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Title: new bow done
Post by: eman614 on September 13, 2009, 10:41:00 AM
after i built a clear glass bow for my uncle. i decided that i needed one for myself, and this is what i came out with. the riser is zebra and wenge, and the limbs are amber action cores with zebra veneers. it is 62" tip to tip, and feels like it pulls in the mid 50's  here are some pics. (http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss60/eman614/bowpictures134.jpg) (http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss60/eman614/bowpictures140-1.jpg) (http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss60/eman614/bowpictures141-1.jpg) (http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss60/eman614/bowpictures136.jpg) (http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss60/eman614/bowpictures138.jpg)
thanks for lookin, eric
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: Dano on September 13, 2009, 11:37:00 AM
Sweet lookin bow Eric.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: kennym on September 13, 2009, 02:05:00 PM
Dang,what did ya have the materials,bout 2 days before it turned into a bow?? LOL

Looks really good,can't tell what ya got in the riser,but all else looks great!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  

Were the zebra lams what you were lookin for colorwise ?
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: eman614 on September 13, 2009, 03:05:00 PM
thanks guys. kenny i had the wood for a little longer than two days. i already had the riser made, so all i had to do was glue it all together. here is a pic of the riser (http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss60/eman614/bowpictures135.jpg) the zebra was exactly what i was looking for. the light spots were a different color than the first set you sent. which i wasn't crazy about, but after i put it all together i liked it lot.
thanks again, eric
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: canid song on September 13, 2009, 03:14:00 PM
nice; you even matched the grain figure in the limb tip and overlay pictured.
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: Hermann From Bavaria on September 13, 2009, 03:31:00 PM
really cool stick! i like it!

greets
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: Igor on September 13, 2009, 04:57:00 PM
That's a beauty!

Nice combo


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Igor
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: dutchwarbow on September 13, 2009, 05:28:00 PM
nice one!

really like the riser and the black accent strip in the tips... Zebrano is a beautyfull wood isn't it?

Nick
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: Dmaxshawn on September 13, 2009, 06:30:00 PM
That looks fantastic Eric.  

Shawn
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: Peckerwood on September 13, 2009, 07:02:00 PM
Very nice ! Your tips look great . Wenge and zebra wood are one of my favorite combinations.

Bill
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: pappy on September 14, 2009, 11:36:00 AM
Looks good to me,beautiful bow.
  Pappy
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: Apex Predator on September 14, 2009, 04:43:00 PM
Great job!  That looks outstanding!
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: TimZeigler on September 15, 2009, 06:22:00 AM
Excellent! She sure is purty, nice wood combos.
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: Trad Toolmaker on September 15, 2009, 08:15:00 AM
:thumbsup:    :clapper:  Looks good. I like the way the wood looks togeather.  :clapper:
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: limbcracker on September 16, 2009, 10:30:00 PM
Really nice work. Congrats. Is that only your second bow? Kirk
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: Ricker on September 16, 2009, 11:53:00 PM
Nice work.  Looks really nice.
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: eman614 on September 18, 2009, 10:12:00 AM
thanks for the kind words everybody. kirk it is only the second bow that i have done with clear glass, but the fourth laminated bow that i've done.
eric
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: indygoman on September 29, 2009, 09:34:00 PM
Very Nice !

Is there a tutorial on this type of bow making?
Title: Re: new bow done
Post by: Pennsyltuckey pete on September 29, 2009, 10:07:00 PM
Very stunning riser!  I love the figure in the zebra wood.

pete