Pretty little Shrew

Ron LaClair · July 22, 2011, 08:03:00 PM

Shrew Classic Hunter, carbon/foam/mystery core, curly Bubinga veneers, phenolic & Koa riser, Kudu tip overlays. 46#@ 29", Bow-Bolt TD.

It's on it's way to Allan DeVore, SAS (Shrew Advisory staff)

Rob DiStefano · July 22, 2011, 08:28:00 PM

bee-u-tee-ful shrew!

after his oz buff and hog adventure, 46# is a real light weight for alan?

thunder1 · July 22, 2011, 08:36:00 PM

sweet looking bow

glass76 · July 22, 2011, 08:37:00 PM

Great looking bow. The curly Bubinga limbs are fantastic.

Toecutter · July 22, 2011, 08:38:00 PM

That is GORGEOUS!!! :eek:

Thanks for posting!

Nathan

Margly · July 22, 2011, 08:50:00 PM

What a nice bow

Mudd · July 22, 2011, 09:00:00 PM

Eye candy for sure but I'd bet it's as deadly as an Amazon Rain Forest Poison tree frog.

Thanks for sharing Ron!

God bless,Mudd

bayoulongbowman · July 22, 2011, 09:10:00 PM

Jimmy , Im jelious...mark#78

NoCams · July 22, 2011, 09:46:00 PM

Congrats Allan !

Ron LaClair · July 22, 2011, 10:06:00 PM

Quoteit's as deadly as an Amazon Rain Forest Poison tree frog.

Mudd,that's a good marketing slogan if I ever heard one...

........

amar911 · July 23, 2011, 12:15:00 AM

Yes, it is another Shrew I am adding to my already full bow rack. Since most of my Shrews are in the low to mid 50's, I decided I needed a special one around 45 pounds to keep shooting as I aged. My next Shrew will be a Shrew Safari at about 70 pounds, so my shoulders will be begging for lighter weight after a season of shooting the heavier bow.

John (Zradix) asked what the wood overlay on the back of the grip area is. Well, John, when I was working with Gregg and Ron on a mostly Koa bow (the one before the bow in this thread), Gregg found a beautiful Koa board that had it all. He sent me a picture, and I told him to buy it for my bow and for some of my future bows. He ended up making beautiful Koa veneers for the limbs and also used Koa for most of the riser laminations (along with phenolic and a curly maple accent). Part of the Koa board had a section of sapwood that Gregg said was virtually useless for a bow. I asked him if he could use it as a contrasting overlay for the back of the grip since the overlay is not part of the structural support. He thought it was a good idea and put the bow together that way. My Koa Classic Hunter is the bow I will be using for most of my deer hunting this year, and it is absolutely beautiful. I reorder Shrews as soon as one is built, so I usually have several on order and staggered about 6 months apart. I actually had two I ordered at the same time that were scheduled to be built this spring, but when I decided on the Koa bow, I couldn't figure out right then what I wanted for the other bow. I finally decided on a lighter weight Classic Hunter, and wanted to use the Koa in the riser and the highly figured Bubinga veneers on Kudu-tipped foam/carbon/mystery/uniweft limbs. I asked Gregg if he had any more of the sapwood from the Koa board, and he did, so I asked him to put on the Koa sapwood riser overlays like he had on my Koa CH. This moment is the first I have seen the finished bow, so all of you saw it before me. Ron tried to telephone me, but I was working and couldn't get the call. He knows me well enough that he correctly assumed I was fine with him posting pictures for everyone to see, and I am glad he did.

The Shrews just keep getting better all the time. I know I am a "Shrew Pig", but there is a certain dignity in Ron's term "Shrew Advisory Staff". Of course, Ray is not particularly into dignity, so he calls it as he sees it.

Allan

Jwilliam · July 23, 2011, 02:08:00 AM

Allan,
Congrats on another beautiful Shrew

You are correct, I'm back on the list again too.

Bill

GRINCH · July 23, 2011, 02:40:00 AM

Congrats Allen good choice.

Gen273 · July 23, 2011, 04:10:00 AM

Man, I like that bow!!!!

Tim Fishell · July 23, 2011, 07:07:00 AM

Allan, Your right the Shrew bows do keep getting better and better all the time. I have a very young family so I can't order in "Bulk" but I have been thinking about getting another order in soon. I haven't nailed down what I want and you keep making that task a little harder all the time!!

Kapellmeister · July 23, 2011, 09:41:00 AM

Beautiful bow, Ron & Gregg! That Koa on the riser really sets it off. (I love my Shrew CH but I still wish I coulda had antler overlays on my riser! :( :D )

Allan, I'd bet that the waiting time for a Shrew would be cut in half if you didn't keep ordering them!

Shoot it in good health!

Keith Zimmerman · July 23, 2011, 09:49:00 AM

Just Stunning!

coaster500 · July 23, 2011, 09:53:00 AM

Wow that is an amazing looking bow!!!

Fantastic woods choices!!!

Congrats

Java Man · July 24, 2011, 08:15:00 AM

Allan's bow pictured above is almost an exact duplicate of the bow I made for Hawkeye for this years St Judes auction. We tried our first 58" Classic Hunter, and I missed weight a little light, so I cut this one down to 56", and it fit exactly what Allan was looking for. He was sitting at the top of the list, waiting to decide.

Initial feedback from Hawkeye, is that he really likes the 58" length.

Gregg

Jwilliam · July 24, 2011, 12:36:00 PM

Gregg,
Another choice to make 56"or58"

Maybe I will get lucky and you will bring a few 58" Classic Hunters to Kalamazoo.

Bill