Bow Of the Month for October entries

[sleek]

If you have a bow built this month and want to enter it into the competition for this month, post the link here. The prize will be an entry into the end of year giveaway, and your picture posted on the front page of the new site, which is planned to be released by the end of this month.

[Pappy]

This should be good, I know some beautiful bows come out of this bunch, heck I just saw one 😉 Pappy

[Pat B]

Looking forward to this. I miss BOM.   

[WhistlingBadger]

Man, I have a cool one in the pipeline that won't be ready for another month or so (if it doesn't explode).  Can I enter one I finished last spring?

[sleek]

Man, I have a cool one in the pipeline that won't be ready for another month or so (if it doesn't explode).  Can I enter one I finished last spring?

There is no way to verify when it was built, so... SURE! But if you dont mind, include some build photos and a little write up of it please

[WhistlingBadger]

OK, cool.  Here's my entry.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,73173.0.html

[bentstick54]

Now that’s one great looking bow. Well done.

[Selfbowman]

Ok here is one of the best I’ve built out of 335 bows.  Same record caul . Clean straight grain Osage 47
@27,67” ntn, 1-3/4” at fades. No tool marks, no sanding marKs , D97 string, 6 coats of true oil. Here are some pics.

[Selfbowman]

That was growth ring ratio pic. Here is one on the record caul that I have a passion for.

[Selfbowman]

Finished bow

[Selfbowman]

No frills, no fancy photo ops just a good shooting selfbow that took very little set . The way they shoot is what important after all!!

[Pat B]

Excellent bow, no frills but an excellent bow. That stave has about the best growth rings and ring ratio I've ever seen. With your talent and that "perfect" stave no wonder it came out so well.

[bentstick54]

My kind of bow Arvin. Simple yet beautiful, and I’m sure it shoots as good as any bow you’ve made. Those growth rings are the best I’ve ever seen. How many ended up in the finished bow?

[Selfbowman]

Three and a half. One on the back one in the middle and one on the belly. Then it had the fourth go from fades to past mid limb. The edges of the belly ring appear the whole way along the edge of the fourth ring showing how straight the grain truly is. It was a pleasure to work this stave!! I spent probably ten more hours on this one even though this good a stave requires less work on the heat bench.

[bentstick54]

Thanks Arvin. I can only dream of staves like that. But icut my own, so take what I get.