well, i have not had nearly as much time this winter to devote to bow building as i normally do. these are the only two i built this year. i have always liked the way bob morrison mounts his limbs on the shawnee riser.... i think it is in my opionion, the cleanest, classiest way anyone does it and so i wanted to build a bow with that system but also recess the limbs into the riser similar to what border does..... i figured it would give the bow somewhat of a one piece look..... it is hard to see in the pics because the lighting was poor but the lams in the limbs also match up and run as accents through the risers.
the zebrawood/macassar bow is mine. the cocobolo/african blackwood is for scott nicholson. you guys may know scott from these sites (he posts as "jumper"). anyway, scott invited me on a moose hunt this past september (i met sackett on that hunt) as well as a caribou hunt in oct/nov. this bow is just a small thankyou for two hunts of a lifetime, time with his family, and his friendship.
the bows are 60"amo. scott's is 55#@28" and mine is 54#@28". scott's riser is cocobolo/african blackwood with hard maple/black glass/hard maple accents and curly waterfall bubinga veneers. mine is zebrawood/macassar with hard maple/black glass/hard maple accents and zebrawood veneers.
hope you enjoy the pics,
gino
Topic: finished a couple bows (pics) (Read 1392 times)
