New Bow Done: Finished handle and overlay/paint

[Bear #20R]

   

 

Here she is. 66' ntn 1 3/4 of set when relaxed for a while. 50# @ 28 tillered with a tillering gizmo and various sizes of boards.

Thanks again Mike Mcguire for awesome materials.

[Focusource]

Looks good to me. The backing appears to be bamboo. What wood did you use for the belly and riser?

[Bear #20R]

Osage from Mike Mcguire it's awesome wood. This bow shoots heavy cedar arrows with authority.

[Pat B]

Nice job. The tiller looks good. Enjoy shooting her.   Pat

[Bear #20R]

I will I may try and take a Javelina with her in January if I can get enough practice other wise I'll be shooting my grizzly.

[Eric Krewson]

I really like the tiller on that one.

[Bear #20R]

Thanks Eric it was because of your tool. It even helps to get the limbs bending evenly. The limb right after the  fades is the only part the gadget doesn't help but it's not to hard to eye. The only regret is not putting some perry reflex into the bow to limit set but it still shoots a cedar arrow pretty hard.

[Tilbilly]

Very nice tiller.

Any info on this tiller gizmo? I've seen it mentioned a few times now. Any links or posts anyone could direct me to? Thanks.

[George Tsoukalas]

Very nice bow. Jawge

[shawnee]

Tillbilly, here's the link to Eric's tillering gizmo in the how-to section:

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000075

[Tilbilly]

Thanks, Shawnee!!!

[ChristopherO]

Good for you on a homemade bow.  You may enjoy the handle more if you round it on the edges, though.  There is plenty of material there so don't worry about loosing strength.  It just makes for a more comfortable experiences.

[Bear #20R]

I have refined the handle into a slight locator style and painted the bamboo back black before putting a finish on and added some antler overlays. I will post some pics sometime tonight.

[Bear #20R]