three sisters

[medicinewheel]

thanks guys!

eeeh mark, you don't think these are good names for three beauties, do you.... 

frank

[thimosabbv]

I really like the contrasts of those woods on the riser.

[medicinewheel]

worked a bit on bow #2 today; the brace looks odd on the pic, but tiller difference is around 1/4", upper limb is on the right.
lower limb bit stiff at 18" from fadeout hafl way up the limb, but doesn't look too bad in movement.
what ya all think??



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[Pat B]

Frank, She looks good to me. Those kicked up tips can make a good bit of differance with a bows performance.    Pat

[medicinewheel]

ps: well, the tip might be a bit too exaggerated ?! 

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[medicinewheel]

yesterday evening i glued tip blanks on bow #3 and decided to work them out this morning; they are of plumewood and wenge matching the handle.
i'll put up another little sequence of pics in the how-to-section. have a look!

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[Little John]

Pretty bows, they look very proffesional good tiller, and well made.

[jamie]

what kind of glue do you use with the bambboo and rope? always wanted to give that a shot. i hate forms.

[medicinewheel]

i use smooth-on at the moment!

[medicinewheel]

tillered bow#2 to 26" , upper limb is on the right.

she was supposed to have a shaped handle with a shelf; so i did my first shaped handle with a shelf today 
the wood  is wenge with a stripe of hickory in between. came out nice...
guys if you ever work with wenge get the respirater on!!! that wood probuces the finest and nastiest dust i've ever seen!
frank



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[jamie]

man that grip is gorgeous

[medicinewheel]

thanks jamie! - here is another picture

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[DanaM]

Awesome frank, WOW 

Dana

[bullcreekboy]

Great work. That wenge sure is some purty wood.

[Jbell]

Drop dead gorgeous! Can't wait to see a finish on that one. Nice work!