Hi all i decided to take your advice with this bow and take it slow i didn't rush and it paid off. each year the archery club has a halloween party so i decided to make a bow especialy for the occasion. i started this bow off a few weeks ago. And i did go for a very mild "Z" shaped handle but when i arrived and started shooting i relised the room was quiet. the recurve and compound archers started looking at me.
after some snacks and drinks i decided to let them have a go. and i think i may have even convinced one of the compound shooters to start shooting long/flat bows now looking at the pics the oil i finnished it with gives it a yellow tint making it look a tiny bit like osage! but it's another oak bow.
i decided to do some art work to the bow so i made a ghost and bat stencil and started spraying. then i got a black marker and drew stitches on the belly. i realised i covered the bit where you put name and DW with stitches so i put it on the tip of the bow. i also added a leather handle and i wanted to make the stitches look "rough" so i cut a strip from the leather and used that.
this might also be my last bow unless i find the perfect yew stave or maybe even the 2014 bow trade but appart from that im going to take a break from this bow making. i will probabaly still make posts. anyway putting that aside lets focus on the bow in question, how about some stats?
65" TTT
37#@28"
Oak
Z-shaped handle.
and now the pics
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow6_zpse1c90b8e.png)
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow1_zps0eaa4e44.png)
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow3_zps14028bf1.png)
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow2_zpscc915962.png)
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow9_zpsdcef5109.png)
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow10_zpsdb589bcb.png)
me in my vampire costume
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow7_zpse4285dd9.png)
and now the money shot F/D
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow4_zpsb54b8738.png)
and here are the pics of some other guys shooting it
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow13_zps702b30f6.png)
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow11_zps908f6ff3.png)
and here is the compound archer, not using a compound
![Shocked :o](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/shocked.gif)
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow12_zps528a5426.png)
![](http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t614/bowslayerjez/bow14_zpsfba557c4.png)
thanks for looking, and please keep the comments about the bow
![Wink ;)](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)