This bow is made from the wood from the very first tree I cut specifically for bow making. The fact that I had no idea what I was doing at the time apparently did not stop me and my brother in law from cutting one of the worst specimens in the forest we were in. In a NH forest surrounded by white oak, HHB, Birch, hickory, locust, and elm, we decided to cut an 8in dia red oak. We were trying to cut something we could handle, and hide, I guess. At least it was straight. Made my first few bow attempts from this wood, none of which made it to a finished bow. Left 4 or so staves on the rack and they got buried. Flash forward bout 12 years, a little digging into the pile, and my desire to try again where once I failed . . . . .equals this 67 inches of red oak, 1 7/8 at the fades, gentle taper to 1/4 inch tips. rosewood, hickory and ipe make up the overlay. Leather handle and tru oil finish. A real smooth shooter. She has been sitting around finished for some time, but I just recently got a chance to put her thru her paces. Thanks for looking. Russ
