Several years ago Bill Dunn (Zipper Bows) put together a custom bow for me out of wood off of our family farm. It was a resounding success and honors the
legacy of the farm and what it has taught me.
I was restoring a glade on the property a couple years ago and found an ancient gnarly old dogwood that had finally given up the ghost. The lone tree was at the top of a bluff overlooking the main valley like a sentinel watching over the farm. The main stem was over 8 inches and I rough milled it to see if I could honor the old tree by finding a bow within its lumber. The character of the wood was exquisite, and I knew I had to get in touch with Bill again to see if he could work his magic a second time for a farmwood bow.
I shipped everything I could salvage out of the old relic to Bill and after a few days got an email that he felt that he could craft an SXT out of the lumber. The SXT is the shorter 14” riser option that Bill offers. I was thrilled to say the least. Another farmwood bow was in the works! Started out as this:
Over a year and a lot of Bill's blood, sweat, and tears later it all came together. Bill's own words "It was a bear through the whole build,but VERY worth it in the end. That wood is really something.Simple yet stunning."
The Sentinel…
Thanks Bill and Tracy for this heirloom that provides another connection to this land that I hold so dear. Stewardship with the land, stewardship with what comes from it, stewardship through the hunt... we are each Sentinels.
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