elm flatbow

[Ryan O'Sullivan]

Man, that bow turned out sweet! You got be loving the Elm! aye?

[kiiwosewinini]

That is a sweet bow.  Man, I need to finish teh ash flatbow I have started in the basement.  WELL DONE!!

[NorthShoreLB]

Good looking bow there, Love the braced look.

[ishiwannabe]

Beautiful. See stuff like this makes a guy think he could do it too...LOL. Great work. Truly impressed with the talent of some people on here...

[flatbowMB]

WOW!

[tpoof]

ttt

[buck-tamer00]

haha!!
wow!!!
how long can an all wod bow be strung before it starts to wear out???

[NorthShoreLB]

More that you think  

[buck-tamer00]

like???

[kiiwosewinini]

How big were those garter snakes?  I have had a lot of garter snakes in our gardens the past few years, but I doubt any were big enough to do a bow limb.  Nice stuff!!  I have never been too big on the looks of snakeskin backings, but the gartersnake is different and slick looking.  i could go with something like that.

[Osagetree]

Excellent job! That is nice!

[buck-tamer00]

what kind of grip material is that???

[Dave Bowers]

Very NICE tpoof..VERY NICE!

[tpoof]

Thanks guys for all the interest and kind words! appreciated much!
Those Garters were about a good 3'-4' long, they were big females, never knew it at the time, as I was making the vent cut up, little baby's were falling out! a buddy had them under his concrete steps there must have been hundreds that spring morning!He was terrified! lol.They just made the 1 3/4" width! They sat in my freezer for almost 7-8 years before I finally used em, doh, 1 was freezer burnt bad!
The grip is calf lacing you can get at any leather shop, my uncle was a leather smith (used to make saddles for the Calgary Stampede)and in his passing I aquiered all his stuff! I rather have him around though!

I find a wood bow has a life just like a human, treat it rough and without care and they won't last too long!,treat em kindly and they can remain with you forever.
A wood bow is built to take the stress of long brace times as well as built to take whatever drawlength they were created to.
Mostly when a wood bow is built it has an owner waiting for it, and is built to his particular draw so in essence a wood bow can last a very long time, you just have to take care of it! Its best not to pass it around letting all your friends draw it back, a different draw can actually break your bow, a self bow is about as custom as you can get, treat it right and it will treat you right!

[kiiwosewinini]

Originally posted by tpoof:
Those Garters were about a good 3'-4' long, they were big females, never knew it at the time, as I was making the vent cut up, little baby's were falling out! a buddy had them under his concrete steps there must have been hundreds that spring morning!He was terrified! lol.

Yup, those are some big garters. We also have a lot of red bellies, but they get not much more than a foot long.  It would have to be a pretty small bow for them!!      I may have to keep my eyes out when in the garden this year.  Who know!!

[todd smith]

Hmmm...  Might want some horn on the belly now.

todd smith

[kojac]

where in SK do you live?

great looking bow!!      

[pappy]

I only string mine when I am using them ,but leave the strung most of the day and have had some for several years with no ill effects.
They take a little more care than a figerglass
bow but will last a life time.
  Pappy

[BONE]

Very,Very nice--Make sure and send the full draw pics to Bernie for his Trad bow full draw pages--Bone  :D

[BONE]

Very,Very nice--Make sure and send the full draw pics to Bernie for his Trad bow full draw pages--Bone  :D