You have a wonderful Bow Ken. 2 years ago this weekend, At the Great Lakes Longbow Inveitational, was the last time I was to speak with my friend Gene, as he passed away that November.
He was one of the Best bowyers around and I was indeed blessed to have spent a fair amount of time with him in his shop, and at the shows over the last 5-6 yrs before he died. this weekend has brought back many memories for me as I indeed miss him. He taught me much about bow and wood, as well as life in general. We shared Many long talks at the events we sat up next to each other at. I surely miss him.
Back to bows,
His self bows are second to none and speak for themselves, I have a Sterling that he made for me, that was the ELB. I regret never having pick-up a Grumm, or any of them for that matter. They are so pleasant to just hold and look at.
I now have 3 of his Aberdeen take downs. Working on a forth. I also now own what he had left on hand for making his glass bows. I have the form for the Aberdeen T/D and some of the Templates for the 1pc Dundee. I have been working on my skills he passed on to me for wood bow making, but those are HUGE shoes to fill. After 15+ yrs of self bow making, Gene showed me that I was just getting warmed up and showed and taught me how to move beyond my current level. Now I finally have time to once again set up my stave bench. His wonderful wife allowed me all of his bow making tools after he died so I am ready for this challenge. this winter will be a fun time for me. I just remembered I also have a big stack of logs, staves and billets that Gene gave me. Fun is on the way.
Topic: Stillwater self bows by Gene McGlashen .. what do you know ?? (Read 2814 times)
