Turner just posted a new bow of his that's pretty sweet and it reminded me of one I built in January.
I don't have any good pictures right now, but there's enough to give you the idea. Some day I'll get a couple of good shots.
I made it as a gift for a friend who is fond of purple (she was holding it the other day while wearing a purple shirt and with a streak of dyed purple hair the other day and matched the bow quite nicely
). Made to her specs, RH, 26" draw length, 32#. I believe the bow is 70" ntn. Ipe belly with Hickory backing. Purpleheart power lam, handle section, and nock overlays. The bow has not yet had a finish applied. The purple color is natural (kind of, anyway, I used a torch to accelerate the oxidation of the handle piece a little bit).
It's a sweet shooter!
Now this is a WOOD bow. Not a bow that has wood inside of fiberglass, but actually wood. The wood bends, the wood stores the energy. Nothing against glass whatsoever. I shoot competitively with a carbon fiber and kevlar bow. I'm just amazed and proud of how natural materials can store and release so much energy so well.
Best,
CanDo
I don't have any good pictures right now, but there's enough to give you the idea. Some day I'll get a couple of good shots.
I made it as a gift for a friend who is fond of purple (she was holding it the other day while wearing a purple shirt and with a streak of dyed purple hair the other day and matched the bow quite nicely
). Made to her specs, RH, 26" draw length, 32#. I believe the bow is 70" ntn. Ipe belly with Hickory backing. Purpleheart power lam, handle section, and nock overlays. The bow has not yet had a finish applied. The purple color is natural (kind of, anyway, I used a torch to accelerate the oxidation of the handle piece a little bit).It's a sweet shooter!
Now this is a WOOD bow. Not a bow that has wood inside of fiberglass, but actually wood. The wood bends, the wood stores the energy. Nothing against glass whatsoever. I shoot competitively with a carbon fiber and kevlar bow. I'm just amazed and proud of how natural materials can store and release so much energy so well.
Best,
CanDo
