vine maple D-bow

[Gordon]

Here is a bow that I made for Bob Moon. It’s a D-bow design made from a vine maple sapling that I harvested from a friend’s property in the high Cascades. This one has a lot of knots and undulations which made tillering interesting. It bends through the handle though you might not think so looking at the full-draw – that’s because there is some natural reflex in the handle area which transitions to some deflex in the lower mid-limb. But you can feel it working nicely when drawing. I left a few branches sticking out of the back to give it a bit of a wild look. The bow is 60” ntn and draws 53# @ 27”. I gave it a Strunk style handle wrap with no arrow rest. It’s stained with a combination of green and light brown leather dye with a Tru-Oil finish. I think Bob will like it.

[Josh]

Gordon, you have done a beautiful job with such a difficult piece of wood most would shy away from.  Your work never ceases to amaze, inspire and teach me.  The grip, tips, and tiller all look great as does the dye job of the limbs.  I really love the character as well and you have every portion of both limbs working equally.  I bet she's amazing to shoot.  Great work brother!   

[NTD]

Beautiful as usual Gordon!

[horseapple]

Bob Moon, thats a name I havent heard in awhile, he is a selfbow nut, nice bow Gordan.

JD

[medicinewheel]

Very nice bow Gordon!

[Gordon]

What a nice compliment Josh, thank you!

Thank you NTD.

Thank you JD. Yes, Bob seems to really like self-bows.

Thank you Frank. I'll get that stave out to you soon.

[ricktrojanowski]

That is a beauty Gordon.  I really like all of the "character" in that one. 

[gmc]

No need to see the master behind this one, the tiller says it all.

gmc

[sailordad]

Gordon, as usual another work of art 

what you can do to a stick and make it into a bow is amazing.
only two words to say to this one "LOVE IT"

does he get all the extras that are in the pics with it too?
if so,damn lucky guy

i think i will give you your congrats now,because this looks like a BOM to me

[Timo]

Very nice work Gordon, Tiller is spot on especially with all the character. Nice pics also.

[George Tsoukalas]

Excellent work! Quite impressive. Jawge

[barebo]

The pic showing full draw could very well be the most Iconic example of the selfbowyer's art that I've seen !!! Truly CLASSIC !!!
Your work and presentation never fail to leave me saying simply.....WOW !!!!!

[Gordon]

Thank you for the kind words Rick.

Thank you gmc. The tiller was a bit tricky on this one. I had to keep telling myself it's ok when certain areas looked like they bent more or less than they should.

Thank you Tim. I much appreciate the compliment. Actually I traded Bob the stone knife in the picture. I own the quivers which where made by Ron York.

Thank you Tim. This one had a bit more character than I'm used to, but I think it turned out well.

Thank you George. That is a fine compliment coming from someone of your skills.

What a nice compliment barebo, thank you.

[Barrage]

Another inspiring bow Gordon.  Beautiful bow.

[Justin Snyder]

Great looking bow Gordon. It is a beautiful finish.