I haven’t finished a bow but look at this!

[KellyG]

I have taken a break from my bow attempts to finish this. The blade is an old lumber mill blade; a big band saw. The handles are diamond willow, with a bone bead that I cut in half and glued in place. I had brass rivets but did not like the looks of them, so I remove the one I put in. I used the rawhide wrap to cover this minor mistake. I will fix it later with small pins. I use an epoxy to hold it together for now.

The blade and the wood for the handles were given to me by a friend I had in Alaska, 6 years ago. As I worked on this knife I thought of a dear friend that has long been lost. One who went on a bear hunt and is still hunting. I guess this is one of the small reasons it took me so long to finish. I would always pull out the pieces and sand and shape them but never finished it. Although there is one or two thing I need to do it is done, and memories of a great friend, hunting partner and of a great lose recounted.

Al I hope you like it!  

[dorris]

pretty nice bet he loves it bro.

[Linc]

Cool.Ya done him proud.              

[jonesy]

Kelly you did your buddy proud. Jonesy

[4runr]

Good, all the way around!!

[KellyG]

thanks

[JBiorn]

That Baby has Idaho trout written all over it! Nice knife my friend.

Jeff

[JEFF B]

hey bro i think he is looking down on you  and thinking what a great mate.          

[Frenchymanny]

Way to go, nice knife and beautiful story.


You did well brother

F-Manny  

[STOBBER]

Not bad at all , your buddy is proud im sure !