The birth of the most beautiful Black Widow ever!

BUFF · February 06, 2009, 11:16:00 AM

pretty

cedarshaft · February 06, 2009, 11:43:00 AM

It is pretty but Donnie Earl is right, for I think I have the most beautiful TFIII that was ever made. But then I guess all owners of Black Widows feel this way. Congrats to Darrell on another fine bow.

varmint101 · February 06, 2009, 11:46:00 AM

Wow that's great!

Irish · February 06, 2009, 12:05:00 PM

I have a PTFX, all bacote. The guys at the Widow Works let me sit in the back and go through every bacaote lam they had - and they had a bunch - to pick out my veneers, spent about an hour doing so. I am willing to offer that it is the best looking Widow ever. :D

Java Man · February 06, 2009, 12:16:00 PM

That's a very striking bow!

bayoulongbowman · February 06, 2009, 12:17:00 PM

very nice!!!!!!!!!beautiful Woods...

mmgrode · February 06, 2009, 12:26:00 PM

Cool stuff Steve-O! Hard to beat exotics for beauty.

Steve O · February 06, 2009, 12:29:00 PM

MAN! You Widow guys will argue about anything !

dragon rider · February 06, 2009, 01:13:00 PM

Absolutely gorgeous. Prettiest Black Widow I've ever seen. I still think Leon Stewart made the prettiest bow I've ever seen, but I'll definitely conceed you the Black Widow title.

KentuckyTJ · February 06, 2009, 01:23:00 PM

Steve that is too cool can't wait to see your Silvertip.

LazerRay · February 06, 2009, 01:46:00 PM

nice bow

Chris Surtees · February 06, 2009, 01:48:00 PM

Very nice looking Widow!

Jwilliam · February 06, 2009, 04:05:00 PM

Wow!!!

Bill

Bear Heart · February 06, 2009, 04:41:00 PM

So wear is the contact info? Website?

highcountry · February 06, 2009, 06:03:00 PM

Steve, this is one great post! That bow is beautiful. Please post some pictures of your Schafer when Dave is done.

Otto · February 06, 2009, 06:33:00 PM

Sweet!!

Tj Craig · February 06, 2009, 07:15:00 PM

Steve,
Yeah thats really cool, I just bought a riser blank from Mike in the graybark style for a silvertip I'll deffinately share with you guys when I get it done.
Tj

yellow bow · February 06, 2009, 08:09:00 PM

Lechwe · February 06, 2009, 08:36:00 PM

Sorry guys. I would have come on sooner with these but my computer died 2 days ago and I just got it back. Here are a few more pictures of the bow that show the wood a bit better.

Mike spent over two hours with me going through his wood looking for that special piece. When we got there I had in my mind a Bacote SAX but once we stumbled onto his secret stash of Bubinga I was hooked.

The really neat part is that Mike is as particular about the wood for someone else's bow as he is for his own. He wants every bow be made from his wood to be the best it can possibly be. He took extra care to find the right wood for the riser. Once we found the one we wanted he made sure cut it so the best grain was facing out on the nose and then changed his cut so the same grain was showing on the sides of the riser and the fade outs. I sure this wasted some wood for him but he wanted it to turn out just right. I'd say he succeeded in Aces. He really has an eye for knowing how to cut so the best features of the grain will show.

I'm sure it was an inconvenience for him to spend so much time with me picking through all his wood but he didn't seem to mind at all. It turned out so well I may have to go back and do it again and finally get my Bacote once I save some money for that project.

If you're in the market for a new bow you may want to consider doing what I did especially if you are in the area at all. It's really pretty cool and rewarding being involved at this step of the process. If anyone has any specific questions get in touch with Steve or I and we can get you to the right guy. Better yet contact Leftyfred directly and he'll take good care of you.

Ibow · February 06, 2009, 09:09:00 PM

Wow, Darrell, that is just stunning. Just beautiful. Congrats on the effort/choice of woods. That is something to be proud of for sure.