My New Mohawk has arrived!

[Todd Brickel]

So a few weeks back my hunting buddy Jim and I paid a visit to Vince at his shop in Conifer, CO.  Vince is such a great guy and bowyer and after inspecting his new Sparrowhawk bow, I just felt the need to get one ordered.

We took the time to select the exact wood for the riser and limbs and got everything just the way I wanted it.

Vince sent me a couple pics the other night of his progress.  It is exciting, so I thought I would share.

Here are the riser components all cut and laid out for glueing.  The riser is Ziricote with zebra wood flare accented with a strip of white glass on either side of the flare.
     

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Here is the riser all glued up.
 

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And here is the riser, dry, and cut ready to have the limbs attached.
 

[ddauler]

Nice...Love my Sparrowhawk.

[Todd Brickel]

The bow is going to be a 1 piece Sparrowhawk, 62" long and 55#s at 28" draw.  The limbs will be bamboo, which Vince and I hand selected from his supply.  They are absolutely beautiful and I can't wait to see them with this riser combination.

P.S.  I think I got these pictures edited to 640 wide, if not, please let me know.

[duffer1565]

Gonna be pretty for sure !

[DeerBacon]

Cant wait to see it finished!

[mark stella]

Thats going to be a nice one.

[Keefer]

Now that's a good wood combination right there...The dark Ziricote against the lighter Zebra wood..I cann't wait to see this finished project cause I can tell it's going to be a beuty...

[Todd Brickel]

I can't wait either, but as I told Vince, I'm not in any hurry, and getting a few pics just makes it that much more exciting.  As this develops I'll share the progress here with you all.

[Todd Brickel]

Vince is moving right along on my Mohawk, check out today's updated pictures.  

 

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Next two show off the bamboo limbs.  These veneers have nice streaking in them which should look beautiful when complete.
 

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Here's another view of the limbs.
 

[solobowhunter]

You lucky rascal!  After months of research and shooting bows, I finally decided on a Mohawk and wouldn't you know it, Vince isn't taking any new orders right now.  Hopefully, I can get one before next deer season.  Ironically, I was thinking about a riser similar to yours.  It looks great! I can't wait to see the finished product.

[Moots]

Enjoy.  Vince is a fine guy.

[Todd Brickel]

Limbs are now attached and time to begin shaping the riser.


 

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Riser now taking shape.  Vince is doing a dished grip for me to match another bow handle I have and really like.  LOOKING GOOD!


 

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Limbs are cut to length and the tips are built.  Closing in on the finish work now.

 

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I hope this is all working ok.  I change the size in photobucket to 480 wide by 360 tall, but they seem to post larger everytime I past the image link in Tradgang.

[joe vt]

Nice!!! I don't ever think I saw a riser of Zircote and Zebrawood. That is a great combination!