A Bow for a Friend

[Fox]

This is a Bow im just finishing up for a good friend... its hickory, i cut only 2 months ago, and stuck in my solar kiln for a while. 59.5" long, 1.5" wide, has a little bit of a R/D profile, slightly bends threw the handle, and is 35#/26". The handle is built up with leather as is the arrow rest and is all wrapped up in cherry bark ( wich i had a post asking a question about eairlier)  The leaves on the belly and tip are hickory leaves, very lightly burned in. Osage tip overlays, and the arrows are birch, feathers tied on with dogbane, string serving also dogbane. The tiller seems a little odd because the lower limb has a bit of reflex deflex going on and the upper is pretty much straight... it has about .5" set... tiller ok? need any tweaking? brace hight is like 5.5" is that too high? it seems to shoot best there... oh and its finished with beez wax melted in, then 5 coats of shalac. anyway thanks for looking and any suggestions would be great.

-Fox

102717 by Livvydog, on Flickr

102723 by Livvydog, on Flickr
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[Fox]

dang internet wont let me post the last few pics.. oh well

[Pappy]

Looks good to me, I am sure. Your friend will like that. Pappy

[Fox]

Thanks so much pappy... i was a bit worried id messed up somewhere. Thanks again
-Fox

[Will B]

That’s a great looking hickory stick. Your friend will love it!  Nice job

[PaSteve]

Nice looking bow, Fox. Always great to make a bow for a friend.

[Fox]

Thanks will and Steve ... really means a lot coming from coming from all you wonderful Bowyer's.

-Fox

[DuBois]

Great friend. Great bow!

[M2A]

Nice set you made there, looks great. Good looking cherry bark wrap. Your friend ought to be very pleased.
Mike   

[Fox]

Figured id tryan post that last photo of the handle now i have good internet. thanks Mike and Dubois....

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-Fox

[Selfbowman]

Nice bend we’ll done. Arvin