June Self BOM
Congratulations to Weylin for winning Self BOM with his “Evenstar” Osage Recurve (Trade Bow)
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,40669.0.html
Here is what Weylin had to say about his build: Here is my bow that I made for the 2013 Bow Trade. It is called "Evenstar." It is 66" nock to nock made from osage orange. I got the stave from Dean Marlow, it was straight, thick ringed and had maybe one pin knot in the whole piece. I almost felt like I was cheating after some of the pieces I have worked with in the past. It pulls 55# @ 28". It is 1.5" from the fades to mid limb tapering to 3/8" at the tips. It has pin nocks overlayed with ebony wood. The handle is leather with leather lacing. The stain on the bow and the handle is Fiebing's leather dye and the stars are painted with acrylic. The bow is finished with eight coats of tru-oil and buffed with pumice powder. I'm really happy with how this bow turned out, I hope the recipient enjoys shooting it as much as I enjoyed making it.
Comments from forum members:
That is one fine piece of work there fella! Someone is going to be real happy. lostarrow
That just leaves me breathless! JW
Absolutely Beautiful! Stunning!! portlandfire
Yup, like the guys say, beautiful.
I particularly like the sculpted in overlay/inlay tips... little bit different, very classy.
Del
Very nice job, Weylin. The black and yellow contrast is sweet as well as the white stars and transition wraps. Those are some awesome tips, too. lesken
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