Thank you all. This one is red oak, light cotton cloth backing with commercial paint. I do a fair amount of stave made paddle bows that never get seen except by the folks that have me do them... Juniper, White Oak, an occasional yew. Those are the ones with sinew backing, natural pigment paints if they aren't naked or snake skin backed, along with the cool Hupa style bent tab tips with rawhide tip wraps. I even apply rawhide tip wraps on my osage and sinew Cupid bows and gull wings cause they look so cool and are easier on the sinew strings. The red oak PBs all come with reverse twisted B50 strings, but on my stave made versions I like to include a natural material string depending on the skill level of the person I'm doing it for. I use leg sinew or back strap sinew for strings depending on the look. Leg tendons make nice white strings and the back strap seem to be more clear. I'm about finished with my bow building season so I thought I'd finish it up with a group of highly decorated paddle bows. Please don't think I'm trying to sell anything here. I'm actually kind of burned out and want to take a break and play with my new unicycle.
