Cocobolo Bow - Finished !!!

[SportHunter]

That turned out great!

[JJB]

Nice work, the veneers are awesome.  I really like that one.
-Jay

[Glunt]

Ooooooh, that is seriously nice...the bow, not the pink skirt

[wood carver 2]

Wow Ralph! That's a beauty. You are a heck of a bowyer.     One day, I'd love to own a bow that you built.
Dave.

[Roy from Pa]

Yes, Ralph makes excellent bows.

[Dan Landis]

Ralph, IMO you made the right choice going with the straight grained veneers.  The whole package looks great!!!

Dave & Roy, I can attest to Ralph's bow building skills, since I received the beautiful bow that he made for this years swap.  It shoots better than it looks, and handles my 750 grain arrows quite well for a 57# bow, actually shoots them faster than my 60# recurve...Dan

[Sharp Shooter]

Ralph, that's a beauty. Just wondering if you use any padding between the limbs and riser? Tony

[rmorris]

Tony, at the moment the bows finish is an aerosol lacquer and there is a slight click sound that happens near full draw. Once I am sure the lacquer is fully cured I will put a little car wax on and the click will go away. I have learned that If I put the car wax on too soon the vapors that have not cured out of the lacquer can cause bubbles. In the past before I used car wax I would sometimes use a thin piece of cork and that also worked great.

[coaster500]

Wow Ralph exceptional job!!!

That is a beautiful BOW!!!