48" presentaton Ottawa (not for bom)

[half eye]

Just finished up this little ottawa, thought ya might like a look. Notice that there are 2 full draw pics....1st the bow right side up and the second is the bow draw upside down. After the obligatory shots there are some detail, or close-up shots as well. Apparently Ottawa natives would (in a pinch) crab the bow and start shooting so their bows were expected to shoot either way.

Here's the specs: hard maple self bow (no backing), weighs 45# @ 25" and been tillered to 26/27"
width @ grip is 1-1/4" and at the tip it's 7/8"
thickness @ the grip is 3/8" and at the tip it's 1/4" thick
node width at the grip is 1-1/2" and 1-1/4" at the tips.
Mass weight of the bow is 9-1/2 ounces (266g)

Thanks for looking, pics in two posts
Rich

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[half eye]

Rest of the pics
Rich

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[uwe]

Nice D- bow! Not for BOM? Why not? You`re holding it 2 times different, feather up, feather down. It should be the same because its a D_ bow. But the feather is a weather vane, so it should be on top.
Regards Uwe

[half eye]

uwe,
      Ya the upper limb has the feather and a "pointy" fineal. Because the grip scallop is 5" I was just curious to see if the bow was tillered well enough to "reverse" it (4" difference in the pressure point on the grip). My friend Jay Sam told me that during ambushes and the like, the Ottawa would just grab and shoot...so I was curious to see if my bow would be able to do that. Thanks for the reply
Rich

[Canoe]

Howdy Half Eye,

Hey, another dandy bow from Half Eye!! 

As always, I'm impressed by your work.

So...  What's that backing material?  (It looks like snake skin.)

All the Best,
Canoe

[Dave 55]

Dang Rich how you get those short bows to bend that much is amazing,mighty fine lookin bow,like the arrows too.Looks like racoon tracks on it.

[KenH]

Beauty job there, Rich!  When I can get an unbacked bow to bend like that without self-destruction, I'll know I've arrived!!!

[aruge]

Really nice. I've been enjoying those bows, nice work.  Al

[gmc]

Very nice, Rich. You work a lot with maple, I've noticed. Do you use heat in your process?

gmc

[DanaM]

Another beauty Rich, I need to trade you out of one of these bows Hoping to meet you this summer if we get to the wifes
cousins in Traverse this summer.Awesome job

[n2huntn]

Love it,
 That must be the finish we taliked about yesterday. Gonna have to try that.
Will send ya some turkey feathers this week bud.
Jeff

[half eye]

Canoe, There is no backing....what looks like skin is just a paint job. There isn't anything on the bow except for paint and the walnut shell dye on the belly.

GMC, no I dont use any heat, I really try to keep the wood as close to original as possible....some of the NA bows I smoke but that's about it.

Thanks for the nice words guy's much appreciated.
Rich

[zenmonkeyman]

Another stunner from Half Eye; no surprise there!  When will you let us vote for one of these?  And one more question, How did you paint the snakeskin on?  With a screen and sprayed paint?

[Hrothgar]

Beautiful design and excellent tiller.

[ricktrojanowski]

Very nice.  There is nothing better than a short D bow at full draw.  You really maxed out that shorty, fine work.  I also really like the paint work.