New bow turned out pretty good!

Peckerwood · July 11, 2009, 12:32:00 PM

Snag I think it turned out great. The grip looks like it would make consistent hand placement.
I would also like to see a whole bow picture.

Bill

snag · July 12, 2009, 09:58:00 AM

Brock if you mean the Pope & Young Shoot...yes, it will be there with me. We did the work party yesterday on the course. There will be a few surprises that I think everyone will like! I'll get a picture of the whole bow up today.

Aeronut · July 12, 2009, 10:17:00 AM

If that work of art is your first bow the next ones will be stunning!

Dennis

snag · July 12, 2009, 07:43:00 PM

Well here it is strung. I got to shoot it some more yesterday. I love how smooth it shoots and how solid it sits in my hand. It's a keeper!

dutchwarbow · July 13, 2009, 04:30:00 PM

I love those recurves! it's got this beautyfull classic look. A winner!

reddogge · July 13, 2009, 05:13:00 PM

Glad you took a full view. Too many pics of risers and limbs only on the forum and you can't get a feel for the lines of a bow. Yours is pretty.

razorsharptokill · July 13, 2009, 10:37:00 PM

Be proud of that one!!!

snag · July 14, 2009, 12:23:00 PM

I glued leather on the shelf and a side plate yesterday. Then put another coat of varnish on it. Today it will get the final coat, number 5. Then it's all mine! I was shown how to taper the leather so it looks like it is beveled right into the wood. Pretty nice touch instead of just cutting and gluing the leather. I didn't do a great job of it being the first time I've tried it...but it looks ok. When it is out of the spray booth I will post a pic of the leather work.

turkey522 · July 14, 2009, 03:02:00 PM

Nice job,really like the way the shelf sets close to the hand.

Terry

snag · July 14, 2009, 07:30:00 PM

Terry, that is one of features in this design that sold me on it. I liked the way the hand fit into the grip and the shelf curved off onto the hand. Building my own bow one of the things I could do was to file the shelf off and form a line that matched up with the top part of my hand.

snag · July 15, 2009, 09:43:00 AM

Well it's done! Steve sprayed the last coat of varnish on it yesterday while I was at work. Thanks Steve. I'm real happy with it. I am looking forward to starting another one after hunting season. What a great way spend the winters..building bows with friends!