This was the most complicated bow I’ve ever made, and the most pleasing to my eye. Got lots of good advice from a lot of you guys. Much appreciated!
Locally harvested Rocky Mountain juniper, backed with elk sinew, covered in a bull snake skin.
All done with hand tools.
Steam bent tips.
Elk hoof tip overlays.
Home-tanned elk leather handle wrap, sewn with sinew.
Decorated with mineral pigment egg tempera.
Finished with lard/beeswax/pine pitch varnish.
Pulls 40 lb at 27”.
I’m not completely thrilled with the handle wrap, and disappointed with the low draw weight (I was going for 55#), but she’s fun to shoot and rather easy on the eyes, if I may say so.
