Black Locust/Rawhide Bow

[Dvshunter]

This one finally came around and decided to become a bow. This is my first piece of black locust. Dean Marlow gave me the stave at MOJAM about three or four years ago and I out it aside because of some knots that worried me. They ended up bothering me the whole time hence the rawhide backing. I was really surprised with this wood. It isn't very wide but the limbs are pretty thin and it just seemed like it wouodnt lose weight so I just let it be. It is 62@26 and hold about an inch and a half of reflex after shooting thanks to a deep heat session. The skin is there to hide the ugly rawhide that had some unpleasant discoloration. It is a timber rattler skin outlined with... You guessed it, sharpie marker to hide the rawhide, skin, wood transition. It's 62 inches ntn. The handle is deer hide from Roy laced with hemp cord. Arrow pass is the same just thinned down with sandpaper. Tips are cowhorn and don't worry, I'm almost out of it so things will start mixing up a bit on the next few bows. And now for some bow porn...

[danny f]

that is one beautiful  bow. well done

[Dvshunter]

Full draw shots will have to wait until someone can snap them for me. Hopefully tonight. Thanks for looking.
Dave

[bubby]

very nice but something is missing, oh yeah, WERE'S THE FULL DRAW , come on man we need that fix

[PEARL DRUMS]

Sweet bow bearded marauder. I have a real nice piece of locust sitting around. You may have tripped my trigger!

[hunterbob]

now that is a sweet looking bow. you bettter get some more of that horn for those tips . beautiful man.

[lesken2011]

That bow looks sweet!!

[soy]

     

[Dean Marlow]

David
  That piece of locust turned out really nice. If I remember right you gave me a real twisted piece of Osage at Mojam that year. And I thought what a heck of a nice guy giving me the most twisted piece of hedge you had there so I decided I would give you a nasty piece of locust in exchange. HA. One of the best selfbows I ever shot was a locust bow some young fellow at Mojam had. Dean

[okie64]

Dangit Dave, now I gotta build me another black locust bow, gave my one and only away the other day. You are crankin out some beauties! I love the color of black locust.

[blackhawk]

Sweet shooter, and tiller looks good to me from the braced pic locust is excellent bow wood..you should try it more often its my 2nd favorite wood...love the stuff

[xin]

Beautiful bow and expert craftsmanship.  Thanks for posting.

[Cardboard_Duck]

Sweet bow!!! Love everything about it!

[Badly Bent]

WOW! Absolutely beautiful, really great craftsmanship DVS. I'm a big fan of black locust and how it performs when you get a good
one out of it and looks like you sure did there. Have to say I'm a big fan of your bows too. Keep em' coming man cause they are
just pure eye candy.

[Dvshunter]

I had my ten year old take some pictures for me when he got home from school. He is probably better on the phone than me anyway.







And these two are just for fun and I really like em. Same pic just cropped and overexposed until most of the string disappears.







Pearl I'm glad I've got a bunch of the stuff. I like to use other woods when I'm not working something good. (osage) I gave ya a better shot of the beard this time

Hope that helps with your jonesen bubby.

Dean remember that stave being straight as an arrow and knot free.   Someone must have switched em. It was probably Brock or brad.

Thanks Chris, I plan on trying until I get a good one. 

Thanks xin and lesken.


Sorry Okie. Didn't mean to cause so much trouble. Lol

Thanks Greg. I like the stuff to. It shot well even before I heat treated it.

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