Please show off your self bows!

Kris · January 24, 2012, 10:57:00 AM

Yes....what weight is the bow you used on the bison, arrow setup (i.e. weight, broadhead, wood type), distance, shot placement, story?

Outstanding!

Thanks for the excellent pics Walt.

Kris

coaster500 · January 24, 2012, 11:22:00 AM

Great stuff Walt!!! ... nothing like seeing them in action

Osagetree · January 24, 2012, 05:05:00 PM

Had to look at them again today,,, not the bows just Walts pictures!

INCREDIBLE!

leatherneck · January 24, 2012, 05:25:00 PM

Awesome photos Walt!

Walt Francis · January 24, 2012, 10:02:00 PM

Thanks for the compliments.

The bison (a ranch harvest) was taken with Pigger, the bow I have hunted with for the past several years. She is 57-58# @ my 29". The arrow was a 30", footed hex pine shaft, tipped with a 190 grain grizzly, weighing 625 grain (I think). 15-18 yards shot, it penetrated almost to the fletching, and the bison was down in 15 yards and 30 seconds.

ron w · January 24, 2012, 10:08:00 PM

Simply Awesome.......

2treks · January 24, 2012, 10:09:00 PM

Great bows to All.
Walt, How heavy was that lion?
Great cat.

falconview · January 25, 2012, 10:35:00 AM

Walt, absolutely impressive

Flatstick · January 25, 2012, 11:05:00 AM

A few from awhile back,,haven't built any for a couple years but plan on getting back to it.

Flatstick · January 25, 2012, 11:08:00 AM

PaPaFrank · January 25, 2012, 11:14:00 AM

Walt and Flatstick your bows are just awesome and obviously deadly!...Good Stuff

Mike Yancey · January 25, 2012, 12:28:00 PM

Here are some more that are going to Kalamazoo

Mike

b.glass · January 25, 2012, 12:55:00 PM

Can't wait to see them Mike. I hope they don't sell until I have. I love the painted ones but I really want to see that one that looks like an elk antler. I may have to copy that one!

~Bona

kbetts · January 25, 2012, 01:52:00 PM

A woodworking buddy of mine is getting into selfbows. If I show him this thread, I'm afraid he'll quit!

This is Super Trad!

coaster500 · January 25, 2012, 02:33:00 PM

You guys are inspirational.... wonderful bows guys, wonderful

Mark Baker · January 25, 2012, 09:03:00 PM

Some beauties there, Richard. Mike, your just a "show-off"! Awesome bows though!!!!

Flatstick · January 26, 2012, 09:50:00 AM

Thanks Mark, you know someone once told me "it ain't bragg'n if you can back it up" LOL

Your a mighty fine artist yourself in more ways then one!

Igor · January 26, 2012, 10:57:00 AM

Flatstick ....you should build some more...those are awesome looking bows....nice deer too!

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Glenn

Pat B · January 26, 2012, 11:44:00 AM

This is an osage ELB I made a few years ago..

This is "Shere Kahn" an osage selfbow with tiger stripe tissue paper backing(decorative)..

This is a yew selfbow I made from a small yew tree that Don Berg cut in the wilderness of Mantana and brought out 8 miles strapped to his bicycle.

Pat B · January 26, 2012, 12:01:00 PM

This is Elkie, sinew backed osage. I built her for my first elk hunt in Colorado in '06. Pictured with Kenneth, my host and I gave Elkie to Kenneth after our hunt.

This is a 60" osage static recurve I made quite a few years ago with a few of my crooked arrows. The one with the red fletching now belongs to Bernie Dunn.

This is "Herb's Bow", a bow I was asked to make by Herb Reynolds the founder of the Carolina Traditional Archers(CTA). Unfortunately Herb passed away before I could give him the bow so I donated it to CTA to be raffled off in Herb's name...