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
![Grin ;D](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
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
![Wink ;)](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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
![](http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/3669/1002306z.jpg)
![](http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2807/1002307.jpg)
![](http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5830/1002308.jpg)
well enough of my ramblings,thanks for peeking
peace,
tim