https://i.imgur.com/WVTvnuM.jpgI dont usually post a lot of my bows just because I'm rather hosting site inept as evidenced by my use of imgur. That being said, I couldn't resist posting neighbor Bob's second bow that we worked on together..
But there is some backstory. Bob is 82 and an accomplished woodworker. He really had no interest in making bows. I worked on him a bit and left him my copy of tbb volume one. He helped on bows here and there for several months. Finally he made his first bow. A backed Victorian longbow that he loved to shoot. That brings us to the present.
This is a 64 inch Pacific yew flatbow. It ended up at around 44 pounds at 25 inches. It is made from two of my previous explosions that he spliced rather neatly and then constructed a handle made of figured maple. Buffalo horn and padauk overlays. He then found some renderings of native paint schemes and went for it using milk paint.
He's now hooked with oceanspray and vine maple drying and clamped in forms all over his shop. His success has brought me far more pleasure than any of my own bows. I love walking by and finding him out in the field flinging arrows and building an archers strength. There is even discussion of an elk hunt after 20 years of not with his new prized posession.
Cheers and enjoy!
