Will B's Billets - 54#@28"

[simk]

Hi
This Bow is made of yew billets left over from an inteneded osage/yew trade with Will B...the trade failed after we found out his shipping costs were almost 300% of mine. Would have been an unfair trade 
Glad I didnt sent these billets anyways - dunno if he would have been happy with all the hidden flaws. The little bump toplimbs turned out to be real biggie after removing bark and sapwood. Also 2 drying checks trough all sap a few inches;...My guess was they were superficial....they're filled with 2k and for the looks its backed with rawhide. Nowadays I'm far more careful at seasoning yew than back in the days 😇 Any damage of the bark should be sealed to protect the sap from drying out. But basically a fine shooter 
 

[simk]

 

[simk]

thanx 4 watching

[bjrogg]

Sweet bow Simk. I really like how you did the rawhide backing to. It almost looks like sturgeon.

Beautiful bow with just the right amount of character.

Bjrogg

[superdav95]

Nice character bow for sure.  Very nice

[Will B]

Very cool character-filled bow there for sure, Simon. I’m sorry our trade didn’t work out.  You did a far nicer job with those yew billets than I would have. I’m curious how you got your rawhide to look that way. I absolutely love that finish!  Also, what did you use for your tip overlays? 

I believe the snakey Osage stave I intended to send you In the trade I made into a 67” recurve backed with prairie rattlesnake skins. I’ve attached a couple photos.

[simk]

Thanx guys. I also like this faux sturgeon finish  the rawhide was almost transparent,...the checks in the sap were still visible. I then stained it with black artist ink and then applied some acrylic paint with brush and sieve - we probably all know very well this method from kindergarden times 😅 the tips are made from deer antler. Your bow seemed to turn out well, Will B but deserved better pics 👍
Miss your bows on here BJ, hope you'll find time presenting another.

[JW_Halverson]

Like everyone else responding, I am fascinated with the faux sturgeon look and I intend to file away that idea for later!

The bow turned out great, with enough character to prove this isn't just something knocked out on the quick. Yup, this is a craftsman's work through and through.

[M2A]

Great looking work. Too bad you guys could not make the trade but I get it with the price of shipping. You both ended up with with a good looking piece of work in the end anyways
Mike

[backtowood B2W]

Very nice bows. Maybe it was the better choice not to trade . Despite, this shipping cost are unbelievable!