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Oceanspray and Yew 'D' bow for Joy

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gpw:
  That really is a nice shape... tiller  ...Great idea about adding wood , something that's not usually considered... Love those d bows!!! ;D

1/2primitive:
Great bow! I love the simple D-bows, and you've got a real nice one there.
       Sean

duffontap:
Thanks again everybody.  I too like simple bows.  This is one of the only laminated bows I've done but it was a very enjoyable project for sure.  To be a little more revealing, I had originally built the bow with a thin antler belly that failed.  That project had me really excited!  When I ended up with a short self bow with and 1 1/2-2" of set I knew it wasn't worth finishing unless I did something different.  I loved that stave so I'm glad it has been resurrected to the bow rack.  Joy is always happy with the bows I make here but I think I could certianly do better for an everyday shooter.  I have some Yew staves that have 'Joy's bows' written all over them.  She just had our little girl 3 months ago so I'm finally getting my roving partner back.  Soon I'll need to make a really little bow.

By the way--this little bow was intentionally made short enough to fit in the gun rack of my late F-150.  I was doing 'husband and wife gun rack bows' but never got around to getting mine done. 

Badger--you're right about oceanspray.  You almost can't break it.

              J. D. Duff

Rich Saffold:
J.D. Very nice bow, and thread for that matter. Gotta love that tiller shot. I have always wanted to try ocean spray too.
Rich

OldBow:
Congrats on such a neat bow.  Ocean spray, huh? Holodiscus discolor  No way it would grow big enough around here in Western Montana.   Its in the rose family which is often a reliable source of bow woods.
Very nice and bookmarked for backed bow of the month of June.

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