My latest creations w/pics

Bodork · May 11, 2007, 08:04:00 PM

Those look awesome! Nice job on the footed risers and the shape of the risers as a whole. Curious question. What's the story with the little blonde stripe at the top of the sight window? Looks like you have spliced the risers but I don't see them on the belly side or front edge. mike

nontypical · May 11, 2007, 08:07:00 PM

Works of ART!!

PETE

Dan Bonner · May 11, 2007, 09:27:00 PM

Thanks all. Bodork, yes the risers are spliced. The best wood I could find was 4/4 lumber and the riser is 1.5" so glued 2 pieces of the 1" stuff together and tablesawed it so the splice was in the center. I put a .020" maple veneer between the boards to give me a good centerline reference for the shelf and limb alignment. Not sure if I will do that next time. There is a piece of .040 clear glass on the back of the riser and an overlay over that and the pics dont show the belly very well.

Buemaker · May 12, 2007, 06:18:00 AM

Very nice and a good color combo. Bue--.

ishiwannabe · May 12, 2007, 09:25:00 AM

Great looking bows and an awesome idea to make a set of each limbs! When do you go into business?

Dan Bonner · May 13, 2007, 04:36:00 PM

Dan is about done with the second one; the timber rattler skins went on yesterday and the finish is going on today and tomorrow....I know cause it's mine!

Paul

DannyBows · May 14, 2007, 10:28:00 AM

Randy Morin · May 14, 2007, 10:41:00 AM

Nice Dan, very impressive for your first bows of this type. Or your 100'th. Looks like we have some of the same likes in our bows. "I can relate to your creations man."

bohuntr · May 14, 2007, 11:02:00 AM

Those bows are just flat out gorgeous!!! Incredible work, I sure wish I had even a small percentage of the talent it took to make those bows!!!

Dan Bonner · May 15, 2007, 10:57:00 AM

Thanks guys,
I will post pics of the lighter one soon. It is completed now. Turned out very well. Just wish I could have found some copperhead skins for these. Would have looked good with the red in the tulipwood.

Stripstrike1 · May 15, 2007, 04:23:00 PM

I will trade a pig hunt in Sublime Texas for one of those bows. Ha Ha......

Dan Bonner · May 16, 2007, 02:11:00 PM

I might just take you up on that...

Horne Shooter · May 17, 2007, 04:06:00 PM

I'd hold out for a hog AND a deer hunt! What the heck kind of name is Stripstrike 1 anyway?!