this was the second lightweight bow I made when my friend Jorik came by, and my first attempt at staining one. The handle has the unique ring pattern only sapling bows have, the elongated cirkles at the sides. Too bad the srip of bark didn't really show up after staining, but I'm pretty pleased with the results anyhow.
It's made from hazel, measures 68" ntn. fades are 2", total handle section is 8 1/2".
the width is 1 1/2" till midlimb, and slowly tapers to 3/8" nocks.
tipped with zebrano overlays, draws 50#@28"
as visible, I left the bark on for both astetic reasons and lazyness
I got some 'lady esquire shoe paint' or something like that. At least a leather dye, wich I bought in both black and dark brown, the little shoemakers' didn't have other colours. I applied the dark brown first, then added black spots, wich I faded out with alcohol (spiritus; 85% ethanol, 15% methanol)
You probably notice the scratches at the handle, this appeared perfectly sanded at first, but the dye just shows up every little scratch. Another lesson learned
I apologize for the bad fulldraw pictures, my sister wasn't all that happy t take them. She can shoot great pictures, though.
nick
