MAPLE SELFBOW made by me and you lots o pics

[Jesse]

Well this bow started with a great Christmas gift from Dana last year. He sent me a nice hard maple stave. Thanks Dana.
The stave sat around until the  TN. classic and I brought it along to work on.
Pappy helped me lay it out and even cut the shape on his bandsaw. I was going to tiller it out there but lost my drive after news my dog in the pic bellow got hit by a car and died while I was at the classic.
Then summer came and I was too busy to work it but little by little It started turning into a bow. I had to do a lot of heat adjusting and tempered the belly as well.
I posted lots of pictures and got great advice from all of you on the message board so I give you all credit as well Thanks.
Ok  Here it is 66"ntn 1 3/4 wide till mid limb then tapers to 1/2" tips pulls 54#@28" and holds reflex when unstrung. Shoots hard and fast. Im a fan of maple after this one. Its a fun wood to work. dyed with rit mixed with acetone. sealed with spar urethane.   Thanks for looking                              Jesse

[Scowler]

Great looking bow.

[islandpiper]

Now, THAT'S A PRETTY BOW!!   Looks nice just sitting there and the full draw pics make my pulse pick up a couple of beats.   I love the knocks, very nice.   Dang funny looking grass......here in Louisiana it's green, not white.   

Keep up the good work.   piper

[Auggie]

Impressive! Well done dude!

[DanaM]

Jesse ya done that stave proud, she really came out nice, tiller is as nice as I've ever seen, very well done on the stain and finish.
Then to top it off ya took great pictures I will get some more of that Yooperwood to ya when I come down yer way for surgery.

[mullet]

  OUTSTANDING! That's a fine looking bow, Jesse. Tiller looks dead on and that is a cool looking dye job. Color matches the quiver.

[Canoe]

Howdy Jesse,

As others have stated, you turned a darn good stave into a darn good bow - be proud!

So, can you talk a little more about the stain job on that bow?   Rit dye and Acetone?  Did you simply substitute acetone for the water on the directions off the box of Rit?  Or, did you use less acetone, or...?

Thank for the info, and happy holidays,
Canoe

[Jesse]

Thanks for the great remarks guys.
Dana-- Thanks again for the wood stop by anytime with more
Piper I still gotta get up and say hi to your buddy in iron river
Eddie I thought you would notice the quiver. YoU made it. I use it all the time
conoe I was looking for alcohol which I normally use but couldnt find any so I used acetone. I didnt read the pack or measure just made a paste and brushed it on. its cocoa brown rit powder.   

[David Long]

Beautiful bow man. Really lovely. Maple is dang nice wood to work with and it's easy on the eyes when you're at the "tiller". Dave

[Jesse]

Thanks Dave. First time I played around with maple for a bow but not the last. No nasty smelling dust like the ipe Ive been using. When I cooked the belly it smelled good enough to eat

[George Tsoukalas]

Great looking bow! Well done. Jawge

[in da u.p.]

     very nice bow Jesse.  i really like the finish. I'll have to try that on my next bow. what exactly is heat treating? Is it used for straightening the limbs? Keep up the good work. B.T.w. are you close to the U.P?  you cant be far w/ the white stuff all around.

[koan]

Jesse, that is one sweet bow there, love the quiver too....Brian

[sailordad]

real nice bow,tiller looks to be near dead on,love the color too.
boy is this gonna be a tough month to vote for BOM

hey i gots all kinds of dat der white stuff eh,and i aint even close to da u.p. eider eh.

[juniper junkie]

great job! like the dye. tiller is excellent.