Sunburst stain on bamboo

[Sam Harper]

Here's a stain job I've tried a few times in the past without any luck, but this one worked out, so I thought I'd show a picture of it.  I did this with Fiebings leather dye--yellow, red, and black.

 

 

 

[bigbob2]

Nice job Sam, looks neat.

[wcdurand]

Sam that looks stunning! can you post some more pictures?

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice, Sam..

[Buemaker]

Looking good. Bue-..

[frank bullitt]

Like it, too!  

[LittleBen]

Nice stain job, love the sunburst. It's like a classic Fender Strat that can kill stuff ...

That Ipe looks very dark, another pic please!

[Sam Harper]

I'll try to take some more pictures later today, and if I can get the help of a lovely assistant, I'll take a full draw picture.

Thanks for your kind words.

[takefive]

Very cool    

[canopyboy]

Nice. I'd like to do that some day!

[Sam Harper]

Here's some more pictures as requested.  I still don't have a full draw picture because my lovely assistant hasn't arrived yet.  Also, the lack of quality is due to my poor photography skills.

The bow is a whopping 72" nock to nock.  There's a reason for that.  I made it for a guy who is 6 ft 4 in tall.  I was just making sure!  It's 42# @ 28".  I'm not sure what his draw length is.

LittleBen, here's another look at the ipe.  I do like it dark!

 

Another shot of the whole back, kind of at an angle so you can see the curves.

 

A better shot of the side profile unstrung.

 

There it is strung.

 

And one more shot of the handle, which is birdseye maple.

 

[Sam Harper]

There's the full draw picture.

 

[Mad Max]

Always a good one Sam
Nice

[JJB]

Good looking bow Sam!
-Jay

[ron w]

Real nice.........  

[LittleBen]

Very nice job, great tiller.

Really like that dark Ipe as well. Seems to be the most dense. I usually hoard those darker pieces for myself