Old Gator Eye, New Mountain Maple Bow

[OldBow]

very nice looking bow! what kind of splice did you cut and what type of glue did you use? again very nice bow i like the color too, -jesse

I used the ol' Z-splice, crammed in some splinters to take up any slack. I'll make a leather handle this weekend for it. Glue is TiteBond2.  Color is bogus.  Used to be whitewood. I mixed up some MinWax stains to match some hardwood floor trim I needed.

[Coo-wah-chobee]

              Don.........nice work on a challenging piece of wood. Looks like a great huntin' bow to me-agree with Eddie, 'gator handle would be cool........bob

[Agbowyer]

Man thats a super job. That  is a gnarly piece of wood and a beauty of a bow.

[koan]

Awesome weapon Oldbow...Brian

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Cool looking bow, I like the gullwings unbraced profile

[medicinewheel]

don! - i was wondering what your bows would look like! that's a nice one!
frank

[Pappy]

Very nice OldBow ,I love character in a bow and that one has sure got it.
   Pappy

[Dustybaer]

I'm glad you put in a full draw pic so we could enter you in ther BOM for March.    Pat

dunno pat, looks like a couple of inches shy of full draw 

just teasing you oldbow.  it's a wonderful bow.  i admire you folks who have the guts and the skills to tackle such a piece of wood.

[Hillbilly]

Nice weapon, Don.

[Marc St Louis]

Very nice Don. Been awhile since you posted a bow

[Stickhead]

Love the character.  That bow's a real looker.

[Gordon]

Gnarley man!  I love it!

[mamba]

Great job Don - looks like a smooth shooter.

[AndrewS]

A nice bow with a lot of character. Good work

[snedeker]

way to go Don.  Has a beautiful shape.   I haven't had the nerve to do an unbacked splice.

Dave