MAPLE SELFBOW made by me and you lots o pics

[adb]

A very nice bow... well done!! I am also a big fan of maple. Your tiller is spot on. Careful shooting it in the cold... especially self bows. I've had one blow up... wood becomes more brittle when it's cold. I usually don't shoot my selfbows outside in the winter.

[1/2primitive]

I seem to faintly remember having that white stuff on the ground. It was wet and cold....
 
Nice bow, tiller is great, and the stain really tops it off. Good job.
      Sean

[Jesse]

Thanks Badger

I thought Jesse was a CheeseHead, not a Troll, lol..I cant keep the U.P. guys straight ....Brian

and ya don't wanna know what a FIB is

 Jesse dat Yooperwood is da best eh, I might have ta sent ya a Yooper arra fer dat der sweet bow donchayano eh

Thanks Dana You becha eh I need wuna dem der yooper arras donchayano but ohly wah dems a bit a work eh?The I stands for Illinois  I wont say what the f and the b are  but its a very common term in northern WI. every time someone sees a plate from IL.
Thanks dragonman
thanks NTProf --yes its hard maple
Thanks Adb -- thats the first time I heard that about a selfbow in the cold. Im gonna take my chances but I will consider myself warned and when I get a big lump on the head I will remember your warning
Thanks 1/2 primitive -- the white stuff is a faint memory here from June---Aug.

[knightd]

Jesse That is one bow that really catches my attention.. Great tiller just a over all wonderfull bow!! good job!!
David

[OldBow]

Absolutely gorgeous. And the first entry for self bows for 2009. This way we can admire it for one more month.
Congratulations!

[Jesse]

Thanks David --great to hear
Thanks Old bow--- very much appreciated

[John B.]

That's a real beaut Jesse.  The tiller is killer and the finish is outstanding.

[John K]

Nice looking bow for a cheesehead ! O wait i'm on too 

That Maple is some nice stuff to work. You'r bow looks like it is fast !

JohnK

[chesjen]

That is one sweet looking bow there! You got me itching to get some maple and some red dye.

You said that is hard maple, care to explain to a newbie, I have lots of maple here in north carolina but none of it seems very hard that i have split for firewood.

[PeteC]

Jesse,your bow is beautiful.Great job,I like everything about it.You mentioned you used brown rit dye,but how did you get it so red?God Bless

[Jesse]

Thanks John and John K  Yup were both cheese heads. Better than being yoopers I guess
Thanks Chesjen-- yup its hard maple. hard maple is found mostly in cold weather areas and has bright leaves in the fall. The leaves and bark look different also. google it and you can see the difference.  Im not the best plant Id guy Hillbilly is  the guy to ask.
PeteC Thanks--   Its just cocoa brown rit dye. It just comes out red like that. Ive used it before and it wasnt that red. Must be the mix of acetone. It didnt look near that red until I sealed it. Then the red just popped out.

[Jbell]

WoW! Super nice bow Jesse! I am a big fan of Hard Maple myself, makes a great bow if laid out correctly and you did a great job of that. Congratulations!!!
 Justin

[Jesse]

Thanks J Bell --- another good thing about maple is its not to hard to find it nice and straight

[medicinewheel]

WOW!  -  overall a really nice bow. great tiller, great details!
love it.
frank

[Jesse]

Thanks Frank. Im surprised with the response this bows getting. Something about a self bow that makes them a whole lot more rewarding than with a backing. in my book. I mostly do boo backed which I love but making a self bow is just cooler .