Ash Holmegaard

[dragonman]

Hi everyone , havent posted a bow for ages, but winter is coming and the nights are getting long, so more time for computers.

I made this bow to sell on ebay, its made from local ash, from a near  perfect straight grained stave. Its 69" long and 50lbs @ 27". there is no heat treatment, but has only 1/4" of set after shooting in.

I was experimenting with wood dyes on this one, but afterwards wished I hadn't, but it sank in too deep to easily remove the dye, so I left it.

[ionicmuffin]

It looks really nice! i like the color contrast. Was this made out of a board? also, what classifies this as a holme?

[adb]

I'm wondering the same thing... it looks like a basic pyramid bow to me, with excellent circular tiller.

[killir duck]

excellent tiller!

[Bowman]

Cool bow. I like the dye. Nice contrast. :-)

[half eye]

Sweet bow right there, love the bend ya give it.
rich

[missilemaster]

I like the dye job on the handle. Great tiller

[dragonman]

thanks all. Yeah I was wondering my self if I should call it holmie!!  It looks more pyramid like in the pics than it really is.  Its basicaly 2" wide up to mid limb then tapers to 1/2" at the tips. I thought that was a holmie...am I wrong? not sure of the real definnition...

[Holten101]

thanks all. Yeah I was wondering my self if I should call it holmie!!  It looks more pyramid like in the pics than it really is.  Its basicaly 2" wide up to mid limb then tapers to 1/2" at the tips. I thought that was a holmie...am I wrong? not sure of the real definnition...

I would say its about the closest thing to a Holmegaard I have seen in a while;-). There is no real definition....even the artifacts (there are two bows) gives mixed signals. Having seen the bow that is on display (the short, complete one) several times I feel certain that it is more of a pyramid than a leverbow tiller wise....yours is close to spot on (imo).

Judgeing from the "full" draw pic I belive you can pull it even further with relative safety;-)

Cheers

[dragonman]

Thanks Holten, thats what I thought, but wasnt really sure,  theres very little  real evidence to give an exact defeition. yeah it can be pulled further, I got the missus to take some pics and that was the best one.

Iconic, its made from a big stave, but I tend to basically cut my staves in to 'boards' first. I respect those that do, but I dont like working with bendy wood. I only choose straight staves or boards and try to get the grain running verticaly through the limb, I dont really make ring chased bows, they're too difficult for me

[ionicmuffin]

makes sense, ive only really done board bows anyway. I think it looks great, the texture great and the colors work well. Easily sold on ebay is my bet.

[JW_Halverson]

If any of the potential buyers knew anything of his reputation they'd be bidding much higher!

[bubby]

i allways thought a molly had stiff levers and not a hollme, and the hollmie had shorter narrowed tips, i have a detail of one somewhere, Bub

[DavidV]

I like the dye job, I've been thinking of doing the same thing on my a hickory board bow I have waiting. Did you just tape it off to get those clean lines?

[Pat B]

I like everything about it! Nomenclature doesn't mean much to me if it is effective. 
  Welcome back Dragonman.