF B · June 28, 2008, 10:40:00 PM

one saweeet bow sir!!!