Ok, I picked up my Owl blank in person back in January. It was cool meeting Craig and Jason, but they were so busy with y'all's orders that I didn't want to steal much of their time. Just glad I got my order in when I did. The blank was ready in less than 2 weeks.
I liked the idea of the blank for several reasons, the most important of which was that I could play with the handle design until it was perfect before finishing.
Well, I'll post some pictures when it's all done, but here are some of the current progress. Reading all 60 some-odd pages the last couple days makes me want to post something. I've got the spray equipment out for the wife's new bathroom cabinets, so it only made sense to get a couple bows sprayed at the same time.
The Owl is 68", 55# @ 29", Coco riser. I ended up with essentially a locator grip, but shaped to my hand including some slight indents for the fingers. I love the riser wood so much, it seems a shame to wrap it. So I'll keep shooting it without the wrap for now. When summer comes and the hand starts to sweat I may have to rethink though.
Here it is strung and sanded, awaiting the finish:
Here is the lower (I think) tip. I applied my own antler overlays just for giggles:
And the handle, sorry for the poor cell phone pic quality:
And finally the whole bow being sprayed. (It's the one in the background, the only way I could get the whole bow in the pick. Plus my daughter's handle looks cool....):
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