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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bambule on November 29, 2009, 02:14:25 pm

Title: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: bambule on November 29, 2009, 02:14:25 pm

This bow my best friend build for his wife's birthday. I only helped on the last tiller and with the finish .It's from hornbeam backed with cherry bark - So "Cherry Beam" was born ;-) . It's 68" long, a little over 1" wide at the fadeouts to 5/16" at the tips. Ebonyoverlays. 33#@27". I gave 6 Pinearrows with goosefletches to the gift.

(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/CBArrows.jpg) (http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/CBbraced1.jpg)

(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/CBside1.jpg) (http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/CBunbraced1.jpg)

(http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/CBtip1.jpg) (http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq214/surfinpunk/Bows/CBtip2.jpg)

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Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: Cooper on November 29, 2009, 02:38:37 pm

A very fine bow - and a great gift of course.
I would like to see more of the cherry-bark-backing.

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: radius on November 29, 2009, 02:39:02 pm

he did a good job.  i thought hornbean was darker?

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: bambule on November 29, 2009, 03:42:07 pm

it's not HopHornbeam it's german hornbeam - little different and white of course ;-)

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: medicinewheel on November 29, 2009, 04:27:15 pm

Nice bow!
Have to try hornbeam, too, some time...

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: cracker on November 29, 2009, 05:23:52 pm

Very nice looking bow and a fine gift job well done.Ronnie

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: Pat B on November 29, 2009, 05:32:55 pm

Nice bow and the tiller looks good. I have made 3 bows with cherry bark and love the look. On my last 2 I left the lichens, etc on and sealed over that. On my first I removed all that down to the smooth coppery surface of the bark. Very cool stuff!   Is your hornbeam the same genus as ours; Carpinus? It is commonly called muscle wood here because the trunks have a sinewy muscular look to them.

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: El Destructo on November 29, 2009, 05:33:51 pm

           I really like this Bow....Simple ....yet it has an elegant touch......sorta reminds Me of a Fine Wine......... ::)

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: nugget on November 29, 2009, 09:16:51 pm

Nice job. I like the color contrast.

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: Keenan on November 29, 2009, 09:39:11 pm

Very nice bow. The cherry bark backing looks great against the white wood. I'm sure they will both be pleased. Congratulations.

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: bambule on November 30, 2009, 02:45:22 am

Quote from: Pat B on November 29, 2009, 05:32:55 pm

Is your hornbeam the same genus as ours; Carpinus? It is commonly called muscle wood here because the trunks have a sinewy muscular look to them.

Yeah, it's from the same family - birch. We don't name it muscle wood but it's a good view - it really looks like sinewy muscles.
It's one of the strongest woods here in Germany.

Thank you all for your kind words.

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: Pappy on November 30, 2009, 07:01:38 am

Very nice bow,she should love that. I love the tips and cherry bark back. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: PeteC on November 30, 2009, 12:52:57 pm

Great job! I like it,and so should she.I'm a fan of this wood as well. God Bless

Title: Re: Cherry Beam - a birthday present
Post by: OldBow on November 30, 2009, 10:10:23 pm

Dandy job. Great Present No Matter The Season. And bookmarked for Dec Self BOM fun, too.