Arvin and me

[bjrogg]

Arvin is one of the guys I would really love to stand in a big field and watch arrows sail through the air with. Maybe even watch them just plain disappear.

He has been more than generous with me over the years and sent me several really nice pieces of Osage .

Last summer I got home one night to find a nice package. Even my wife was excited to see what was inside.

I opened it up to find two bow blanks.

One a pyramid design with a light reflex in the tips.

The other a little wiggly with reflex through the whole bow

Arvin wanted me to make a 48 lb @ 25” for flight bow.

He even sent me some arrows

I told him it would probably be after Christmas before I got at it.

I picked up the pyramid one with the slightly reflexed tips and ran my finger caliper over it. I was really impressed. I could tell there wasn’t going to be much that wasn’t a bow there.

I shaped the tips and made a string.

I think I made about the same amount of shavings and dust reduce the tips and shaping the handle as I did tillering .

I got it to 48@24”

Bjrogg

[Pappy]

Nice BJ, just like you said about Damon's , it looks much better here. 
 Pappy

[wooddamon1]

Agree with Pappy 100%

[sleek]

How long is the bow? Did it take any set?

[Selfbowman]

🤠

[bjrogg]

Sorry I thought I replied to Sleek but I don’t see my reply here. Maybe I missed the post button.

Sleek I think it’s 62” if I remember correctly.

It did take about a 1/4” of set

I did take a couple scraps off the outer third on right limb, sanded and put two coats of Tung oil on. I haven’t had a chance to put it on tree since.

I’m hoping to get a force draw done for Arvin but I haven’t been able to find the time.

This cold weather is making me lots of extra work.

Bjrogg

[RyanY]

Nice work BJ! I always admired the skinny tips on your bows.

[superdav95]

sweet lookin bend on this bow bj