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Sinew backed bamboo bow
M2A:
Nice looking bow all around. Got some serious reflex to it. Like the paint. I always enjoy trying to come up with ideas on how to finish off a bow.
Mike
superdav95:
--- Quote from: BowEd on December 07, 2022, 06:56:12 am ---I like it.I know it's hard to leave something alone.
It has a rosemaling look to it.
I attended a rosemaling display celebration once in NE Iowa.
--- End quote ---
Ain’t that the truth. I’ve been struggling to know how to finish this bow. I got to the point of it being sinewed with a few layers and letting it dry to covering with thin rawhide and figured I’d call it done. But it just looked incomplete to me so I kept going with adding the stain. Still not felling like it was done. My wife suggested something simple and elegant and she drew out the design on paper for me to copy. I debated it a few days and decided I liked it so I went ahead with it. This has opened up another idea with this bow now to do some different thing regarding the handle. Gonna put some ray skin and salmon skin leather wrap I think next. I’ll post pics when all done. I looked into the rasmaling and it’s fascinating stuff. Sorta similar to what my wife came up with but rosmaling is more busy. Thanks again Ed.
superdav95:
Hey gang. I’m on wait with my current build to cure so I had some time to put finishing touches on this bow. I added the binding wraps made from ostrich leg leather. Made a proper string endless loop. I had to make a jig for this one. It’s tricky to string up but worth it. It shoots like a dream and super fast! It’s bad weather here right now but I’ll put up a video of me shooting it with some full draw pics. Here is a short video clip. Thanks for following along
Video clip
https://photos.app.goo.gl/hE2UaNiNJME3GACZ6
Cheers
superdav95:
More pics…
superdav95:
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