Made this for a friend, red elm,1.5" wide at the fades, 67.5" NTN, 55#@29" ebony tip overlays and a fast flight string. Birch bark was in 4 pieces so I wrapped the splice with red silk. I'm only drawing it about 25" in the picture due to a bad shoulder I was over maxed out at that point. Also made him 6 Tonkin cane arrows to complete the set. Any and all comments welcome.
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It has a small amount of string follow but I only added about 1" of backset so I'm pleases with the results.
Beautiful Job!
hey Dana , good to see your bows again !! i love the whole package shape , bark , and full draw
Dana, nice looking bow and arrows. The bark backing is beautiful. That seems to be gaining popularity lately, been seein' a few.
Stan
Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments. I haven't been doing many bows lately, too busy with other stuff like my dang job. LOL
Thats a beauty Dana, glad to see ya building again !
Thanks John, I've been sidetracked with knappin and knife makin and that dang job. check out my FB page I posted a couple points I just knapped.
Nice job on the bow and arrows, especially the birch bark.
Dan
Great looking bow and I like the arrows, sweet!
Looks like you did a nice job, I like the birch bark idea. Hows the hand shock with those straight limbs, I,v never shot a straight limb- just woundering?
What an awesome bow Dana! Loving everything about it!
Cool bow, Dana. I like everything about it. Did you use TBIII for the bark or hide glue? Nice arrows too.
That is an awesome bow and arrows!
Kelly
what an awesome lookin bow. i'll bet it shoots sweet too. i like it. your freind will be very happy with this bow. arrows look sweet too. ruddy
Thanks for the kind words guys, I appreciate it.
Pat I used TB 3 to glue the bark down but I'm sure hide glue would be even better as it dries and shrinks a bit it would help pull the bark into any dips or cavities.
Knawbone I don't feel any handshock at my short draw, I don't know what it will be like at the full 29" I can only dream of such a long draw LOL
beautiful bow!
Dana, very nice bow and sweet job witht he bark. How did you apply it and get such a smooth finish. I did a birch bow with yellow birch bark, a couple of years ago and it looked much rougher in texture. I really like th e look of yours.
Very Nice. Great Lookin bow
That is mighty nice looking. great job.
good looking bow. Nice looking full draw
razorbak I peel the birch bark into layers just like a onion, and use the thinnest piece I can, these were no thicker than a sheet a paper. If you harvest some birch bark peel it immediatel as it when it dries it gets impossibe to seperate.
Great looking bow there Dana. As usual, you always make a great bow.
That is a quality piece of work! Anybody in their right mind would be proud to own that bow.
awesome job!!