Author Topic: "The Works" by Ravenbeak Natureworks - Longbows (Read 16833 times)

adams89 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 18, 2015, 09:13:26 am »

nice bows, some quality work right there!

Aaron H · « **Reply #16 on:** June 18, 2015, 09:30:34 am »

Very nice, is that lettering burnt in?

ravenbeak · « **Reply #17 on:** June 18, 2015, 02:22:41 pm »

Thanks guys. And yes the name and angel wings are burnt in. (My wife Jenna does that part.) The burning is quite shallow and sands off easily.

crooketarrow · « **Reply #18 on:** June 18, 2015, 02:42:44 pm »

SWEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT BOWS

Starting out a bow bissness seams your makeing it harder on yourself building only yew bows.

bowmo · « **Reply #19 on:** June 18, 2015, 02:53:06 pm »

They are both beautiful. Really killer looking yew.

soy · « **Reply #20 on:** June 18, 2015, 04:09:37 pm »

Great stuff as usual

ty_in_ND · « **Reply #21 on:** June 18, 2015, 04:46:26 pm »

Gorgeous bows! I'll be sure to keep an eye open for any more you post for us to look at.

make-n-break · « **Reply #22 on:** June 18, 2015, 06:17:37 pm »

Very cool. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to more of your work.

Badly Bent · « **Reply #23 on:** June 18, 2015, 06:58:28 pm »

Very nice, both bows are strikingly beautiful.

wizardgoat · « **Reply #24 on:** June 19, 2015, 01:01:49 am »

Hey Jamie. Nice to see you post a few pics. Those bows look great. We've been planning to rip up the coast later this summer. We'll have to pop in and say hi.

simson · « **Reply #25 on:** June 19, 2015, 04:32:27 am »

Pretty nice work on that bows!

ravenbeak · « **Reply #26 on:** June 24, 2015, 10:47:27 pm »

Hey Guys,

I was away for the weekend teaching some classes, but am back now and found a few minutes to post some more.

This is in the same batch as the previous flatbows.

This one is named "Hob" 35 lbs at 28 inch. 66 inches long. Again pacific yew, slight recurve, silk ribbon backed and stained, finished with a glossy spray poly. tips and arrow rest are buffalo horn, leather handle and leather padding strike plate and arrow rest. 14 strand fastflight string.

A real interesting story to this one, the proud new owner is a big fan of the robin hood story, and has 35 different versions! Only one version (which he sent me a copy) mentions two characters Hob and Ket, they are people of the forest and Robin Hood saves their lives. They swear that one of them will always be by his side to protect him. (or so I gather, I haven't made it that far in the book yet)

Thanks for all the feedback,
Jamie

ravenbeak · « **Reply #27 on:** June 24, 2015, 10:49:35 pm »

The bow just arrived and I wanted to pass on the wonderful feedback

"Hob has arrived. Tis bow is all that I had hoped for, Beautuful to see and the sweetest shooting bow that I have ever shot.(about 35 bows). We will spend many happy hours together. Love the stain color, finish, leather handle and the horn tips. A couple more sessions and we will be out to hunt groundhogs.
Thanks What a treat for a 79 year old archer celebrating 67 years of serious shooting.
Sincerely Hobs grandfather ( you are the father)"

Now don't that make a bowmaker feel special...

ravenbeak · « **Reply #28 on:** June 24, 2015, 11:02:14 pm »

This one is named Elatha, 55lbs at 28 inch draw 66 inch long. Character flatbow, it has a great wiggle in the lower limb. Horn overlays and rest with inlaid stone arrow pass. Finished with tung oil and a paste finishing wax.