Wann see some true craftsmanship? Look what I got in the mail today

[b.glass]

Wow! Nice arrow! But darn, it doesn't show it growing ing Indiana!

[Art B]

Thanks B and Matty!

Chris, I never had much luck with a limb mounted quiver on these types of bows. They throw limb balance/timing off and effect arrow flight. And created more noise. Hope you have better luck.....Art

[Green]

Gorgeous work from nock to point....hope you get to put it to its' intended use soon.

[twitchstick]

Beautiful work!

[WestTexan]

I'm a welder/fabricator by trade.....
Same here Semo been at it for 30 years now. I've been lucky enough to work in the same place for 28 years now.

[hova]

art that is something else. next time im in wv , im looking for some sourwood.


-hov

[Nim-rod]

I love that "poof" at the end of the fletching! Maybe I will copy that at some time. I'm making some of my own shoot arrows and leave the straightening burns on there as well for a natural camo. Very nice work! Oh BTW I'm a welder by trade too Semo Hunter.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

West Texan and Nimrod, glad to see some fellow skin burners here.

I've always had a talent for working with steel and not wood, cause you can melt it, beat it down, cut it, grind it, and it's still steel. If I break it I can clean it up, reinforce it and weld it back..........wood on the other hand, once it's broke that's pretty much it.

That's why I'm surprised that I can build a bow, never was much of a carpenter and I still couldn't build you a piece of furniture worthy for a flea market or a yard sale.    

Somehow bow building just feels different to me.

[Nim-rod]

Yea I've always been good at the steel thing too. Mostly TIG doing Aerospace and Semi-Conductor. All on my own now and doing ok at it. I have lots of machining experience too so I think that helps me with the wood thing. Gotta be very careful and detail orientated but with wood you need more "feel" instead of a measurement for a thickness or width. In my shop I do welding for a couple hours and then bow stuff for a bit then back to welding. It's nice to have a flexible day!

[JSMOFFITT03]

Originally posted by SEMO_HUNTER:
West Texan and Nimrod, glad to see some fellow skin burners here.

I've always had a talent for working with steel and not wood, cause you can melt it, beat it down, cut it, grind it, and it's still steel. If I break it I can clean it up, reinforce it and weld it back..........wood on the other hand, once it's broke that's pretty much it.

That's why I'm surprised that I can build a bow, never was much of a carpenter and I still couldn't build you a piece of furniture worthy for a flea market or a yard sale.      

Somehow bow building just feels different to me.

Semo-  Its funny you say that, I feel the same way as I to am a welder/fitter by trade...  I never felt so lost when i started working with wood...

Art- Nice arrow by the way....

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Well, in order to do what we do....you do need a certain amount of creativity and talent.
 
You do need to be able to follow a design, patter, blueprint, or instructions.

And you need to be good at working with your hands.

Those are also qualifications for bow building.  

[SouthShoreRat]

That is a beautiful arrow for sure!

[JohnnyWayne]

That is an awesome *insert expletive here* arrow!    

[SportHunter]

Great gift, Art has some skills.

[Grey Taylor]

I've had the pleasure to handle a couple of Art's arrows that have made it out here to the west coast. As good as they look in pictures, they are even more awesome in the hand.
There's a lot of craftsmen on this site but Art is one of those guys who the craftsmen look up to.

Guy

[Art B]

Thanks Guy, you're too kind! But if anyone is qualified to judge quality then it would be you. My arrows pale in comparision to yours......Art

[Grey Taylor]

Those are very kind words, Art. I thank you for them.
You and I do different kinds of art, if you don't mind I'll still hold your work up as a personal goal.

Guy