Hi everyone,
             I finally joined this forum after being a long time lurker. I have bee a member of primitive archer for a few years but always hit this sight too during my "rounds".
  I mainly build selfbows but have done some laminates too.
  Here is my latest bow. Its a trade I and a friend are doing on PA. Its a three piece take-down with hickory backed ipe limbs and a black walnut core with paduk wedges. The riser is bacote with paduk and hickory accents. 48#@28" 65"ntn. the limbs are about 1 1/8" wide tapering to 1/2" nocks. the back is dyed with RIT dye. I think its my favorite bow so far, shoots very fast with zero handshock and almost no sound.Gotta love that ipe!             Finish is multiple coats of satin spray helsmans spar urethane and wax over that. I posted it here because I dont think he goes on here and I want to surprise him!

 Thanks for looking,  Cody

That's a great looking bow!

Wow that's nice!  I thought for sure it was a glass bow until I read your description.  I admire you guys that can make a bow look like that with all natural materials.

Thanks guys!

Welcome Cody,
That is an extremely beautiful bow and your buddy will love that bow.

Nice lines, very cool!

Awesome!!!

Hi Cody.  It's me!  Your friend who you are trading with.  I do come here.  I know my handle says "John Scifres" but that's just my TradGang name.  I've also moved.  I'll PM you my new address so you can send me my new bow.  Thanks. It's beautiful.  Can't wait to shoot it!

Very nice...

QuoteOriginally posted by John Scifres:
Hi Cody.  It's me!  Your friend who you are trading with.  I do come here.  I know my handle says "John Scifres" but that's just my TradGang name.  I've also moved.  I'll PM you my new address so you can send me my new bow.  Thanks. It's beautiful.  Can't wait to shoot it!

That is a beauty!

Beautiful bow. Who is John Scifres, seem to have seen that name before. Bue--.

Wow!  Outstanding work on a beautiful bow.  Don't listen to John Scifres.  Send that sweet bow to me!    

Thanks fellas.  John, you just crack me up. I suppose you are going to tell me that picture is not of you either!

It's not him.. John has more hair..  

Great Bow Cody.  Thanks for posting.  Where you at in IL?

Thanks all. Ben, I'm in Woodstock which is smack in the middle of McHenry County. I dont think your that far away.

Beautiful work and welcome.  Where from Illinois are you from?  We have a good group of trad guys in IL

Boy that's a neat and nice looking bow. Nice job, your friend is going to love it.
-Jay

That bow is fantastic! Love the all wood lam bows.

Welcome to TG and keep me coming! I'm glad someone else is tackling these wood takedowns!

Again beautiful work and tiller.