My new black locust bow:new pics added!

[Slivershooter]

Congratulations, that is a good looking bow.

[dantolin]

Hi all,
I've made all the finishes on this bow: several coats of ecologic finishing oil, arrow plate, leather handle, and the string...here you have some pics.


I hope to go shooting this weekend and take some nice pics.
Thank you, friends,
David

[DanaM]

Nice job

[Bear]

Very nice! How is BL to work compared to Osage?

[GregB]

Sweat! That's a beautiful bow...great job!

[Gordon]

I really like your handle work.

[medicinewheel]

WOW!!! that bow turned out really nice!
frank

[dantolin]

Thank you Dana, Greg, Gordon, Frank and Bear.
Bear, I have never worked osage (in europe is not an easy wood to find) but some day I will give it a try, sure.
Gordon, the handle is made remembering a truly nice handle work that I saw in ferret's archery web page, in the begginings of my information searching, and there was a german (Chris Guenther, I think)(in the section awesome wooden bows) that made a beautifull elm bow, with a handle that is the inspiration of this one.
Bye, american brothers,
David

[Ryano]

 This ain't you first rodeo, you ain't kidding me...... Beautiful job on that grip and finish!

[George Tsoukalas]

Congratulations on a very fine bow. Jawge

[Pappy]

Very nice job,love the grip and finish.
   Pappy

[AndrewS]

Very nice bow. The woodwork and the finish is great...

[Hillbilly]

That's a great looking bow, David. Tiller, profile, finish details-I like everything about it. Really good work.

[Jesse]

Very nice work. Full draw looks great and unbraced its nice and straight . I might have to try some black locust.   
                                 Jesse

[Bear]

I keep coming back to this one to look at that grip, finish, and gracefull lines! I'm considering a BL next but have seen a lot on here about fretting and belly weakness.

If you got 28" out of that bow with the diminsions you listed I just don't see a problem. I have a buddy with a BL about the same. He has had some minor fretting but it stopped and the bow is still shooting the same years later.