Centershot Hophornbeam Self Bow 45#@28” 66”ntn

[Will B]

Great looking bow!  I love the centershot character of that bow. Thanks for sharing.

[Santanasaur]

Tiller looks great. Love the character. Jawge

Thanks Jawge. I think I first read about tillering asymmetrical bows from your site, so you can take credit for this one. I used a lot of your advice early on, and still do

[Yellowstave]

Great looking bow!

[Marc St Louis]

Nice looking bow.  Well done

[zoomer]

That's a beautiful bow. I wonder if the same kind of wiggle could be induced with steam.

[simk]

great job on all your freshly presented bows. hypnotic tillering! hats off!

[Santanasaur]

Thanks everyone.
I’m sure steaming would work but I don’t think it’s usually necessary.
So far I’ve put Z handles on 6 bows, half with natural grain and half with straight grain. I haven’t really noticed a difference to be honest, but the natural wiggles are probably sturdier in a torture test. As long as tip alignment and tillering are ok and there is a good strip of unviolated back through the handle, things have worked out for me—same as a normal bow.

Here’s the sister stave to this bow, showing the rough out shape- two check marks
and a few other z handles— a maple board bow, a shagbark hickory, and witch hazel with birch bark.
I like witch hazel with heat treating. Makes nice sapling bows.

[Pappy]

Very nice work, beautiful bow.
 Pappy

[CallanJ]

I love the looks of that bow.  Great job sticking with it until you were satisfied with the way it performed.  Thanks.