What did you do today 2014

[Roy from Pa]

I guess it's ok..  

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Nice job Bob... I like the accent near the tips.

Today I got some new LVL beam for new forms. I plan on making them rock solid with some help from my brother. I am going to encase the bottom and sides of the form in 1/8 steel with angle iron feet. I've been laminating plywood together and they seem to loose their straightness so far. I will post some pictures when I have the first one completed.

[wood carver 2]

Nice Bob. Another work of art.      
Dave.

[bigbob2]

Thanks for the kind words fellas. Re the piece at the nocks, its a tip groove overlay so I can cut the groove into it rather than the glass. The yellow 'stripe' is just a piece of silver Ash accent running diagonally between two pieces of Jarrah and laminated together to form one piece which is then tapered down to fade out on the limb.

[Dan Landis]

Bob, as always, beautiful bow, made from some of the best looking wood. You sure know how to put the right combinations together.

Moose, great job on the quiver.

[bigbob2]

I sure appreciate your kind words there Dan. I guess having an artistic background might give me a bit of an idea about aesthetics.

[redant 60/65]

Very nice love the wood combo    

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Spent over $100 on an aluminum framing system that I am going to try out on my form this weekend. I hope this is the first and last form I have to make for this design. If all goes to plan I will get more aluminum and do this to each of my forms.

[beachbowhunter]

Justin that sounds pretty cool. You need to show and tell on those aluminum forms.

[Gray Buffalo]

very nice.

[fujimo]

Hey bob, beautiful bow man!!
At one stage in s.a. All the railway ties were made from jarra, beautiful wood,when they started changing to concrete ties , you could buy truckloads of jarra ties for a few dollars, what a pity, can you imagine how many trees that took!!!??!!

[wood carver 2]

It's incredible what beautiful wood used to be wasted on. My Dad told me that during the war, they used greenheart, purpleheart and other woods that you now pay a fortune for to make concrete forms for pillboxes and bunkers.        :mad:    
Dave.

[bigbob2]

Thanks again guys. Jarrah is still used for a lot of industrial use to this day.As you say, bit like using a Ferrari to deliver the milk in.

[Robertfishes]

Today I fried some mangrove snapper fillets for lunch.. I caught them Friday night out in the Gulf of Mexico, it was rough weather and I got tossed around a bit.

[Roy from Pa]

Was down in the hollow hauling firewood this morning and found this leaning up against the bow shop when I came back up..  

 

[Draffish]

roy looks like they've all got wood rot on them best send them over here so i can dispose of them properly for you,
will have to keep an eye open to see what beauties you turn them into.

[Boobacker]

O'sss (Dale) gave them 2 us, he said he had them 4 ten years and has about 8 more at home ! I told him thanks and we will put them to good use!

[Roy from Pa]

Holly crap, 10 year old Osage? Hot Damn..  

[bigbob2]

Better send over here, Roy might go to a good home!          

[halfseminole]

Built a new thumb ring, pics tomorrow if they behave.  Getting more comfortable making them, now I need to try different woods.  Still on the hunt for a few pieces of ironwood and lignum vitae, but I still have some wood here to go through.