Bone Tipped 66" Red Oak Bow

[Siyah Later]

This is my third bow and first of 2016.  I wanted to change things up a bit from my first two bows so I made it 6" shorter and got fancy with the handle and tips.  I got some bone from a dog toy, which turned out to work quite well as a tip overlay.  As a side note, bone is probably the most horrible smelling material I have ever worked with.  For the handle I did four layers with a square inset in the top layer.  I'm really happy with how the handle turned out; the inset blends into the layer below and it looks like it's all one piece.  I used a card scraper for the first time on this bow and I must say, it is a great little tool.  For the backing I used some wrapping paper with a tree pattern on it (seemed appropriate). 

It pulls about 45# at 28".

Lots of photos and more information on it here:  http://www.diydudes.com/red-oak-longbow-with-bone-tip-overlays-2/









The full draw photo isn't quite straight which makes the tiller look worse than it is, but I think in the future I need to get a little bit more bend into the inner limbs. 

[PEARL DRUMS]

Nice looking bow and your thought about getting the inners moving a bit is right on, but it still looks pretty good.

[wizardgoat]

Great job on your 3rd bow. It's weird, I used to hate the smell of sinew, hide glue and horn/antler dust, but now it's like a fine wine to me haha

[randman]

I don't see anything wrong with that tiller....nice job! Looks like you're getting the hang of with that being only your 3rd...

[Aaron H]

Great bow, especially for your third

[BowEd]

Nicest red oak bow I've seen.Nice job.

[GB]

Good looking bow.  Nice work!

[Peacebow_Coos]

Great looking bow, that handle is a nice touch, as is the camo!

[Hans H]

great Job on that, congrats.
Hans

[rps3]

Great  looking bow.

And while we might learn to like the smell of bone burning on a belt sander or bandsaw, convincing the wife it smells good is a whole different matter.

[Siyah Later]

Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate it.  This bow making business sure is a lot of fun.

Great  looking bow.

And while we might learn to like the smell of bone burning on a belt sander or bandsaw, convincing the wife it smells good is a whole different matter.

Nobody at my house was willing to come close enough to even find out what it smells like.  I suppose complaining about horrible smells doesn't pique the interest of most people.

[ajooter]

I really like that bow man...well done.  That handle inlay is really cool....gonna have to try that.  Gonna have to try some red oak again at some point too.

[Stixnstones]

nice lookin stick, i like evrything about it.

[simson]

very good! keep them coming!