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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Shaun on July 10, 2011, 04:15:50 pm

Title: couple made from western wood
Post by: Shaun on July 10, 2011, 04:15:50 pm

Traded last year at MOJam with Keith F from Washington for these staves - one vine maple one yew. Recently made these bows:

Vine maple 67" 33# @ 28" kingwood tips double shelf deerskin stitched handle. Very easy to shoot with good manners - an all day target bow and great for starting newbees out with good form.

Yew 64" 53# @ 28" with water buffalo tips and boa back. I thinned the sapwood and used the boa like rawhide backing. Double leather rests but did not want to cover the boa with a handle wrap. Sweet and very fast in my favorite hunting weight.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/71011007.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/71011003.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/71011002.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/71011004.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/71011006.jpg)

vine maple

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/71011008.jpg)

yew

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/shaunw/71011009.jpg)

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: crooketarrow on July 10, 2011, 04:23:28 pm

  DOUB SWEETTTTTT

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: osage outlaw on July 10, 2011, 05:09:00 pm

 Very nice.  I like the boa skin.

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: Will H on July 10, 2011, 05:11:01 pm

Nice work fella! Those are a couple real nice bows!

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: Pat B on July 10, 2011, 05:41:06 pm

Two very nice bows with good tiller on both. Well done Shaun.   
  How do you like that west coast stuff?

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: Timo on July 10, 2011, 08:50:02 pm

Very nice Shaun! Tiller looks very well done on both. Looking forward to seeing you in a few days.

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on July 10, 2011, 09:24:46 pm

some of the sweetest bows Ive seen here. very cool. Vine maple seems to be very elastic wood.

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: gstoneberg on July 10, 2011, 09:31:01 pm

Lovely bows!  Good job Shaun.

George

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: wvarcher on July 10, 2011, 09:59:35 pm

Wow,every day i log on to this site i am surprised by the incredible bows u guys are making.  thanks for sharing

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: ken75 on July 10, 2011, 10:40:12 pm

sweet bows , great job !

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: Cameroo on July 11, 2011, 12:48:55 am

Nice work on both! I'll take one of each ;)

I've never heard of kingwood - the grain looks really good, and the color matches the handle wrap really well.  Two thumbs up here :)

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: jpitts on July 11, 2011, 12:58:34 am

Beautiful bows. Great job.

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: hammertime on July 11, 2011, 01:29:46 am

two beauties you got there,Really like that yew, that snake looks deadly,even on the bow-Hammertime

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: MWirwicki on July 11, 2011, 01:45:16 am

I especially like the Boa skin!  Nice bows.

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: Elktracker on July 11, 2011, 02:55:22 am

Both bows look great, tiller looks great and looks like they took very little set. Well done!!!

Josh

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: Lombard on July 11, 2011, 10:30:40 am

Those are some nice looking bows, nice work.

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: dbb on July 11, 2011, 05:45:10 pm

Sweet bows!
I have some boa and pythonskins and was wondering if they would act like rawhide as they are pretty thick,guess i got the answer :)
BTW im pretty sure your skin is Burmese python (Python molurus),not that it matters but perhaps fun to know.

/Mikael

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: Dean Marlow on July 11, 2011, 07:15:22 pm

Great looking bows Shaun. I bet that little Yew bow really smokes. I have had the chance just to work on Yew a couple of times but I sure like the way they shoot. Very snappy. I hope your friend brings a few more pices of Yew to Mojam. Like to pick up a shorter piece. Dean

Title: Re: couple made from western wood
Post by: Shaun on July 11, 2011, 10:27:25 pm

I believe you are correct about the skin being a python. Got it from Bernard S who got it from a neighbors pet that croaked. It was big enough to do 4 bows (this is the 4th) and is about as thick and tough as deer rawhide. Was hoping to be at MOJam early but work has arrived and now I'll be there later than planned. Will bring the tipi if its more than just the weekend. See some of you there soon