If I would have stayed in the bow trade this year I could have made a bow like this one and I should have gotten one from one of the great bowyers here on TradGang. Life dealt me a hand that took me out of the swap but now I am getting closer to back in the swing of normal life.
I had promised this bow to a high school auction fund raiser and it was very late. At least the buyer was a father of a young man in the military and he will be getting it when he visits for Thanksgiving. :clapper:
It's a hickory backed hickory with purpleheart and black/white phenolic accents. 50# @ 28". As always I learned some more while making it and I think it turned out pretty well. At least his parents liked it and they knew that I am very early in the process of learning the craft.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/Outdoorsguy/2012%20Bulldog%20bow/Bulldog2012back2.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/Outdoorsguy/2012%20Bulldog%20bow/Bulldog2012belly.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/Outdoorsguy/2012%20Bulldog%20bow/Bulldog2012back.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/Outdoorsguy/2012%20Bulldog%20bow/Bulldog2012tip.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/Outdoorsguy/2012%20Bulldog%20bow/Bulldog2012handle.jpg)
Nice looking bow and a nicer gift to a lucky guy. :clapper: :clapper:
Well the next one will start in a month just over a month.
That is a great looking bow for sure.
Look forward to seeing what you can do in the next swap. Good looking bow.
Thanks guys. I'm pretty sure the swap has been a big factor in making me a better bowyer. Not just from the point of making a bow but seeing what everyone else is doing. All the questions that get asked and answered help a guy like me that is not good at asking for help. I hope to get into the next swap and make my next best bow.