Black locust = finished finaly!

[George Tsoukalas]

That is a great tiller. Congratulations!
Don't cut in a shelf! You don't have enough wood on the handle. On my current bow the arrow rests on my hand right at the top of the arrow covering. That may be a  bit primitive for some but it is highly effective. Another option is a few pieces of leather for  arrow rest. More on my site. Jawge
 http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/leatherhandle.html

[Dan Landis]

I agree with George, tiller looks great, just look at the shadow on the ground, it doesn't get much better than that.....Dan

[KellyG]

Good job on that bow, it is so pleasing to release and arrow from a bow you built. I just hope I get a chance to test it on a wily o whitetail.

[okie64]

Great job on that one. Tiller looks pretty dead-on to me.

[red hill]

I agree, your tiller looks really good. I've stopped cutting in arrow shelves. I'll use a piece of antler if I have it, or leather for a floppy rest.

[adeeden]

I finaly got it finished the other day.

66" end to end and 64" nock to nock, floppy rest, leather handle, and finished with beeswax and a hair dryer.

 

Strung profile.

 

grip and floppy rest.

 

stained darker on the back and added a little black with a sponge just to break it up a bit.

 

belly and fade.

No finished full draw pictures as I am home alone today but there's one on the previous page.

It has about 1 1/2 of set after shooting and goes down to just about an inch after esting overnight.

Thanks for the help! And Steve thanks again for the stave it was a fun one! Hopefully I can get it over to your place soon for you to inspect.

[KellyG]

Well that is a great looking bow. Love the back colors. I don't think any one tackled a black locus at all during the trad.

[DavidK]

I really like the sponged on black on the back!

[PEARL DRUMS]

Fine bow!

[frank bullitt]

Cool and Sweet, Dennis! Ya did her fine, man!

Can't wait to pull her back, and feel her over!  :D  

Love the back, too!

[red hill]

Love the sponge effect on the back. Sweet bow.

[Osagetree]