Rendezvous Bow - Completed

[Bryce]

Looks great gordo! Can’t wait for the glamour shots and hopefully the lady with it at full draw with an ear to ear smile on her face! I know I would!

[Gordon]

Here are some photos of the completed bow. I made this bow for a lady (Danae) in our black powder group to be used at rendezvous. The bow is made from a pair of plum billets that are spliced at the handle. I got the wood from a neighbor who was pruning trees in their yard.  These were branches that came off the main trunk of a tree. The bow is 64” ntn and draws 40# @ 27”.  I sealed the bow with shellac which gave it a bit of a blond tint and finished the bow with gun stock finish that I use on my black powder rifles. I flipped the tips up using steam and dry heat to give Danae’s arrows a little bit of extra zip. The tips are buffalo horn and are shaped to suggest stone arrowheads. Arrow rests are not allowed in rendezvous competition, so I designed the bow to be shot off the hand. The limbs have some twists, bumps and dips that added challenge to tillering, but it gives the bow character which is the kind of thing that folks at a rendezvous tend to appreciate – things handmade and one off. Our club’s annual rendezvous was cancelled this year due to the Corona virus, but hopefully I will see Danae enjoying her new bow at next year’s gathering.

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[DC]

Beautiful Gordon! As usual

[Gordon]

[Stixnstones]

Awesome bow all around....

[BowEd]

Very well done Gordon.The beauty of a wooden bow.Hard to believe there are'nt more people out there getting into it.Beadwork on quiver is loom beaded then attatched to leather with nice design.A once in a lifetime set up for somebody.

[Gordon]

Thank you sitxnstones.

Ed, my friend Ron York did the leather and beadwork on the quiver (and the belt bag). He sews on each bead individually by hand. He does beautiful work, though I don't know how he has the patience for it...

[PaSteve]

Perfect example of excellent craftsmanship. Thanks for the build-a-long. Beautiful bow.

[bjrogg]

Thank You Gordon for the very interesting build along. That’s a beautiful bow and I’m sure that lucky lady will be proudly smiling at the rendezvous.
Bjrogg

[Gordon]

Thank you Steve, I appreciate the compliment.

Thank you Bjrogg, I sent her a link to this thread and after seeing it she is very excited to receive the bow.

[silent sniper]

Incredible work 👍🏻

[Rākau]

Another one added to my list of book marked reference articles, a real stunner for sure!
Quick question: Looking at the back of the bow one of the billets seems to have a fair bit of twist that looks to be ignored, is this an optical illusion, or is plum up to that kind of disregard for the grain?

[WhistlingBadger]

Wow, wow, wow.  How could she not be excited?  That's a real beauty.

Well done!
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