with all of the fun i have had over the winter building and testing prototype recurve limbs, i have not made much time to finish some bows that i have been working on for quite some time. this one is for my brother-in-law's birthday. it is still far from finished but should give an idea of what it will look like. i still have to shape the tips as well as the limb butts and blend everything together. the riser has one coat of gloss on it just to seal it so i still have a ton of finish work ahead of me. the spliced veneers on this bow are the same ones that will be on the metal riser's "purdy" limbs. the bow is completely tillered and shoots really nice. my brother-in-law has a long draw length so i had to use different tapers than i usually do to keep these short limbs from stacking for him. anyway, i hope you enjoy the pics.
gino
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Awesome bow! re-size your pix bud...
thanks! re-sized.
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How'd you get aluminum to look like that? LOL It is a beauty and those words fall short.
Dude!!!! Love those limb veneers!!!
Hey can I be your Brother inlaw? LOL Great looking bow. as always.<><
OK, let's see how many one word descriptions we can come up with for this one. I'll start:
Dang I cant even make a paper plane
Very impressive....lucky brother in law ya got there.
Shapeshifter, you just keep getting better and better. Awsome work ......CHORT :thumbsup:
I like the limb detail you did. Nice work, you dont see much limb work done like that.
nice
That bow sure is beautif beautif beautif purty! Makes me stutter just lookin at it much less trying to find words to describe it. Got any more sisters? Sorry, I lost control for a second. I'm already married. WOW! That's a nice bow. Excellent work shapeshifter.
Wow! Beautiful bow! Do you have another sister? I'll volunteer to marry her if you can make me a bow like that! LOL Just kidding above there. You are an artist! Your brother in law is fortunate to get a bow that pretty.
Simply put........"Stunning"
that is a piece of art. absolutely beautiful
lookin good, wow!!!
That looks great!
PLEASE, how about a limb veneer build along?
Gino, awesome as always, would you be willing to share how you did your limb veneers,I'd like to try that..................Steve
Very nice. :bigsmyl:
How many sisters ya got? ;)
Nice looking bow!
Stan
Looks like snakewood and zebrawood to me. Is that correct. They sure go nice together. Awesome looking bow and I love how you spliced them.
Donald
If I am not mistaken the woods are leapordwood and zebrawood. Beautiful bow. Riser looks similar to a Brack. Do you make them to sell or just for friends? Just a fantastic bow. You have some serious talent.
Danny
WHOA where do I sign up for a brother in law like you? Beautiful Bow!
thanks fellas! yes the wood is zebra and leopardwood. the accents in the riser are black glass/osage/black glass and the accents in the veneers are macassar ebony/osage/macassar. the bow is 62" 59@29"
OconeeDan- i'd love to but work is so busy right now i will be lucky to finish this bow before my brother-in-law's birthday..... i still need to finish my wife's bow, an employee's bow, and my hunting bow as well LOL.
steve- you bet (it is really pretty simple)! i'll send ya a PM when i get a little more time this evening...... i'm doing bids all day (work sucks LOL).
Danny- thanks! you are right.... bill is a good friend of mine and in my opinion builds the classiest looking 3 piece recurve out there. i tried to incorporate as much of his aesthetic influence as possible while trying to keep the look similar to my one piece..... that said, the geometry of our bows are much different. he as also taught me a ton when it comes to shaping a grip that fits my hand really well. as far as selling them goes,...... i just build them for fun and have never sold one.... the prototypes just go to friends and family.
Smart choice. A lot more money in your real business Gino. That being said, we are friends ROTFL
adopt me PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Fantastic looking bow, Gino. I just sent you a pm.
Rodney
That is super nice!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Sweeeeeeeeeettt!!!!!!!!!
OH DAD :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Thats one sweeeeeeeeetttttt......t looking bow. Nice job.