From Two Comes One... Franken-bow Takedown Finished!

[Rich Saffold]

That looks great Josh!

[ken75]

excellent , great save , you do good work !

[ricktrojanowski]

Josh
That is one great save.  I really like it.  Congrats to you for pulling it off, job well done.

[hawkbow]

 good on you brother... that looks like a real hunting bow to me.. good save..Hawk

[OldBow]

Excellent story and a great save! Your takedown is bookmarked under February laminants for BOM.

[Lombard]

I like how you rescue wood. Simply awesome.

[bowman26]

It looks good racked an that's what is important.

[aznboi3644]

Go on and use it...I think Bambickory sounds perfect for it.

I just hope one day I can make bows like that.

[NTD]

Bambickory ....friggin awesome man...Looks great I like everything about it!  Congrats on a great save.

[Del the cat]

Great job, remarkably even tiller...
Does Igor like it
Del

[Dane]

Very cool, congradulations. I wish you had included the neck bolts, though

You may want to rename this the schitzo bow. lol.

Dane

[Pappy]

Great job,very nice looking bows.
   Pappy

[barebo]

Great Save - after all of the work / time that goes into a build, you hate to scrap it.  I don't think anyone could have salvaged the parts and have created a better end result. I'm in awe that you were able to get such a great tiller from two different limbs.
I just finished my first Ipe, and am having "sticky finish syndrome"!!! How'd you get yours so nice???

[Josh]

thanks everyone! 

Sulfur, the timing on the limbs seems to be fine, the bow shoots great and the tiller hasn't changed yet after 100 or so shots so I guess it's good to go.  I will admit I check the tiller often on this one in between shots I will snap a pic of the full draw and put them on my computer to compare and so far so good. 

thanks juniper junkie!  I think i am going with "bambickory frankenbow"  with this one. 

thanks Rich!

thanks  Ken! 

Thanks Rick! 

thanks Hawkbow!  Our deer season ends the 31st but I am gonna go next saturday hopefully and I am gonna take this one out for its first hunting trip, wish me luck!

thanks Oldbow!  I am honored to compete this month!  Lots of fine bows already posted though, really stiff competition...

thanks bowman26!

thanks aznboi!  For the name and for the compliment!  This is only my 9th or 10th surviving bow, glad you liked it!

Thanks NTD!

Thanks Del!  Igor likes it! LOL

Thanks Dane!  Couldn't figure out how to include the neck bolts into the finish work, although it woulda been cool! 

Thanks pappy! 

Thanks barebo!  Alot of time DOES go into these bamboo/hickory backed bows, Sawing out the demensions on both pieces of wood, planing them flat to glue up, actually gluing them up, shaping them out, tip overlays, handle risers, then they blow up on the tillering tree, it is very disappointing and that is why I just couldn't bear to see either bow go to waste.  I am glad I salvaged them to make a weapon of this caliber.  The way it shoots, I wouldn't be surprised if this bow came out twice as good as either of it's counter-parts could have.    

thanks again everyone!      -josh

[Justin Snyder]

Great job Josh. I like how you continued the 2 bow theme on the handle. Definitely a BOM candidate, thanks for sharing.