Hey everyone, thought I would post a few pics of a bow I made for my good friend Jim. Unstrung it is 56 inches from curve to curve. #52 @ 26 inches. Lefty. Water Buffalo horn tip overlays and FF string. Buckskin handle. This was the most challenging bow I have made in ten years of making shavings, not only because of the recurves, but a lefty at that. But , I have to say I am very happy with the results. Hope he likes it! Hope you enjoy.
Good Medicine,
LittleTree
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LITTLE TREE,
That's a great looking bow man. I'm sure he will be very happy with it. Keep up the good work !
ARCHER2
nice job, but what else would you expect from little tree
Man I've seen those recurves of yours for a couple years now and they still amaze me everytime. Nice work, very nice work Brad.
Very sharp!
Great job Brad. Looks awesome with the overlays and snake skin. Thanks for sharing. Take care, Matt
pretty
Awesome work Brad, Jim is going to love it.
I really love your bows Brad, your recurves are some of the best I have seen. Btw, didn't know such straight osage exsisted. Keep up the great work.
Well done. I'm in aw of the talented bow builders on here.........Thank for sharing.....
WOW! That's beautiful!
Performing Art Little Tree -beautiful.
Very nice!
Very nice recurve. You sure don't need a bow hanger with those tips. Will you show a full draw pic? Pat
Looks good...
Little Tree my name is Jim and left handed, is this great lQQking bow for me?? :thumbsup:
Thanks everyone!
Brad,
That is an awesome looking bow! Do you have pictures of the cull you used for shaping the tips?
Walt Francis
this is a pic of my super secret form. I boil the tips for 4 hours. I have never shared this ancient secret to anyone before! You saw it first on the one and only TradGang!LOL (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/littletree4/culltipform.jpg)
Very nice bow,
He done it again... :clapper:
Wow, those curves are amazing!
Very nice!! Great profile!! :thumbsup:
Dude,Thanks for the photo's of MY NEW Bow. ! Thats right guys, that baby is coming home with me soon! Brad, I'll be down in the area soon to take delivery!
That is completely amazing-a work of art for sure!
Fantastic :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Hope to see you at the Banquet Jim, but you will have to let me show it off for the day! It will definatly be on my display table.
That is a real beauty, I love the way you did the overlays too.
That is SO pretty! I love the pic of it on the post over the snow.
Killdeer
Dang thats a sharp bend! I thought my osage curves were getting a pretty sharp bend....lol.
Nice bow. May ask what your using for a strap on the belly there?
Ryan, that is just a piece of aluminum coil stock, but the best thing to use is a thin stainless steel ruler.
Little Tree, how many bows do you have hanging on that wall? Looks like some real dandies back there! Could we talk you out of another pic or two? :wavey:
here is a couple more pics of a couple I made a ways back. This is Dan (Bowmo) drawing "Simple Satan". I don't even know if I could pull that Lefty Python bow back without looking like an idiot, it was hard enough to build it being right handed. But here is a very simular bow at full draw.
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Man that's a good lookin' kid drawin' a good lookin bow there in that picture three up!
dan
Man...awesome bows!
Ernie
Thanks for the full draw Brad. Again, those are some beautiful bows....