pics for Pearl

[seabass]

why let the thread rest.i wan't to see the challenge stave.i bet i can send him a stave worse than yours.sorry Chris.

[Steve Milbocker]

That's a real beauty, love the character.

[k-hat]

Lol seabass.  Didn't wanna hijack the thread, AND I dunno if this is a contest ima be real proud of!     I've got the day off tomorrow, so i'll try to get pics up.  The wood is nice and dense/heavy, and i know she's gotta some arra flingin capabilities in there if the right hands can let her shine.  it's from a 5-6" diameter branch off of a hedge tree, it's even got about a 1/2" branch shootin off the back! Bout 2 inches of natural reflex.  Been in stave form for about 7 months, so i think it's dry.    Get ready Chris

[criveraville]

You is one lucky dog!! Nice looking bow.

Cipriano

[PEARL DRUMS]

I believe the tree I made Steves bow from was struck by lighting. It has all kinds of dark spots in the top limb. 

Im ready Kevin. If a stave isnt covered in through checks it doesnt scare me one bit. Osage will take anything you give it. I will snap a pic of my prettiest stave when I get home tonite. Looks something like a 6 foot fish hook with bark on it that has caught too mahy fish and was straightened back out too many times!

[Pappy]

Very nice work,I think I see that one up close, Steve it makes you look taller.
   Pappy

[seabass]

thanks for the short joke Pappy,i have been missing them lol.

[seabass]

here's one for the pearl challenge Kevin.it is mulberry and chockfull of character[i mean knots].Chris,the good news is that it has alot of natural reflex.are you up to the challenge buddy?

[k-hat]

Well Pearl yours sounds like a funner stave than this one, but here goes (again, i warned you i took a challenging stave and made it worse!):



there are about 4 knots like this one:


and then there's this bad boy:


Forgot to take a sideways pic, but this has about 2" of natural reflex.  It's about 2" wide by 50ish" long.

[k-hat]

Now seabass, that does look like a challenge.  i think Chris oughta hafta leave the character in her(all that reflexiness that is, can't get rid of the knots ) and make an extreme character bow!!

[Ifrit617]

Sea bass that stave looks almost like an unbraced Yumi... It would be sweet to try and make one from it...

Jon

[PEARL DRUMS]

Send 'em fella's!  Aint much a little heat cant fix right?

[seabass]

let me get some money together and i'll send her your way.you have to do a build-a-long.

[k-hat]

Awe now didn't you read the post!  You gotta leave all that bizness in the wood.  You could do us a character tiller-along, hopefully a lot better than mine   Let the heat gun rest

[seabass]

thats what i'm talkin about.extreme character build-a-long.