This is the second bow that I have used gemsbok horn as a riser overlay. The first was much easier. I guess if I had a waste high pile of horns to pick through it would be easier! This one is a 64" Ossabaw that will finish right at the requested 57@29.5. The riser is ebony, with a bubinga/black glass/bubinga accent. The limbs are boo core, and bubinga faces. The tip overlays are buffalo horn. Supposedly the horn can be bent and shaped with a heat gun, but I found it next to impossibe. I even tried boiling it. Buffalo horn will bend with heat, but not so much with the gemsbok.
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Cool, nice fat grip. I like that.
Very nice looking bow, well done.
SWEET! Nice work Marty! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
NICE!!!!!!
Looks great! Can't wait to see it with some finish.
very nice!!
Looks pretty dang good. I like the ebony. Really nice work
WOW!!! Marty, that is just tough lookin' man :thumbsup:
I agree looks great.
That is awesome looking. I love that handle.
What a cool idea... and nicely matched.... Thumbs up ....
Aloha... :archer2:
Very nice indeed! I kinda like the flat look over the shiney for some reason.
Thanks for the kind words folks.
This one will really pop under a finish. That ebony will be black.
Oh Wow! Man I really, really like the looks of that! Hell yeah, I want one. :thumbsup:
Too bad I'm always broke. :banghead:
Great Job, I think you could start a whole new line with that model. Sweet! :clapper:
Wow A beauty Marty. Great work
I really like the ebony, but I'm too cheap to buy any.
That's looking fine--can we see some pics of the entire bow?
I'll have her finished in a couple of days, and will show the rest of her.
Thats gonna be sweet Marty. Nice!!
Awesome! a very amazing looking bow.
Hey Marty, hope all is well. Try heating the horn in the oven @ 250, check it regularly for pliability. Time will depend on thickness. I have used gemsbok for knives and the oven has woeked well.
John from Alaska
Another great looking bow Marty! Got any pics of the limbs?
Very cool looking bow. That horn might be hard to work with but it is worth it.
that is really sweet- i really like that ebony / horn combo
I really like the look of that bow. nice work.
VERY NICE , and I Like the "Fat Grip" too!! :thumbsup: I would Love to have One Myself, but its that Danged Old "Poverty Line" I just cant seem to get Over!! :clapper: :clapper:
I don't know how you do it Apex. How do you bring yourself to mailing out something that awesome?
Wow what a looker! Love the contrast of the Ebony with the Bubinga limbs!
Josh
Good looking bow I like that combination of woods that you used
Here are some completed photos. I normally take more, but the sand knats were eating me alive! It was in the upper 70s today.
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Great looking bow. You have an eye for matching different woods etc. I've liked them all.
Don't know how you sell something that beautiful but I am sure glad you did ;) Awesome woods and that gemsbok is just about the coolest match to that wood I have ever seen.
Very Nice
Wow! Can't think of anything better to say, your work and craftmanship is always amazing....Dan
That bow is beautiful I love the horn I know alot of people who would pay a bundle for that bow. SWEEEET!!!!
extremely nice!
Congrats!
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Glenn
WOW!! As usual Marty, another beautiful bow.Someone is going to be mighty happy with that one. :thumbsup:
Take care,
Ed
My oh my, that's one fine bow. That's a beauty
Wow. Very nice and very creative with the horn on the handle. I was surprised how in blends in so nicely with the ebony.
thanks for sharing.
Classy, nice
Man that turned out awesome!!!!!! Great job!!
Wow Marty another beautiful bow. Great work
That is one of the best lookn bows I have ever seen. Should make a proud owner...and if not I know where you can find one.