My New Bow

[subsonic]

A local retired gentlemen likes to build a couple bows over the winter months.  He uses materials that are from his land as well as bamboo.  I was lucky enough to meet him a few months ago.  I found out he made bows and asked if he would make me one.  He said yes and this is the result:







The riser is made from osage that was buried in a creek bank for 30 years, hence the green color.  The limb veneers are from a maple tree that was in his front yard.  The limb cores are bamboo.  It shoots fantastic.  Fast enough, forgiving...  A great bow!

[Bladepeek]

Very, very nice and yes, Id say it shoots well.

[Meathook 1]

Yes Nice,very clean looks like a great grip also.

[Pokerdaddy]

What a great looking bow!  The local bowyer and materials make it VERY special.

[Steiger3208]

Yes very nice looking bow

[Burnsie]

Very cool

[subsonic]

Strung profile:

[Hermon]

Great looking bow that you should treasure!

[subsonic]

It is 62" long and 50@28.  He missed weight on the first one but he showed it to me.  What a stunner!  It had the even more green in the riser with a maple stripe.  It was a looker for sure.

It is very special to me since it was made by a local gentlemen from materials that were harvested 15 minutes from my house.

[JEFF B]

real nice and nice shooting as well  

[bulldog18]

Great looking bow and very cool story behind it.

[Hot Hap]

That is nice-Hap

[S.C. Hunter]

Nice!

[ripforce56]

Nice looker!

[Lotech Joe]

I'm jealous. Seriously jealous. What a great looking bow. Be a proud carrier for sure.

[Tim]

Very cool story.    

[JJB]

Cool story and bow!
-Jay

[Drewster]

That's a great looking bow.....and so cool that it's made from local materials.  A keeper for sure.

[threeunder]

Wow.  Nice!  A lefty even!  Would love to own a bow made from Virginia wood.
Ken

[Hermon]

I am interested in how that osage will age.  Please keep us updated in a year or so and post another picture.