boo backed ipe molly#36@26''

[liyeliye123123]

Hi guys,

This is the second bow I made for my friend. A mollegabet style bamboo backed ipe. The bamboo I used for this bow is quite special - it was taken from the frame of a 150plus-year-old house in the mountains of southern China. Local people used to use bamboos to build roof frames in the past. This particular bamboo has been smoked for decades through people cooking and smoking meat inside the house. The smoking process not only gives the bamboo extra performance but also polishes a beautiful deep rich brown to blackish color to its surface.

smoked bamboo by Ye  Li, on Flickr

The bow shoots great and my friend loves it.

- Bamboo backed ipe molly

- Cut in shelf with a piece of water buffalo horn glued on, in order to make the arrow rest a little wider

- Wood combination tip overlay

- 64 inches TTT

-#36@26"

- BCY-D97 14 strands

Thanks,
Li

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[BowEd]

Exquisite work Li.Good design and use of materials.A very fine bow.

[HH~]

Smokin good lookin.

HH~

[Pat B]

Another beautiful bow, Li. The colors are incredible. I guess the smoke has protected the boo from insects and fungi. 150 years of tempering must really make a difference.
I hope you and your family and friends are staying healthy.

[Bob Barnes]

another most excellent bow... your craftsmanship is to be admired.  It's amazing when I think about how it was such a short time ago that you were attending events like MoJam and making your first bows... awesome.   

[DC]

 

[RyanY]

What a stunner! You’re putting out some amazing work! Thanks for sharing!

[liyeliye123123]

Thank you for your kind words.

[liyeliye123123]

Another beautiful bow, Li. The colors are incredible. I guess the smoke has protected the boo from insects and fungi. 150 years of tempering must really make a difference.
I hope you and your family and friends are staying healthy.

We are all good. Thank you!! Hope everything’s well on your side.

 

another most excellent bow... your craftsmanship is to be admired.  It's amazing when I think about how it was such a short time ago that you were attending events like MoJam and making your first bows... awesome.   

It all seems like yesterday. I wish life get back to normal soon. I really wanna go to the rest of the shoots of this year. Take care!!

[Stixnstones]

Beautiful work as always. Thank you for sharing.

[bownarra]

Very nicely tillered. Exquisite indeed.

[Whiskeyjet]

Very beautiful. Love the tip design!

[simson]

Another fine crafted bow, I really love that dark boo!

[pumarchery]

Pretty, got my vote for bbotm. You have a lucky friend that you make such bows for em (:

[HH~]

Honey molasses gem of a shooter. Another BOM

HH~