Another bow makes it into the line up for opening day!

[BenBow]

Kevin HanTaWee is still alive. She isn't as pretty as she was when I first got her but she still shoots. I took the weight down and sanded the bamboo where it was lifting then covered that with fiberglass cloth and smoothon. Put the snake skin over that to hide the repair and she hasn't complained a bit. Poundage is 50+ so I'm taking her along on an elk hunt this fall. These arrow weigh 675gr and she handles them well.
   
   

[Kevin Breaux]

Galen,
     Glad to hear she is still kicking it! That sure was early in my learning curve, heck I'm still on the curve, LOL
           Been making glass bows for a while and everytime you finish one there is always a moment of sadness, relief, earnest for the next one. There is always that want, (for the next one.) Well, since you posted she is still alive, I had a moment and call to make a few composite bows, so... yesterday I decided to take inventory, LOL. Yep I took apart the O'l wood pile to see what was under the magic carpet. Everytime I take the tarp off and un-cover the woodpile it is like Christmas morning, evertime. I guess we all get that feeling, the mind starts to race, heart beat picks up and the wheels start to turn. I then spend two or three days thinking and planning, I even lose sleep for those pre-bow days. Hello my name is Kevin, and I'm addicted to making bows...hangs head, (with a smile.)  

(foreground) Hickory
(middle) HopHornBeam
(rear) Osage

 

[Hermann From Bavaria]

cool bow, kev! i really love that bingham form.

2days ago i glued up a bingham with osage lams.


greets
herm

[scottm]

Great Job!

[Big Riser]

NICE BOW THAT SHOULD BE IN A ART GALLERY OR BETTER YET IN THE WOODS HARVESTING A DEER OR TURKEY. HAVE FUN

[Winterhawk1960]

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeauuuuuuuuuuuutiful Bow !!!!

I really like the looks of that one.

Winterhawk1960

[Hermann From Bavaria]

just one question kev,
did you use tapers, or parallels only?

greets
herm

[sulphur]

excellent bow kevin!!  i see your still hogging all that HHB for yourself. LOL  I am with you on the glass vs. wood thing.  i am just finishing my first glass bow intend for a bowfishing rig.  but i always like making selfbows in the winter when its just a bit cooler.

[Kevin Breaux]

Thanks all for the kudos.

@ Herman, I used tapers on the belly, parallels on the back and .19/.20 veneers on back and belly. I use a Grizzly baby drum sander to make my lams, what really helped me get them to a quality stand point is..., I took some metal bar stock (6"w X 36"l X 1"t) to a machinest and had him cut them at .02 per running inch and the other flat for parallels. Herman, this has been so cost affective, the first bow I made from the equipment, paid for the drum sander and the platins.

@ Sulphur, make you a deal, or since I'm 100% Cajun (we'll) call it a barter. You give me some ideas on what your willing to trade and I will let one med.log HHB go to a good home. For me the HHB is like gold and harder to get than Osage. I LOVE working with this wood, it is absolutly amazing.

[sulphur]

would love to, BUT the problem is i think we have the same stuff.  I got what you got except HHB.  i have a set of 13" buffalo horns, and i've started making bamboo arrows shafts other than that i don't know.

[longarrow]

Kevin, you need to bring that bow over to my place for a shoot around! We shoot 3-7 times a week! Give me a call!
Rick