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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Ranger B on October 02, 2011, 06:55:48 pm

Title: Sneak peek - Cherubim - winged elm - not for BOM
Post by: Ranger B on October 02, 2011, 06:55:48 pm

I've been working on this bow for a while now. I've been able to get a lot done over the past week. I still have a lot to do but I thought I'd show you where I am. I've been wanted to make a selfbow with a customized grip for a while. This winged elm has a lot of promise.
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/IMG_1111.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/IMG_1112.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/IMG_1114.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/IMG_1115.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/IMG_1116.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/RangerB/IMG_1118.jpg)

Title: Re: Sneak peek - Cherubim - winged elm - not for BOM
Post by: mullet on October 02, 2011, 08:59:30 pm

Looking good, Jimmy.

Title: Re: Sneak peek - Cherubim - winged elm - not for BOM
Post by: Bohunter0908 on October 02, 2011, 11:27:38 pm

Great job Ranger
 -Bo-
Laporte TEXAS

Title: Re: Sneak peek - Cherubim - winged elm - not for BOM
Post by: Pappy on October 03, 2011, 11:06:48 am

Looking good Jimmy,missed you this weekend. :)
    Pappy

Title: Re: Sneak peek - Cherubim - winged elm - not for BOM
Post by: Hawkeye1974 on October 03, 2011, 11:52:02 am

Looks amazing, I know you said your not finished any chance of a paint job? If so what color?

Title: Re: Sneak peek - Cherubim - winged elm - not for BOM
Post by: Ranger B on October 03, 2011, 01:03:48 pm

Pappy - I had to go to St. Louis this weekend for Madison's cheer competition so no hunting or playing. 

I still have some tweaking to do.  I hope to get over to Twin Oaks this evening and put it back on the form.  I need to straighten the top limb a tad more and heat the belly again.

I'm still trying to decide what color to stain it.  Part of me wants a gray color that blends with the trees.  Another part of me loves a red mahogany.  Not sure at all about the back.  Maybe skins maybe not.  I'm in no rush.

Title: Re: Sneak peek - Cherubim - winged elm - not for BOM
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 03, 2011, 01:39:25 pm

Quote from: Ranger B on October 02, 2011, 06:55:48 pm

I've been working on this bow for a while now.

Great jumpin' Jehosophat!  I'll say you have been working on that bow for a while now!  Your first pictures are from when you were just a little kid and the full draw pics show you as an adult!  And I thought I took forever to finish a bow!

Since those deer at Twin Oaks can't see in color, your favorite  -red mahogany-  is grey to them anyway.  Here's hoping it's finished soon, after all I don't know that the nursing home will allow you to use the arts and crafts room for a project like this!

Title: Re: Sneak peek - Cherubim - winged elm - not for BOM
Post by: Pat B on October 03, 2011, 01:43:51 pm

Nice bow, Jimmy and the tiller looks pretty good to me.  Elm surprised me last winter with the 60" static recurve I built for the TG trade. Elm has been added to my bow wood list for sure.  8)

Title: Re: Sneak peek - Cherubim - winged elm - not for BOM
Post by: Dazv on October 03, 2011, 05:05:48 pm

nice looking bow i LOVE elm