Congratulations to Almostpighunter (Michael) for winning February self BOM!!
Crooked, Gnarled, Knotty, Twisted & full of Holes Bow (pics corrected!)
Almostpighunter's Crooked, Gnarled, Knotty, Twisted & full of Holes
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,37711.0.htmlWell if the title doesn't tell the story....
Osage orange selfbow with a slight static reflex in the last 1/4 of the limbs and plenty of character to keep the build interesting. Crooked, twisted limbs that made it necessary to offset the string grooves and a half dozen knots fully decayed through that enabled those awesome holes that I have always loved seeing in finished bows.
60" T2T (58" n2n) pulling 55#@29". Shooting off the hand. The grip is the back skin of some kind of monitor lizard, I think maybe a water monitor, that croaked (no pun intended) at the local herp store where the owner was nice enough to hold on to the carcass for me. As the skin wasn't wide enough to go around the entire handle, I topped it with some scrap leather and I cut out a "window" to reveal the lizard skin pattern.
Shoots hard, fast and straight. I'm going to put it through the chronie test later this week and will update.
Enjoy. Michael
Here are a few comments by forum members:
now that sir, is one fine work of art. just look at that bend well done!! just love this bow
cant stop coming back and looking at the pix sadiejane
Beutiful! Just beautiful!! I love the progression the full draw pics absolute perfection!! Will H
That is an amazing bow. The tiller looks perfect. osage outlaw
Well done! I especially like how you finished off the tips. Gordon
