Leon Stewart knocked it out of the park- new limbs/refinished riser arrived! Pics :)

[nineworlds9]

I've been a used-bowaholic for good bit now, but slowly recovering.  Last year I got ahold of a pristine Leon Stewart Slammer 3pc in a trade...I had never tried one at that point and didn't know how it would end up, but I had heard great things...well fast forward- for me it has been the best shooting bow I have ever tried.  It always floated to the top when compared with everything else I've sampled, and there are some great bows out there.  I even own a couple more that are also truly excellent, like a Habu, but for me the Stewart just pushes all the right buttons and she is my #1.  

Well that original bow I traded for was a 16" riser, 66" overall 53@28 version of the LSS 3pc.  Simply superb shooter in all regards.  Super fast and super quiet.

Back in May I finally decided to take the plunge and make my first new custom bow purchase:  have my riser refinished and have Leon build a brand new set of limbs to my exact specs to create for me the perfect Slammer 3pc.  

I decided to go longer for 68" overall and 55@29 to match my longer than standard draw.

The final creation as arrived today sports olive ash burl back veneers with a light stain to darken them a bit, and curly maple belly veneers with a southern pecan stain to match, all over a hybrid core of 2 center laminations of tempered bamboo flanked by 2 laminations of maple.  African sheep horn tips finish things off and I was pleasantly surprised to see that the color of the tips mimics the olive ash burl and they actually appear to fade together.  Very cool effect.  

It shoots as good as it looks, better than I remember actually.  The bow is a real screamer but whisper quiet.  It is the queen of the harem.  As fine a hunting weapon as there is.  If you haven't tried a Stewart, especially the 3pc, do it asap, you will be quite pleased to understate it.  First hunt is September 18th and the Stewart will be heading to the woods...

   
Olive ash burl back veneers- stunning
   
   
   
   

[nineworlds9]

Southern pecan stained curly maple belly veneers
 
 
African sheep horn tips, fade into the veneers beautifully
 
Long lean and predatory
 
 
Queen of the rack, but NOT a rack queen!
 

[nineworlds9]

Took a single arrow outside after unpacking her, made 3 cold shots from 22 yards.  This is a pic of the 3rd shot, first two were 2 inches left of this one              Leon is a lefty and on the phone today casually said "Yeah, I had to shoot her." nock point set/tuned by the man himself! LOL

 

[Eric Sprick]

Nice!

[Croatoan]

Good lookin bow! My second Stewart looks a lot like that one, man sure can make a fine bow.

[WRV]

Awesome!

[hitman]

Beautiful bow, makes me drool.

[widow sax]

Leon builds a good bow and they are easy on the eyes nice looking bow.    Widow

[Ron Vought]

Saw that bow in his shop during the building process. Figured it was going to be a real looker. Congratulations and have fun. Leon certainly builds a great bow in both performance and looks.

Ron

[LookMomNoSights]

Very nice!!!!

[Stan the bow man]

Sweet. So many bows So little Time    

[Pheonixarcher]

That is a very fine bow indeed. The wood combos are outstanding, and the way those horn tips fade into the limb is just down right cool. Congrats, and good luck with her this season.

[Bladepeek]

I never saw limb tips blend in like that. Really cool.

And, the shelf is on the correct side    

That is one fine bow.

[jcar315]

Very nice indeed.

[A.S.]

Very nice Chuck!

[nineworlds9]

Thanks fellas, she shoots so sweet.  Jcar315 who posted above is the one who traded her in her original configuration to me.  Thanks John!  And thanks to Leon for being such a pleasure to deal with.

[Florida lime]

I bet it feels good to have it back in your hands again !

[nineworlds9]

You have no idea.

[wigeon]

Beautiful bow ,you cant go wrong with Leons bows.They are awesome

[jeffg]

Like I said before Chuck. Leons bows have always been one of my top bows.