Fine Tuning & Bows Build-alongs.

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

After 8 coats of Tung Oil the Mocassin skins really pop out, the grain in the wood looks really good too ( hard to show it in pictures) I like the contrast of the light wood and the skins,....the Overlays are Paduk





















Shelf and grip and the bow is done

[Chief RID]

All right! That is a very pretty bow. Now for the money shots. I aspire to do that one day. Thanks so much for the pics and info.

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Well, my friend Chris took possession of the Vine Maple before I was able to take all the pictures 

So where am I now ?

The Guava is sweating at low brace



The Red Oak is ready for the next step, Rawhide, but I'm still undecided if I wanna belly temper or not







Since those 2 bows are nealy finished I took a new stave down to start a new project

Osage




The stave has some deep side Gauges so I'll end up with a narrow bow here





Also I'll need to go down several rings on the back



Step one







In the mean time I made 6 target and 6 Hunting arrows from Tamarak shafts for my current hunting bow

[jeffp51]

nice arrows

[neuse]

Really nice post, thank you for all the pictures and descrip[tions.

[neuse]

I am curious where you got the Tamarack shafts from?
I looked up the growing region and it appears to be a long way from your location.

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Thanks guys,
this thread might go on for years, LOL 

I got the shafts from 3Rivers

[ajooter]

Your a machine Manny
...all those bows looks great.  I'm hoping to have a good winter with a bunch of bows completed come springtime.

[dylanholderman]

are you chasing a ring with a rasp i didn't think that was possible.

oh yeah and the bows an stuff look nice seriously though great work

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

are you chasing a ring with a rasp i didn't think that was possible.

oh yeah and the bows an stuff look nice seriously though great work

Yep, Ferrier rasp 

I need to get rid of  7-8 rings, I did some work yesterday and I'm about 3 rings to go so I laied out the bow and I'm bringing the sides in before taking the last rings off, I'll take pictures tomorrow, I went hunting today so I had no time

[Swampman]

Manny, I always enjoyed seeing your work, especially your guava bows.  Glad you are back at it.

Mike

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Hey Thanks,


Really, I would even want to put some more time into working on bows,but lately this new American Airgun company sent me a gun for field testing and reviewing so a lot of my time has gone into that,

also, it's Surf season on the North Shore so if waves are pumping than I need to go out 







I should be able to get some bow work done later today.

[Gordon]

You have been very busy lately Manny. The VM bow came out great - I'm very impressed how well you tamed that piece of wood.

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Hey, thanks Gordon

That Vine maple came out real nice, looks beautiful under the Tung Oil finish it's really a visually pleasing bow.

I eventually will be able to take all the pictures,full dreaw and such because my friend need to come back so we can set upthe string with silences and nocking point, he has never shot a bow before.

Chris is a flight attendant and spends most of his time in  Cali but he should be around at some point in the next few months and so I'll be able to take all the shots 

[NOMADIC PIRATE]

Raining most of the day so no bending of the Guava.

Yesterday I took the profile down quite a bit, final profile once I'm down to the last ring.



4 rings to go







and yes, I'm now hogging them off with my trusty Ferrier rasp