Boo Backed Boo and Yew

gordonf · May 24, 2008, 01:22:00 AM

About a month ago I visited John Strunk to learn how he prepares and lays up his bamboo backed bows. I left his shop with a bamboo backed blank with a core made from vertical bamboo flooring and a belly made from spliced yew billets. The finished bow is 64" ntn, 62# @ 27" and is 1 ¼" wide at the fades gradually tapering to tips that are ½" in width. The handle is made of yew and covered with dyed elk hide. The design is a modified r/d. What deflex it has resulted from tillering as none was glued in. The finish is Thunderbird epoxy. It shoots hard and fast and I believe it will make a fine hunting weapon.
If you ever get an opportunity to spend some time in the shop with John you should take it as he is an amazing bowyer who freely shares his knowledge with anyone. It would have taken me years to figure out what I learned from John in one day.

The tipi and quiver in one of the pictures below belong to Dave Cheney – a fine bowyer and flint knapper who makes his home in central Oregon.

deadpool · May 24, 2008, 02:16:00 AM

oh wow it looks sweet!

good luck hunting woth it!

BamBooBender · May 24, 2008, 02:25:00 AM

Another beauty! Bet she shoots as sweet as she looks.

4runr · May 24, 2008, 06:03:00 AM

Wow! Another work of art.

LEOPARD · May 24, 2008, 06:20:00 AM

Very nice!

Dean Marlow · May 24, 2008, 06:36:00 AM

Very nice. I was wondering about Yew and bamboo together. Now I know. Dean

wislnwings · May 24, 2008, 09:30:00 AM

Wow! Very nice bow.

Jack Denbow · May 24, 2008, 09:57:00 AM

WOW that bow is beautiful.

K.S.TRAPPER · May 24, 2008, 11:01:00 AM

Awsome as always Gordon.

Tracy

Bjorn · May 24, 2008, 11:27:00 AM

John is an artisan of bows! And you are doing great-that's a beauty bow!! The tiller at full draw is beautiful.

gordonf · May 24, 2008, 11:50:00 AM

QuoteJohn is an artisan of bows!

Indeed!

SteveD · May 24, 2008, 12:04:00 PM

another beautiful bow as always.wish mine looked like that

shamus · May 24, 2008, 03:30:00 PM

beautiful. An amazing bow.

Ray Lyon · May 25, 2008, 09:03:00 AM

Wow, that's a dandy. It's a good thing I had the druel buckets on this morning or I would have shorted out another keyboard.

Great build and finish job.

TimZeigler · May 25, 2008, 09:23:00 AM

Beautifully done. Tim

Buemaker · May 25, 2008, 11:11:00 AM

Good grief, another of those sloppy looking bows.
He-he, my hat off to you sir. Bue--.

threeundr · May 25, 2008, 03:08:00 PM

Gordon you could make a work of art out of a boat oar! Beautiful bow as always!

-Leonard-

JEFF B · May 25, 2008, 03:27:00 PM

wow!!! awesome that is so nice.

gordonf · May 25, 2008, 07:05:00 PM

You guys are too kind. Thank you!

blacktailchaser · May 26, 2008, 03:05:00 AM

ohhh.thats what the heck you where doing that moring at the gathering.i was wondering what you where doing over by daves tipi.nice bow by the way.i think i have a long ways to go before i can caught up to you.john