Maple Backed Cherry (Lots of Photos!)

[RyanY]

Excellent bow! Thanks for sharing.

[Pappy]

Very nice job.
   Pappy

[gmc]

Super nice looking bow, the tiller looks spot-on from here.

Excellent job on that bow.

[blackhawk]

By the pics that combo looks like the cleanest piece of yew I've ever seen...looks like a pleasant sweet shooter

[Matt S.]

Thanks for all the very kind comments! As always, it means a lot.

Nice looking bow, cherry is a very ince colored wood and gets better with age.
What are you using for string if you don't mind me asking.
And is there an alternative to anything besides B-50 whree i have to spend countless hours making bow strings..?

cheers

This string is B-55, which is very similar to B-50. There are a multitude of options as far as string material to choose from, but I don't see how the string material would effect the construction time. It takes me about 10-15 minutes to twist up a string.

[Parnell]

I bet that goal-keeper soiled himself looking at you draw the bow!
Nice combination and very clean bow.  I love maple backing, I'm surprised I haven't seen more use out of it with it's easier availability. 

[lesken2011]

Nice work. I really appreciate you guys working with boards. I haven't made the leap to staves, yet, and it's nice to see some of the art created with lumberyard materials. It gives me hope.

[Dvshunter]

Noce looking bow. Very clean and great finish.

[HickoryBill]

Maple backed cherry..the new poor mans Yew??? Great looking bow and awesome tiller.

[bow101]

Thanks for the string info Matt S..

Thanks for all the very kind comments! As always, it means a lot.

Nice looking bow, cherry is a very ince colored wood and gets better with age.
What are you using for string if you don't mind me asking.
And is there an alternative to anything besides B-50 whree i have to spend countless hours making bow strings..?

cheers

This string is B-55, which is very similar to B-50. There are a multitude of options as far as string material to choose from, but I don't see how the string material would effect the construction time. It takes me about 10-15 minutes to twist up a string.

[adb]

Nice bow! One of my favourite wood combos. Your tiller is perfect.

[PaulN/KS]

Great looking bow. If I might ask, what glue did you use..?

[Josh B]

That tiller is beautiful !!! Great looking bow all around sir!!  Josh

[frankherk]

Nice ! That bow just looks- well, clean I guess.  Probably sounds like an ambiguous response, but I mean it as a compliment.  It looks like there is nothing but bow there and a beautiful one at that.

[Matt S.]

Once again, thanks for the generous compliments fellas!

Great looking bow. If I might ask, what glue did you use..?

Titebond III, my go-to glue for just about everything

Nice ! That bow just looks- well, clean I guess.  Probably sounds like an ambiguous response, but I mean it as a compliment.  It looks like there is nothing but bow there and a beautiful one at that.

Thanks! I'm beginning to fall in love (all over again) with the simple D-bow. "Clean", "Simple" and similar adjectives are huge compliments to this primitive archer