Back more years than I want to remember, I got "back" into trad archery...borrowed a few bows, then bought a few used, then finally found something "neat".
Chap that bought Rocky Miller(?)Heritage Archery and moved it back East built nice bows. He had quit and went back to being a machinst to make $$ to support his family...but had left over bow I liked. Bocote riser, purple heart strips and paduk someone tells me... and plain but fast red elm limbs.
He didn't make it ff approved tips. I tried to get him to redo them, but he erronously told me, "...just add extra strands in the loops" NOT!
Cut the limbs like a laser. We tried to resurrect his old form to rebuild new ones, but he had family things, then I did...never got done.
One limbed riser sat in my life taunting me for years...finally, I took pics and started sending around to bowyers but couldn't find much interest or I couldn't afford the freight.
UP on Gang jumps a guy in NM who builds bows for fun...offered to take a shot at making limbs.
It was a recurve but I've grown to like the quiet of longbow limbs...but seem to shoot recurve style risers better.
After a few sidebars while my new friend battled recurrance of cancer (successfully! Yeah!) the limbs continued in progress.
I just got them the other week and haven't had time to play, but wanted to share.
Olive Ash Burl I believe the lams are. My buddy likes to put veneers on the back side, black glass on the face to get the most efficiency out of the limbs.
See what you think. I called it my "Resurrection Riser" because it was brought back to life by a dear friend, Benbow here, or Galen Benson, dear friend and talented man.
Thank you, Galen! You made me smile!
Back of bow w/ black glass
Gorgeous veneers
Riser w/ Stickshooter's Antler Burls and Cross
Strung profile for those who love those views (note the color got shifted somehow..dang digi cams!)
Topic: Resurrection bow: rises from the ashes (Read 352 times)
