Ash Propeller Bow

[Bojahu]

This one was tricky. The whole stave was pretty wonky. Not much Hardwood here in south east Idaho so I about flipped my top when I found a small stand of white ash. The trees were far from perfect but I figured I give it a go. The staves were pretty gnarly but I finally got a bow. Each limb has opposing snaky bends and propeller twist. She is 57 inches tip to tip modeled after some neolithic European bows. I toasted the belly to help with set. Pulls #50 @28. The twist in the upper limb makes it appear to have a stiff spot in the upper half. But after putting it on the tillering tree and taking a few good looks from different angles it does actually bend true. This one was a lot of fun, but was definitely one of the most tricky staves I've had the pleasure of working on.

[Bojahu]

Full draw

[Del the cat]

Lovely elegant shape
Del

[kbear]

Man, that's a cool bow. Really like those tips. Nice work 

[dreamcraft_archery]

I like this simplicity, ash makes beautiful bows. Good job !

[Pat B]

Nice work on a wonky stave. My only concern is the way you cut across the back at the tips. Could be a dangerous situation.

[Hrothgar]

Good job on a challenging bow.

[ohma2]

Looks like you worked a shooter out of that ash.

[Pappy]

Nice job, Ash makes a beautiful bow, also what Pat said about the tips.
 Pappy

[George Tsoukalas]

Very nicely done but same cautions about the tips. Jawge

[Bojahu]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the impute. I currently have 3 other bows with similar knocks that have all been shooting for over 10 years. I decided to try out that style after seeing it on some old indian bows online about 11 years back. So far I have never had one fail on me and only one of the 3 is wrapped under the knock.  I know that It seems like it would try to separate at the growth ring where the knock is cut in the back but from what I can observe the lack of any bending in the wood at the tips seems to allow for this style without any separation. I know that the possibility is there, but so far so good. Maybe I have just been lucky

[M2A]

That's a challenging piece, well done. Nice string alignment. Looks like a propeller to me
Mike

[Pat B]

Also, if you look closely at a lot of ancient Native bows you will notice they didn't chase a ring on the back but we all chase the back ring on the bows we make today. My only hope is that you don't get a rude awakening and a cracked skull.