Half Eye's red oak bow 50" 50# @ 25" finished pics added

[Ifrit617]

Now that is a bow I would love to shoot. Amazed at the draw you got out of the oak without it chrysaling! The master at work! Awesome bend.

Jon

[johnston]

Old man, I have 4 finished red oak bows and 3 more in
various stages of being built but none look as good as
yours.....wonder why? Oh yeah, I remember now, its
because YOU ARE THE MAN

I always wondered what a real bowyer could do with
ro. You answered that question.

Lane

[half eye]

Here's what I did for finish on this old girl.....green painted 6" tips with Mink tail wraps and the center 12" of the back I cut out a tiberrattler from a piece of the one that Howard sent me, painted in the eyes and rattle......hope ya like it

Put a couple 100 arrows through it and she shoots real good (thats why I decorated) the bow shoots really flat out to 15+ yards so I'm real happy......forgot to weigh it again after all the shootin.....but will get that up here shortly.
rich

[Ifrit617]

Love that snake!!! Such a cool idea and a good way to conserve skin! Awesome....

Jon

[lesken2011]

Nice finish work, Rich! Cool way to skin it, too!!

[n2huntn]

That is a fine example of what an artist can achieve. You see a bow in a stick of wood and coax it into existence . Us mortals see the same stick and think- how the heck does he do that ?
Your alright for a Meechagan guy

[Josh B]

Yes sir! That is a fine example of what RO is capable of.  The tiller is beautiful on that baby!  Well done Sir!   Josh

[Del the cat]

BTW,
Rich, can you PM me some of that 'no set' powder you rub your bows with?
Del