Finished my shagbark hickory recurve finally! Something about a two year old makes it hard to get things done... even if they are helping! This bow was one experiment after another. It has growth rings cut through, tooling marks, burned belly, and a few other less desirable aspects to it. I left inner bark on for a little natural camo. The tips are oak from a barn beam over 100 years old, and carved into a tail shape on the lower limb and a dragon head on the upper limb with burned in details. my lack of skill in the small carving and burning department is pretty abysmal. I also burned wings on the sides of the handle. The sad site of them makes me think a buckskin handle is coming soon! Stained with a mixture of special walnut and gunstock red, this 69" t2t when strung 50# @ 28" bow should make plenty of meat!
Be brutal guys, this beefy crude curvey lady seems to be able to take anything Ive thrown at her!
