I just finished making this new bow as a surprise for my uncle who lives in Durango, Co. He is the one person who got me into archery when I was 5 years old and he has guided me on a couple elk and mule deer hunts. On one of the hunts he gave me a 63# Bob Lee longbow that was given to him years ago when he helped guide Bob and Rob Lee on a hunt in Colorado. His shoulders due to an injury had gotten to where he could barely shoot it anymore. I have been looking at a way to repay him forever and when I started building longbows with a cousin of mine it hit me. I can repay him by building him a new bow in a weight that will be a lot easier on his shoulder. Tomorrow he will be in town visiting and I will get to give it to him. I also made him a dozen wood arrows to go with it. First time splicing feathers and they turned out pretty good. Here are the spec's for this build. 62" amo 43# @ 28". The riser is Cocobolo with southern red ceder for veneers, and maple for the core. The arrows are Douglas Fir from Surewood Shafts.
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Very nice. Love the riser.
Very very sweet, good job.
nice!
Looks great I love Cocobolo.
What a great gift... Probably gonna draw a tear. Very nicely done!
Wow,well done.He is gonna love that.Don't forget some pic's of him using it.
Looks great I love Cocobolo.
Thanks everyone on the compliments.
that is some super nice cocobolo! he will be very happy with the bow you built him.
Wow that's nice.
Oh, and didn't you know? - I'm a long lost uncle of your's too ;)
That's a beauty!
Very thoughtful of you, he's going to love it.
-Jay
Beautiful. :thumbsup:
Dave.
That is a fine looking bow......wish I were your uncle. He should be delighted.
Great looking bow. Bet your uncle is going to cherish it.
Your uncle gonna be a happy camper.
Can I become a member of your family? I'll gladly become your adopted uncle. :goldtooth:
Troy
Beautiful Work!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Troy D. Breeding:
Can I become a member of your family? I'll gladly become your adopted uncle. :goldtooth:
Troy
lol Troy you had some work in this bow also. Those Southern red ceder veneers are the ones I ordered from you. They came out beautifully. Thank ya for the veneers and thanks to Kenny for the rest of my supplies.
Thanks again to everyone else for the compliments on the bow.
Very nice looking bow!
WOW...that is a looker.... great job
Already told ya once but I'll tell you again, awesome job Tommy!
Very nice. Bue--. :)
Very nice work!
looking good!
Beautiful!
Very nice bow! He'll love it forever! A picture with it in his hands would be neat to see.
Nice!!!!
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Very nice bow! He'll love it forever! A picture with it in his hands would be neat to see.
Thanks again everyone. I wished I would have gotten a picture of him shooting it but I didn't even think about that when he shot it. He was shocked and speechless when I gave it to him. I handed the bow to him and asked him to check out my newest bow I made. As he was looking it over he turned it over and read what I had written on it. The look on his face was priceless when he read his name on the bow. Since he rode his Goldwing down here I will be shipping it to him. I will have to see if I can get him to send me a pic of him shooting it later. Thanks again everyone.
Wow! That's a fantastic looking bow. Yeah I wish I am your uncle. Have you shot it yet? Curious how it performs. Keep us updated on how your uncle like the bow.