2013 Annual Bow Swap

[D]

Your very welcome my friend.  That desert camo looks pretty cool.

[rmorris]

Wow! I step away for just a day or so to start a new job and now I cant start to list all the great bows and ideas. I have not seen a bad looking bow yet! I put the bow swap bow on hold till my next shipment of wood comes in to see if any of it beats my personal stash... we will see.

[Dmaxshawn]

Got my limb choices made veneers, Lams, and wedges ground.  I'm thinking walnut wedges would look better to give it some contrast with the amber a-boo and myrtle veneers.  I will let the myrtle sit in the Florida sun a little to see if they darken up a little.  

[coaster500]

My favorite combo is Myrtle and Walnut...  those are going to be beautiful!!!!

[Goose Gossett]

All those veneers have me oogling at y'all glass bow guys.  Great looking stuff there Shawn!

[Dmaxshawn]

thanks y'alls are looking pretty sweet too.  I got em out in the sun getting a tan and drying up a little.  


I'm still thinking walnut wedges going to go make some here pretty soon.

[soy]

That is looking very impressive ...man i am looking forward to seeing what you get after the tan...wow!

[CardboardDuck]

Here is where I am at -





6" Brace


Drawn to 24"


Please chime in with any advice please  

[Dan Landis]

What wood are you working with Duck?   Have an american elm roughed out that looks almost identical to yours.  Don't plan to use it for my trade bow though, unless necessary.

[Dmaxshawn]

wow duck thats awesome

[CardboardDuck]

It's Hickory.
Here are the stats -
68" TtT
4" handle
1 1/2" fades from handle
1 1/2" fades to levers
2" wide working limbs
levers taper from 3/4" to 1/2" ( I will thin them later)
The working limbs are 16" and the levers are 13"

[rmorris]

Shawn, that is a lot of wood to dry out in FL , if ya send me some I can dry it out quicker here in the desert and send most of it back to ya...

Duck, that is a cool looking bow, feel free to also send it my way...

[coaster500]

Very nice Duck!!!

Finally got a day to work on a couple possibles for my victum....  One a takedown and ones not    

 

[KellyG]

Wow some very good looking bows being made. Glass guys have an early jump on us self bows guys and yall are looking great.

A mollie bow that is awesome.

Coaster any bow you ship out I will gladly take be it a take down or long bow, but I dont have a take down yet. But I dont have a mollie either, or one them pretty glass bows with all the different woods.

Oh man I want them all.

[psychmonky]

Just had a great idea! Next year I'm gonna hire a high school kid to hack Kelly and sticks' computers and send everyone PMs that they got my name! That way I WILL get em all! Buahahaha (evil laugh)

[D]

That mollie is awsome...very well done

I've got to get my hands on some myrtle.  Really cool looking stuff

[rmorris]

Nice kip, what chance do I have of you getting my name twice?  Ahh what the heck, I am in love with everything I have seen so far.

[timbermoose]

wow coaster. looking good. makes me want to try making a TD, but i'm just afraid to cut a good bow in half.....on purpose. soon as my back is feeling better(slipped disc) i'll be working up some hickory or locust, maybe an ash or maybe even a dogwood bow. have a chance to get some lower elev. yew and some vine maple and a couple cascara staves. so now i may have too many to choose from.

[coaster500]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm ya never know Ralph ....  But I kinda hope you drew me????

Moose I started with billets so it's not a bow yet  

[bigbob2]

I like that duck!