« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3

Author Topic: Ocean spray rawhide backed  (Read 9898 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline wizardgoat

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,397
Ocean spray rawhide backed
« on: June 17, 2015, 02:37:50 am »
This a bow that sat in my corner for a long time. The tips were a little out of line and I didn't really know how to correct it at the time.
The profile is all natural, except the top tip was slightly flipped to match the bottom.
Its 60" ntn which is pretty long for any ocean spray that grows around here
Some knots were violated on the back, so I backed it with rawhide just to be safe.
I posted some pics of this bow a while back, I was concerned about belly cracks around pin knots that seem to haunt all of my ocean spray bows.
Its shot over 600 hundred arrow so far, and seems to be holding up just fine, so i'll keep on shooting her.
Its a nice bow to shoot, its 42# @ 27", so it doesnt wear me out so bad.
I wanted to try some new finishing techniques, so I thought this would be a good bow to experiment on.
I used leather dyes, and its finished with tung oil. Sheep horn tip overlays, Strunk style grip.
I used some sturgeon scraps to try and fancy her up a bit.
Cheers guys thanks for lookin, - Goat


















Logged

Offline bowmo

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,035
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2015, 02:49:22 am »
She's a beaut
Logged

Offline Pappy

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 32,116
  • if you have to ask you wouldn't understand ,Tenn.
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2015, 05:42:17 am »
That is a beauty for sure, very nice work as usual. :)
   Pappy
Logged
Clarksville,Tennessee
TwinOaks Bowhunters
Life is Good

Offline Aaron H

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,437
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2015, 07:02:50 am »
Beautiful bow goat, you did good
Logged

Offline Badly Bent

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,750
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2015, 08:10:56 am »
That is a nice bow Ryan. I always like a bow made from a smallish diameter stave with the natural character left in it. You handled the tiller perfectly too and I like how you dressed her up real nice with your finish work.
Logged
I ain't broke but I'm badly bent.

blackhawk

  • Guest
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2015, 08:14:47 am »
Sweet Ryan!!!  :D
Logged

Offline PEARL DRUMS

  • Member
  • Posts: 14,079
  • }}}--CK-->
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2015, 08:24:49 am »
Sweet bow you long haired hippy rock star. Its crazy how little wood is required to make a hunting weight OS bow.
Logged
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

Offline George Tsoukalas

  • Member
  • Posts: 9,425
    • Traditional and Primitive Archers
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2015, 09:39:27 am »
That is outstanding! Nicely done. Jawge
Logged
Set Happens!
If you ain't breakin' you ain't makin!

Offline osage outlaw

  • Member
  • Posts: 11,962
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2015, 09:41:52 am »
Great looking bow Goat.  I like the dye job and the sturgeon skin accents. 
Logged
I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left

Offline TRACY

  • Member
  • Posts: 4,523
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2015, 09:49:57 am »
Very nice work Ryan! Only seen a few ocean spray and man is it dense heavy for its size.

Tracy
Logged
It is what it is - make the most of it!    PN500956

Offline Pat B

  • Administrator
  • Member
  • Posts: 37,609
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2015, 09:51:17 am »
Some more nice work, Goat. Well done.  8)
Logged
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline IdahoMatt

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,093
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2015, 10:01:01 am »
Very cool looking little bow there.  I just love the fit and finish with just enough character
Logged

Offline alwayslookin

  • Member
  • Posts: 350
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2015, 10:01:22 am »
Sweet bow wizard I really like the coloring.
Logged
In all your ways acknowledge  him and he will make your paths straight.

owlbait

  • Guest
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2015, 10:29:40 am »
Nicely done. Excellent work, all the way around. I like the way the backing and grip material complement each other and the great profile!
Logged

Offline Carson (CMB)

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,319
Re: Ocean spray rawhide backed
« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2015, 11:02:03 am »
That is a sweet bow. That unbraced profile with the slight reflex plus flipped tips is killer.
Beautiful bend and finish Goat! The arrows are top notch too  8)
Logged
"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso
Pages: [1] 2 3
« previous next »