Plain Bows, Anyone?

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I hunt this one often.

   

   

[Hermon]

Originally posted by Izzy:
Nah! I likes me some purdy stuff. Scratches be damned.

X7

I don't own a bow or shotgun that I won't take hunting.

[Orion]

My ACSs are pretty plain Jane.  Mostly black with a little cocobolo in the riser.  Have lots of other bows as well, some much prettier.  I don't abuse my bows, but I don't baby them either. They're made to hunt and that's what I do with them.  If/when  bow starts looking a little ratty, I refinish it.  

[bowhuntingrn]

I'm a sucker for some pretty wood veneers and fancy multi tone risers, but this is the hunting bow I had built last year.
 
 
 
Hard to beat in the woods when it comes to blending in. Thinking real serious about having the same fella turn me out a "pretty one" for the off season.

[TonyW]

"Scratches be damned" says it all.

[daveycrockett]

My ACS is kinda plain.

[monterey]

Originally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
I hunt this one often.

   

     

Would not call that one ugly!

[Diamond Paul]

I actually don't find actionwood ugly, but it's not cocobolo with bocote accents, either.  I think most of the silvertips are dymondwood, and they look real nice.  Just seems like scratches and dings look a lot worse on an $1100 dollar bow (or maybe it just feels worse when you ding it), and exotics seem like they show dings worse than actionwood for some reason.

[BOWMARKS]

Originally posted by Izzy:
Nah! I likes me some purdy stuff. Scratches be damned.

X8

[degabe]

I kinda like my stick to be made out of a stick with some sinew on the back. I really don't care for the pretty bows.

[halfseminole]

My main has had its riser sprayed satin black.  Black glass limbs, too.

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

Originally posted by Izzy:
Nah! I likes me some purdy stuff. Scratches be damned.

X9

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Originally posted by monterey:
 

Originally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
[qb] I hunt this one often.

Would not call that one ugly! [/b]

I call it Ugly but I sure like it!  Then again, I prefer a  buck with a funky rack over a perfect main frame 10.  But just like bucks, I am not picky if they act  like they are supposed to.
   

[JDBerry]

After 34 years of being a bowyer, Just like this post, I like plain and simple. You can see the craftsmanship without getting lost.  ..James

[meatCKR]

Amen to that James.  Talk about simple! Take a look at this Great Northern Critter Gitter.  All Osage and beautiful simple lines.  Nice narrow deep cored trapped limbs.  Best shooting bow I have ever shot.
 

[JDBerry]

Nice bow Steve, I like my ASLS with Black or brown back and White belly. (wish I could get grey glass)  ..OE

[**DONOTDELETE**]

If i was going to go plain Jane on a bow for all around durability i'd recommend Iron wood, often referred to as Ipe, or Brazilian walnut. It's my number one choice for a workin mans bow.....

The action wood isn't as dense and it's much softer wood, but you can get some pretty cool looking grain patterns out of it depending on your riser shape.

Here's one i did with Gray action wood that don't look half bad to me.... I added a G-10 I beam to this one for a bit more mass weight though...

 

 

 

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Here is an Iron wood riser with a couple straight accent lines & dark Brown glass. I sell a lot of these at my base price.

 

   

 

[Pheonixarcher]

A non ornamental bow, is meant to be shot and hunted with. By ornamental, I mean something that is built with extremely rare woods, intricate carvings and inlays, and maybe gold or jeweled accents! Everything else, including exotic or highly figured woods, in my opinion is worth nothing if you can't enjoy shooting and hunting with it. A scratch or other blemish, can be buffed out or re-finished. Aside from taking care not to damage my bows from mis-use or careless damage, I hunt them hard, no matter how pretty. It would be like having a hot rod, and never driving it. Unless it is highly collectible, or extremely rare, that would be a shame and a disgrace to the bow (or hot rod)! Ymmv.

[YORNOC]

I'm an exotic junkie myself, but there is one thicket I climb into occasionally and my actionwood plain jane Wapiti comes with me.

Many times I have planned to have a plain Silvertip built and each time it comes out the absolute opposite by the time Im done.