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Title: Elven Owl Bow
Post by: lostarrow on May 31, 2016, 12:25:39 am

Haven't posted for a while . I was trying to keep this one quiet so a gentleman could surprise his wife with it as a gift .
 63"Privet bow ,43#@26" . Amethyst set in Buffalo horn over dyed maple Burl for the nocks . Carved and painted Barn owl feather motif handle with mother of pearl owl face strike plate . Leather " leaf " shelf . Abalone tulip inlays in the fades .
 Lord of the rings "elvish " calligraphy on the limbs .
 She seemed happy with the results . Ill post full draw pics when I get them from the current owner .

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Post by: lostarrow on May 31, 2016, 12:28:48 am

Braced profile.

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Post by: jeffp51 on May 31, 2016, 12:45:46 am

gorgeous!  I am a huge Tolkien fan, so I like the elvish.  The carving is absolutely stunning.

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Post by: Mounter on May 31, 2016, 12:56:01 am

Wow!Beautiful...

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Post by: DC on May 31, 2016, 01:44:34 am

Oh, man!!

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Post by: Dakota Kid on May 31, 2016, 01:55:09 am

There's a little line where a bow changes from a tool into a work of art. You Sir, crossed that line by miles. Outstanding!!!  That could have easily been a prop in the movies.

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Post by: BowEd on May 31, 2016, 04:37:49 am

Lordy that's an artists' masterpiece there.Kuddos to your craftsmanship.Nice bow too.

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Post by: stuckinthemud on May 31, 2016, 08:19:18 am

The calligraphy is beautiful.  Could I ask what kind of pen did you use, and, did you seal the wood before you wrote on it?

Andrew

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Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on May 31, 2016, 09:27:35 am

Your a artist!! Great job

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Post by: Knotty on May 31, 2016, 09:56:29 am

That's one heck of a bow! Looking forward to see the full draw shot!

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Post by: Pappy on May 31, 2016, 09:59:28 am

That's some beautiful work. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: Stixnstones on May 31, 2016, 10:06:54 am

wow!, just freakin wow!. beautiful work all around.

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Post by: Urufu_Shinjiro on May 31, 2016, 10:15:30 am

Wow, very impressive work!

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Post by: Will B on May 31, 2016, 10:31:28 am

WOW!  What a beautiful bow.  You are a craftsman.

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Post by: Marc St Louis on May 31, 2016, 11:42:41 am

That is some fancy art work, she is a beauty

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Post by: Aaron H on May 31, 2016, 12:35:48 pm

Excellent work, I love the carvings, the mother of pearl, the calligraphy.  Thank you for posting this

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Post by: JW_Halverson on May 31, 2016, 10:08:00 pm

Strix-ly speaking, that is an owl-fully nice bow!

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Post by: Snake River Stickbow on June 01, 2016, 03:07:26 am

For real?  :o I mean, holy cow man. You set a high bar on a forum with exceptional creations posted regularly. Amazing bow.

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Post by: Peacebow_Coos on June 01, 2016, 03:14:54 am

That's a beautiful thing of beauty

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Post by: chamookman on June 01, 2016, 03:43:02 am

Too cool ! Well done - Bob.

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Post by: GB on June 01, 2016, 05:04:39 am

That's just excellent!  Love the carving, painting, and detail.  Beautifully done.

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Post by: paco664 on June 01, 2016, 12:38:25 pm

WELL.... this precludes me ever posting one of the kinda sorta bow like objects that i rarely produce...

OMG THAT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by: JLoranger on June 01, 2016, 05:08:54 pm

Great work Dave! Top notch work as always!

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Post by: lostarrow on June 01, 2016, 10:52:12 pm

Thank you once again for all of the positive comments. The many fine bowyers here have never failed to inspire. I'm simply doing my bit to share as all the rest that grace these fine pages.
   I thought you might like this one ,JW! I was thinking of you as I was posting .
   The schedule might just be clearing up for the summer, Mr. Loranger. We have to get together in the shop.

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Post by: crooketarrow on June 02, 2016, 08:29:49 am

  SWEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT KNOCKS

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Post by: Josh B on June 02, 2016, 10:33:40 am

Completely over the top Sir.....again.  your work is unparalleled.  Josh

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Post by: DC on June 02, 2016, 11:34:40 am

The danger with something like that is that people will be afraid to shoot it for fear of breaking it. Too nice!!

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Post by: lostarrow on June 02, 2016, 12:28:34 pm

As far as I know , she's shooting the heck out of it ! I know some sit on the shelf , but they're all made to shoot, first and foremost.

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Post by: lostarrow on June 02, 2016, 12:34:28 pm

.....And at least I've got to shoot it a couple hundred times

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Post by: Patches on June 02, 2016, 01:53:01 pm

Wow! That is a beautiful bow.

Neal