Well.....my picture poster may have gone to bed for the night.
A little background on the bow. I contacted Big Jim telling him I wanted something a bit different. I told him my thoughts and he said draw me a picture....I'll give anything a try.
We decided on Snakewood for the riser, and Macassar Ebony for the swoop. He suggested Ebony for veneers. I had seen striped Ebony veneers, and wasn't too thrilled about using that, but Big Jim said you need to look at what I have....Ebony with cinammon stripes. I was sold as soon as I saw pictures of the board.
Big Jim had the riser built like I wanted. We had the veneers picked out. Then I had a special request on the finish. I told him I wanted it finished to look like a 60's model Bear....he said I haven't done that, but I'll do my best.
The finish is BigJim's secret, home brewed Epoxy. The bow has many, many coats of Epoxy sprayed on, with wet sanding between each coat.
The finish came out exactly like I wanted...in fact, he exceeded my expectations, and I know he spent a lot of extra time finishing the bow.
I ask what he called the finish and he said Buffalo Hide....how fitting....a Buffalo bow with Buffalo Hide finish.
BigJim is an exceptional craftsman who takes a great deal of pride in his work, and he's willing to go the extra mile to see that you get what you want.
I know the finish is not what a lot of guys want on a hunting bow, and I understand that. I have hunting bows that I drag around through the brush, and briar patches that I don't care if they get a few hickies on them, but it doesn't hurt to have a nice, Sunday go to meeting bow hanging on the rack either.
Topic: SNAKEWOOD by Big Jim (Read 1577 times)
