Fellas,
Awhile ago I was gifted with a real nice Pecan stave from Mr. hrhodes and been waiting for the "right" type of bow for it. After making the Chickasaw 5 curve I really like the shape and this stave was almost there already so thought I would make a short 5 curve from Pecan.
The stave had a funky whoopdy doo at one end so I flipped the other end to sort of match and had a fun time trying to get the even circle tiller. The bow also had a minor "S" curve from the front profile but the string tracked center of the grip, so it got left in.
The bow came in a little light for my liking but that was my fault and not the wood.[ NOTE: don't get too cocky going from one kind of wood to another ] Haven't put any decoration on it yet but damned if it aint fun to shoot, got to decide what to do with her first.
Enjoy the pics, and thank you Mr. Rhodes, pecan is absolutely tough and first class bow wood. Pic #4 shows the "s" curve.
rich
