In fact, Sir, your only contribution to this entire site has been to sell 3 bows, inquire about some arrows and pick an argument with someone who has donated their hard earned time and materials to a cause that is all about helping children.

'I know how long it takes to make a bow'

so do I. I've made bows within 2 hours, but I've also spent like 25hours on a single bow, the bow took almost 3weeks to fully finish (tempersessions, steambending, heatbending etc.)
and that was by far not such a beauty...


Ofcourse, a charity bow can't be a priority for an proffessional bowyer!! What a dumb assumption would that be.  

but here he donates a 800$ worth bow to those kids. I don't think you're in the right place to complain how long he took for it. Not at all.

but.. what was your reason for posting this? please, tell me. I believe it surely isn't your concern, even if it wasn't charity, as it wasn't gonna be your bow.

Nick

Hey guys, lets forget the negativity and get back to this wonderful bow. More pictures and final specs would be great. I know I've picked up a tip just from the photo's.
     RESPECT.  

I'd like to see the steps he mentioned about sanding the snakeskin edge.  Did you trim it close and then sand the remainder? or just sand off the skin while holding it down?  Beautiful bow.

Here are the finished pics of hte bow. Specs are 64" 58@28







Talondale,
I don't trim the skins when I apply them, I leave them full width. After they are dry, I use a sanding block with 150 grit paper and only going one direction (not sanding back and forth), I run it along the edge of the limb and it only takes a couple strokes to get through the skin. The edges are a little frazzled but when I seal the skins with superglue, it lays everything back down and gives the skins the finished look.

A Beautiful bow, Sir!

Very well done!

Nicely done!  Great build-a-long

 

Beautiful Job. Great Work

Tim, I love the profile of that thing, and the bloodwood and osage go great with the snakes eh. I think you have done everyone a real favor by doing the build along and I for one would like to thank you for 1. Donating the bow to St Judes
                2. alowing me some input on the bow.             3. Doing the build along so we could all see the process.
                4. Remaining a class act through the whole process, you are to be applauded.  
            Thank you, Don Taylor

Nice looking bow. I look forward to shooting it.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.-- Mark Twain

Great looking bow Tim, so what did this gem bring in for the kids?

It is better state your opinion and stand by it like a man, than to cower and kiss a$$ like so many do.-- Rob Jabrocki

Unless your opinion makes you look like a horses arse.....

in that case its better to admit you are wrong and apologize.  Takes a big man to admit he's wrong (my grampa said that)

Geez....Robert Jabrocki aka traditionalhunter is banned.

I would clean the thread up....but I decided to leave it so everyone can see the kind of jerks we have to deal with to keep the site on track.

Robert, you are a punk.  Yeah, broke my own rules...sorry.

Thanks Terry, I was kinda worried that the topic got removed and we lost a decent buildalong. Trad Gang survives yet another yayhoo.

No worries Dano....sorry I posted that, but the doner of the bow not only donated....but he's taken the time to do a build along here as well....and its a St Judes donation at that.  Comments like that over someones efforts just piss me off.

I've waited over 4 months for a bow plenty of times....who cares, the kids got the money and that was BOTH the donor and the winners intentions....helping kids.  There is no place for such behavior.

Well done Terry!!

Very well done!

Nice bow and build along. Thanks for taking the time to show the process and for ignoring the negative stuff from the now removed offender. Class act all around.