Keenan Howard wins Backed BOY contest!!!
Congratulations to "Keenan Howard" from Bend, Oregon for winning Backedf BOY Contest!
Keenan’s sinew/Carp skin backed Juniper bow
Here's what Keenan had to say about his bow: Here is my latest. She is a 58" NTN sinew/Carp skin backed Juniper bow. She is right at 60 lbs. @ my 25" draw and has goat horn tips. This was the top side of a large Juniper limb with two light coarses of sinew and then the Carp skins. Though I have done many different types of fish skins. This was the first with Carp. I am very impressed with it and love the pattern. The skin was fairly thick so I sanded it down on the belt sander to the feel of snake skin. I wanted the sinew for the benefits, and the skins for decoration without adding to much mass. There are 28 small pin knots in total With this one I am very pleased.
Here are some of the comments from forum members:
As usual great crastmanship and detail,those skins do look nice,I did some bowfishing and those carp sure are ugly when sittin in the muddy water amazing they can look that good on a bows back!Always enjoy seeing your work-Hammertime
Wonderful bow! Design, tiller finish all top shelf. Tipi as background for full draw is a great touch. I believe I could pick out a bow you made from a pile - maybe even with my eyes closed. Thanks for sharing.- Shaun
Outstanding craftmanship Keenan. Skins, tips, finish work and tiller all gorgeous.- ErictheViking
Keenan that is one sharp looking bow. The horn nicks, finish, skins, handle and tiller are all top notch.. Now I understand why Patrick likes juniper so much.- Cipriano
This is one purrrrty bow. Heck all of your bows are fantastic. You can see the craftmanship in the attention to detail,from the finish to the tips. I am in awe of your work.- Lemos
