Recovering from a little injury at a friends place I found the time to take pictures of the bows I finished last sep/oct/nov.

because of the ammount of shots I'll put every bow in this thread.

I hope you'll enjoy

The first is a Lava stained Guava.


64" ntn 68# @ 26", 1 1/16" at the fades, 1 1/4" reflex, 1/8" positive tiller, Ipe overlays. paraffin finish

This is how I make my lava soil stain

 

Manny, that looks about as sleek and perfect as a stickbow can be.  Truly exceptional.  With those light limbs and tips, I imagine it's a fire-breather!    

Thanks,

This is by far the finest shooting bow I've made.

I'm figuring out the best desings for this wood, and yes the super narrow outher limbs are a big part of it.

gotta take a break now, get back at it in a bit

Manny, that bow is really beautiful!! You are making some increadible weapons!  

Your best work yet Manny, very well done. I love the unbraced profile, nice and subtle reflex.

thanks guys      

Manny- awesome work..... as usual!

I just knew the next bow you post is gonna be a beaut. Manny that's a work of art. We've miss you bro.

Next is a bamboo backed Ipe,

the strips of boo are 3/4" taken from a blind, they butt at the handle where I glued a strip of zebrawood over it.

The 2 wraps on the top limb are to stop 2 splinters in the Ipe, first wrapped with silk than artificial sinew.

64" ntn, 73# 2 26", zebrawood overlays, linseed oil finish