I started this bow at Marshall this past spring. Some of you guys might remember me trying to steam the deflex kink out of one limb,
but accidentally opened up a crack in the handle because of the way I jigged it up.
I brought it home, dealt with the handle, and spent some serious time with this one.
It was a small diameter tree from up the coast of BC, and I was able to get 2 really cool staves from it, one on top of the other.
The sapwood ranged from 3/4" to 1/16", so I tried to thin it down in areas as best as I could, while still maintaining its bumps and wiggles.
Tillering was a little tough, the bottom limb has a slight deflexed tip, and the top has a slight reflexed tip.
The limbs both leave the handle at different angles, so this bow never saw my tree, and was tillered all in front of a mirror and my camera.
Came in at 50# at 28", 63" ntn.
It feels very well balanced, very light in the hand on release, and deserved the beauty snake skin from TimothyR.
The skin was big enough to be split down the centre and cover the entire bow.
Tips are bighorn sheep horn, and the handle wrap is cane and silk.
Finish is 2 coats of shellac and 4 coats of tru oil.
I've been wanting to make a bow for a friend for a while, and thought this would be the perfect one.
He's a big reason I make and shoot bows, and I wanted to give him something to show how much I appreciate it.
I was dealing with some heavy stuff at the time, and finding archery and bow building really helped me get through it.
He's a true archer, and well deserving of a true self bow. He instantly gave another friend his FG bow and a set of arrows, so he continues to plant the seed. Cheers Tegan!
Thanks for looking!
