Halibut skinned Yew (More pics)

[Keenan]

 Thank you Jawge.

Hope it looks half as good as that one, :)I plan on working on it this weekend if it ant to cold to work outside.
   Pappy

 Now Pappy, what could be cold about your neck of the woods?    I doubt the Mrs. would mind bow work on the dinning table  

 Tombo, Thank you. The finish is spray on Minwax Polyurethane.

[OldBow]

As soon as I read the description and the maker, I knew this would be great. Bookmarked under Jan Self Bows for BOM for sure.

[nathan elliot]

Very nice bow, specially the finish. You sure know how to showcase the grain in wood, the feathering on the belly is a work of art.

Nat

[jpitts]

Beautiful bow. I know it's already been said, but the skins, the tips, the grain feathering and the grip, all are exceptional.
I think you're right about this being a renaissance.
Thanks,

Jimmy

[Keenan]

 Don, thank you for the kind words of confidence.

Nat, Thank you, Yew often lends to the feathering of the grains like that when it's fairly tight ringed.

Jimmy, Thank you, seems more and more, we are seeing people trading in the wheels for more of a challenge.

When I was in China for a month back in 2000 I was told by a student that to them silverware seamed cold and impersonal and he could not get used to the feel of steel in his mouth. After just a month of using chop sticks. I understood what he was talking about.  I think of bows in the same light now.  Cold aluminum or plastic doesn't ever give the warm feeling of wood or leather in the grip.

[Rich Saffold]

Wow Keenan that is a very beautiful bow   I bet there's an Elk out there who is gonna be really bummed to see it too......

It's very shiny, and I was wondering what finish you used on the bow?

I love spearing Halibut!

Rich

[Little John]

Keenan, don't know how I mised this post. You make the most awsome bows, always did and still do. I hope you can work up to pulling this one with authority by September.    Kenneth

[Jesse]

beautiful work there keenan

[zeNBowyer]

Keenan 
    What  I was asking  was  halibut  in  particular-is  the  skin  particularly  durable in  some  way (as  in shark  or rayskin  is  very  strong  with a  hard outer  layer,  which  is why  it  is  used  with  sword  handles),
seen  a  few  remarks  about  people  using  it for  a  covering  but  nothing  about the  particular  qualities  of the  skin  itself
zeNBowyer

[Keenan]

Rich, Thank you . The finish is Minwax polyurethane, I'll be slipping on the camo skins that Gordon gave me, for elk hunting so hope the elk is just bummed and doesn't get to see the bow

Jesse, Thank you.

Kenneth, thank you and thanks for the encouragement.

Zen,  The Hailbut is somewhat delicate when green but seems very tough when dried. It definitely lighter then Sturgeon but not paper like snakes.

[Keenan]

Here are a few more pics,

[adb]

Very shapely nocks!!

[medicinewheel]

Incredibly nice bow!
Like every detail about it!

[Shaun]

Keenan, been a while since I cruised the PA site but was delighted to find this gem. You turned that stick of yew into functional art of the highest order. Well done sir!

[Gordon]

I just can't get over those nocks Keenan - I'm blue with envy...