giveaway bow build let's get this party started(finished pics page 9)

[Bodork]

Sorry it's taken so long to post anything but I wanted to get ahead on the actual build so I can give updates pretty much daily.
 First of all, I want to tell you how much I've been blessed. Not only winning the bow supplies from Kenny, but last year my good friend Barry(bowlovingman) bought a new house with a new shop and he GAVE me his old shop!
 It's a 12x20 insulated and wired portable building! All I had to do was have it moved. This will be my first bow build in my new shop. A little more room than my 6x10 corner of my garage!
   

[Bvas]

[Roy from Pa]

Awesome shop there...

[Bodork]

After receiving the materials from Kenny, I spent the next few evenings holding every piece of wood I had on hand up against the walnut trying to decide what would be the nicest accent. My favorite was a small piece of macassar(sp) ebony. Problem was I didn't have enough to make matching overlays. I decided to see if I could cut a piece of mesquite burl from an old chunk I've had for several years.
 
 

[BenBow]

Oh my this is going to be fun!

[Crooked Stic]

Nice shop there.

[Trux Turning]

I'll be watching this one!!

[choochoou]

Awesome and congratulations on the new shop

[Mad Max]

Nice shop

Can't beat burl wood

[kennym]

Can't beat burl wood

And if that side looks that good, what is Mike slicing off the other way? He's holdin out on us, I bet the slice he is taking off is even better!!  

[BMN]

[Bodork]

Thanks for the compliments on my shop guys! I'm getting things like I like 'em inside. There's crap everywhere! You'll see that in the pics to come. How about my home made window mount solar heater?! Works best when the outside temp nears 80!

[Bodork]

Well bless my soul! Look what God had hidden in that gnarly old door stop piece of wood! There's a lesson here. Don't judge!
   

I wet them down a little to bring out the character.

[Bodork]

At this point my plan was to make a few overlays for the back of the riser and a stripe for the riser itself. Or should I make a crecent in the belly side of the riser?...These kind of decisions give me a headache.

[Mad Max]

Nice

[Bvas]

All of the above    
Looking good so far. Can't wait to see more.

[Roy from Pa]

That wood is awesome..

[Bodork]

Thanks Roy. Hope it's strong enough to hold together. Burls are usually not all that strong.

[Bodork]

I managed to cut a chunk big enough for a crescent.
 
 I use a plexiglass template so I can see where I want the cut to be.
 

[Bodork]

I had an old walnut block on hand so I cut the riser shape out of it and cut the curve for the crescent. After much thought, I decided to got with a straight stripe. Because the fades deflex so much, I couldn't just cut the whole block in straight pieces. The stripe would have gone off the ramp them back on at the fades so I cut the belly ramps and then cut a straight line where I wanted the stripe.