I've made these in the last couple of years. The sleeve handle in selfwood Osage 50#@28,and the hinge handle is Bamboo/Osage,55#@28. The grip on this one you just unlace like a shoelace.I really don't like the rubber grips so I came up with this,the leather is cemented on down to the seam. I used Feibings leather dye for the sunburst finish on both.   [IMG]

Very nice, I really like the sleeve TD one.

They are awesome Kendall! The stain job is really sharp.

Killer bows!!      

Real nice!

Stunning!
I'd like to learn to do that sunburst finish, you should be proud.
Jeff

Holy cow, those are two fantastic bows. Great job !

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Andy

Great looking bows man!!

Both bows are absolutely beautiful. I cut up some hickory staves a few weeks ago and got a few billets so I've been thinking about making a TD. Can you get a sunburst finish with regular wood stain? Great job!

Thanks fellas. Ryan,I've never tried it with wood stain. You can get the leather dye from Tandy Leather. Don't get the water-based. I've used it on Hickory. I would go with Medium Brown and Cordovan. Lay down the lighter color first over the whole bow and then the darker color on the handle thru the fade-outs and the tips. You can blend everything in with 0000 steel wool and your lighter color[med brown]rag.Steel wool heavily in the mid limb area. Play around on some scrap wood first to get the hang of it.

Those are very nice.
Love the take down sleeves

Tim

Awesome bows!!!

I've always thought a well done two piece takedown doesn't look like a take down, and yours don't.  Well done indeed!

Very nice bows!! Bob

nice!

Nice job!

WOW.
Those are great.

Pete

WOW!!  

What kind of hinge system is that?  How dows it work and how stable is it.  Any info is appreciated.  Bhill

It's a Grenier style hinge. They were popular in the 1940's.Ted Fry @ Raptor Archery had afew of them in-stock the last time I ordered. Their stable if you install them correctly. If your interested,call Ted and he can walk you thru it.

Well Done!