well this is the first selfbow i have made that can qualify as a character bow
its got some snake to it
it had some whoopdie doos and a little twist here and there
but i took care of that with a heat gun and form and a few wedges carfully placed
i probably could have taken out most of the snake,but i wanted to try a character bow
since i have several staves stored right now i thought leave it and go for it
when i started i wanted a 45# bow but it came in light thanks to the natural shape of that upper limb
when i started working it to floor tiller the bend in the limb caused me to create a slight hinge that i had to work out and lost a bit but live and learn
plus the wife needed a bow still
so this one will be for her,unless she dont want it
its hhb,awesome wood to work with love it,glad i have several more staves of this most of which are much better than this one was
its 63.75" long,62.5" ntn,1.5" wide at the fades and up approx 75% of the limb,then tapers to approx .5" nocks,nearly center shot too
its pulling 32# @ 28" right now
i am thinking i might heat the belly before i finish it up and see if i cant pick up 3 or 4 more lbs.
it needs to be shot in yet,and finished but i dont think this one is gonna get stained just sealed with tung oil to bring out the beautiful wood
gotta say getting the tiller was tricky,seeing as to how like i said its my first character bow and all,could probably be better but i like how it shoots
and am just plain tired of working on it too,time to move onto the next one
heres some pics
well enough of my ramblings,thanks for peeking
peace,
tim
