Back with a new bendy handle project (bow no. 109) <pic heavy>

[Ricardovanleeuwen]

 Wow, It looks beautifull, one of the nicest looking bows i have seen pasing by Here.  I love to see character bows. Hope to make one evver too

[NonBacked]

Sorry to hear that you were down-in-the-dumps…glad to see you back!

You sure picked a tough stick to get back in the grove – excellent job!
H

[simson]

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Beautiful pictures too I might add.Did the site take a while to download all of those?....Ha Ha.I might wear my scroller out looking at all of those pictures.

yeah, it took about 2 min, and I thought I've made something wrong. After nearly a year of abstinence ...

Glad to see you back. Beautiful bend. I love the third picture with the sun shining through the holes . With nine holes I was expecting a golf reference, maybe "Front Nine" Great job, Really glad to see you're OK, I was missing your bows.

... I've no clue about golf, but would be good naming 

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Could you give some information about the other holly bow you made? I have a stave or two at home and have seen mixed reviews regarding holly as a bow wood.

Zach, I've made flatbows out of holly staves. Some with induced reflex or flipped tips. Very flexible wood and can polished like bone.

HOL(L)Y MOLY !!! That´s a really nice-looking bow!

I´m glad to see you back again and I´m also happy that your health is better now. Your bows are always real works of art. So how could I forget them?

Many greetings from Innsbruck,
lonbow

Hey neighbour! kennen wir uns?


@ all
thanks guys for that warm welcome. To tell the truth I'm still in the recovering and far away from being fit. I lost so much strength the past year and I'm still out of form. But the bowmaking is like a therapy.
Stay healthy in that covid 19 times!
Simon

[lonbow]

Not in person. I´m just really admiring your work! Keep it going 

[M2A]

Very impressive! That much character and to get a bend like that is something.
Mike

[Yellowstave]

Boy howdy! That's a fantastic piece!

[GlisGlis]

happy to see you're back

man......   
It took you just a couple of bows to deplete my reserve of words of praise
at number 109 I can just admire speachless your beatifull art
this one jumps in my top 5 Simson favorite bows

I see you collected some tuja
How do you rate it?

[simson]

Thanks again!
I' m glad you like that holey stick

happy to see you're back

man......   
It took you just a couple of bows to deplete my reserve of words of praise
at number 109 I can just admire speachless your beatifull art
this one jumps in my top 5 Simson favorite bows

I see you collected some tuja
How do you rate it?

Some years ago I've built a 70" or so flatbow with about 50 #. It did shoot like hell, because the bow (limbs) are suuuper light by mass.
Bad thing was that bow exploded in a big bang into 5 or 6 pieces and a rain of dust. Good thing was I didn't get one of the pieces in my eyes. I remember the string was flying 3m above me in the air.
So, to answer your question: the wood is not a real bow wood, it is extrem light and somehow brittle. I believe it dries out to real low humidity.
It is a second rate wood for child bows, make it wide and thin.

[Hilongbow]

I've been checking your site regularly and wondering what you've been up to. Sorry to hear you were having health issues but I'm glad to see you back at it. I hope it feels good to be back in the shop. Your bows have been a huge inspiration for me! This one is especially inspiring. I love these character bows, you really get to know a piece of wood while working on one. I am totally in awe, yet again.

[Hans H]

hello Simon, nice to hear something from you again, your art of craftmanship was missed, not only from me as we can read.
this bow is incredible. I never would try me at that stick.
 wish you all the Best, hope your Health comes fully back so fast as possible

Hans

[wizardgoat]

Good to see you back in action!
Very cool bow, let’s see some more

[AndrewS]

impressive, very impressive

best wishes to you, Simon.

[simson]

Thanks again fellas!

And a special hello to my German colleges Hans and Andi

[backtowood B2W]

So good to see you back! Sometimes it´s good to take a break, even if it is cause of health issues. Seems like you are mastering the really challenging precious staves now.
very impressive and stunning!
BTW

[simk]

Veeeeery nice to have you back! Not many people would come to the idea of building a bow out of that piece of wood!