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Title: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: blackhawk on October 20, 2011, 02:11:03 pm: Here's an osage stave I grabbed off the rack a few weeks ago. Over a half day Saturday and half a day Sunday over a weekend I did all this work to her .....she's 57 7/8" total length

Here's the stave while starting to chase a ring with the bark n stuff just striped off

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-01_13-09-49_513.jpg)

Well looky here....its a 5/8" dia branch sticking out of her ..... that was fun chasing around. This was one ring above my chosen ring. I don't leave islands of grain over and on top of knots.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-01_13-12-14_241.jpg)

I like to quick hastily rip down to a ring above my chosen ring with the draw knife,then I lay out rough bow dimensions on it to cut it to shape before I chase my last final ring.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-01_18-15-09_715.jpg)

As you see she's twisted and doglegged pretty good.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-01_20-03-02_228.jpg)

Here she is after the the final ring was chased,belly reduced,then faceted it quickly down to floor tiller. For those of you who don't facet or don't know how you need to learn how to do it. It quickly gets you a floor tilered stave with even side to side limb thickness.

You can see how far off the string wood be off the handle form this point of view.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-02_11-58-31_650.jpg)

And here's the stave from the side looking down it. She's got some kinks n twists.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-02_13-29-46_430.jpg)

Now the stave has a few other issues that have been dealt with and a couple to deal with in the future. There was two knots where the grain was weak on one side and laminar seperations on the other side of them on the side of the limb . I have put a couple sinew bandages along the sides of the weak grain to bridge the gap. And in one there was a crack from the edge going straight into the limb that has been sinew wrapped as well.I haven't taken any pictures yet of these.

Before I put the bandages on,and over this same weekend I put each limb thru a heat correction over my half caul removing twist, and taking most of the kinks out,and moving the limbs over in alignment to the handle, and inducing reflex into the limb all in one heating session. Talk about a wrestling match...lol. :laugh:

I have the stave bending 9" on the long string so far off sorry I don't have any pics of the stave currently,but ill take some and upload some more pics soon. I haven't been doing to much bow work the last few weeks because of hunting season,and more importantly my wife is due any day with child #4 and we already had a hospital visit with a false labor. So bear with me and be patient with this one as more progress will be slow. Now,I will have a week off once she pops... O:).....soooo....ill have a lil time to work her then hopefully >:D

Feel free to ask me any questions and ill explain more in detail,especially you newbies...lol. ;)

Thanks for looking so far...Chris

Ps. This ones gonna be low poundage. Like 40 lbs
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: johnston on October 20, 2011, 02:27:17 pm: Facet?

"..once she pops" ? I am guessing your wife doesn't read this forum?

Lane
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: mikekeswick on October 20, 2011, 03:25:53 pm: Looks like an interesting stave..... :o
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: Matt S. on October 20, 2011, 05:28:44 pm: Quote from: mikekeswick on October 20, 2011, 03:25:53 pm
Looks like an interesting stave..... :o

;D

Looking good! Keep up the work and congrats on #4.
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on October 20, 2011, 06:46:25 pm: Thanks guys....ok Lane here's a lil how to facet along for ya.

I grabbed a rough stave to demonstrate on and to show how to facet limbs down into floor tiller.

Ok so let's grab a pencil and sharpen her up. At this point the back is established and the front profile is in bow shape and the thickness of the limbs is around 7/8" thick. Now take your pencil and hold it steady,and with your index or middle finger(whichever is more comfortable for you)and place it on the edge of the back of your stave and use it as a guide that follows any undulation,humps,and bumps on the back. With a normal length and weight osage bow I start about at a fat 3/8" at the fade and gently squeeze as I travel along to the tips and end up about a hair under 3/8" arriving at the tips. Now with other woods this dimension will change pending on wood density,and type of design and length and desired weight. I don't even measure to start off anymore,I eyeball them since I've done it enough times I just know. Facet and scribe down lines on each side of both limbs. Here's a pic showing the technique.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-20_14-39-18_583.jpg)

This ensures that each side faithfully follows the back and maintains an equal side to side thickness,which prevents your limbs from twisting to due to an uneven side to side thickness.

So,next I draw and eyeball a line down the center of the belly. This line doesn't have to be dead nuts all the way down and isn't as critical as the lines scribed and facted down the sides.

So after all lines are drawn it'll look like this.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-20_14-44-08_374.jpg)

There you can see the line on the side and the line down the center of the belly

Next I put the stave in the vise and grab my spokeshave. The best tool IMO for this next step. You can also use a aggressive cutting rasp or a surfom rasp(hate those things). My spokeshave rips the stock off in no time.

Now what you wanna do is to cut down from the line in the middle to the line on the side and vice versa which will create a ridge down the center of the belly. Be careful to cut down to the outside of your line on the side if using a tool like the spokeshave. After both sides are cut it'll look like this down the belly.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-20_14-50-51_160.jpg)

Next I take the spokeshave and rip down that ridge down the center till I almost get it flat down to the sides. Here you can now and should be able to see the grain feather evenly down the belly(in most normal circumstances). Next I take my nicholson rasp and fine tune and clean it up down to where the line just dissappears. Sometimes the spokeshave wont get down into dips of knots and such,and a rasp will get you there to the line. And another word of caution is is leave it a lil thicker around knots to start off with.

Once rasped and flattened out down each limb the bow will be bending and be into a semi floor tillered state where you can easily commence into a nice floor tillered stave.

This is what it'll look like once rasped. Here you can see how nicely the belly line follows the back faithfully.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-20_14-56-15_483.jpg)

You can see my belly here is slightly crowned,but the edge is perfectly in line with the back.

This method is the best for using woods like osage and yew where the back roller coasters up and down along the length as well as from side to side. But I use this with all my staves even if dead straight and clean. Its fast and bombproof once done and mastered.

And that's about it..anyone else feel free to elaborate the pros and whys of faceting, then be my guest.
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on October 20, 2011, 10:18:21 pm: So here's the stave so far. And some more pics of its blemishes.

Here's the front profile view so far...the string should be on the handle now. The tips will be narrowed more after bracing.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-20_17-33-13_997.jpg)

Here's the side view profile. I got about an inch over carried away on my reflex...oops. its backset 4 1/2"

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-20_17-34-53_529.jpg)

So last night I spent a wee lil time on it with the long string...yeah...yeah, yell at me for such a long long string ... I know I need to choke it up with another hitch. But, that don't mess with my tiller too much...for me anyways. Here im pulling 9" down..starting from the 11" mark down to the 20" mark. Ill get it to about 15" down till I brace it ... and yeah she needs some tweaking yet,but its called in the process of being tillered...lol .

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-20_17-38-52_761.jpg)

Here's a close up of one sinew bandage where the crack is.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-20_17-28-09_788.jpg)

And here's one of the laminar seperations/checks on the side. This will get wrapped as well if she makes it down to full draw. Im shooting for a 24"-25" draw length. Its been filled with superglue for the time being.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-20_17-47-55_360.jpg)

I know im asking a lot from this piece,but that's what makes it fun. >:D
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: soy on October 21, 2011, 12:15:53 am: Wow I thought that you were joking :o u r the man...im on the edge of my seat waiting for this one to fall from the sky!!! #4 wow I have no time with 2....congratulations and good luck ;)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: mikekeswick on October 21, 2011, 05:22:42 am: Looking good.
Thats what I do to establish the intial taper as well. The only difference is I mark a series of parallel lines at say 1/4 , 3/8 and 1/2 inch. The 1/4 line pretty much ends up not being touched so you always have a definate visual reference that just takes a glance.
All these pictures of osage....makes me get wood lust! ;)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: Pappy on October 21, 2011, 07:36:12 am: Looking good on a challenging piece, should make a bow. :) Keep us up dated,good luck with the new addition to the family.4 :-\ :)
Pappy
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on October 22, 2011, 01:54:22 pm: Thanks soy...thanks pappy

Mike I get lust looking at my wood too >:D :laugh:...thanks

So I spent a lil time in the man cave mid morn today. First I had to resharpen and raise a new edge on a couple scrapers,they were getting way dull,much better now. I also shortened up my long string to where I start at the 6" mark on the stick.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-22_10-42-03_599.jpg)

So I scraped on her for about an hour and now im down to the 21" mark where its pulling 50lbs. I was originally thinking forty but I've been taking her to fifty and she's been doing well there.

Here's from one side with the left limb being the bottom limb. There is still some mild prop twist in it and it makes it look like there's some flat areas. But its deception as ill show the other way next. And the tillering block does not lie either.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-22_10-42-49_658.jpg)

And here's from the other way. The area with the branch sticking out is just a hair stiffer,which is desired.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-22_10-50-01_999.jpg)

And she's about ready to brace. I need to figure out what style nocks I want on it first,and do that before I can low brace it.

ired.
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: Pat B on October 22, 2011, 03:05:33 pm: That stave is a real teacher and it is obvious you are a good student. Can't wait to see the outcome!!! 8)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on October 22, 2011, 08:36:55 pm: Thanks Pat...ill be a student for life ;)

SACRILEGE ...... >:D

I put red oak board tip overlays >:D ...some might boo n hiss at me for putting this on osage,but once dyed a nice honey amber you'll never know 8)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-22_17-54-03_375.jpg)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: Ifrit617 on October 22, 2011, 09:30:33 pm: Looking good so far blackhawk.. you must really like a challenge.

Jon
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on October 30, 2011, 11:54:27 pm: Well I've been petering around with this one a lil....and what a drama queen this one is. Its been giving me fits tillering,but I didn't expect this one to be a breeze. Im at the point I don't care what weight it ends up being as its not for me anyways,and its gonna end up being a wallhanger.

So its braced at 3 1/2" right and in this photo im pulling 35lbs@20". Also need to mention this stave is asymmetrical with a shorter lower limb. Right now its a 1/4" positive tiller and the bottom limb is just a hair behind when drawn.....still workin on it. The stave retains 3 1/2" of reflex immediatley after unbracing,then goes back to 4" after rest.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-30_20-20-40_351.jpg)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: fishfinder401 on October 30, 2011, 11:58:50 pm: nice looking bow so far, and look at all that wood :o.you make me truly envious my friend
noel
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: soy on October 31, 2011, 12:36:36 am: Looking good ;) nice looking wood rack >:D im going to duplicate it minus all that wonderful wood >:(
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on October 31, 2011, 08:00:14 pm: Whew...weee....she s coming together right at the end and finally balancing out after some tetor-totering. I finessed and worked her out inch by inch from 20 to 24". And she's pulling 40lbs@24".

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-31_16-40-48_116.jpg)

After getting her out to 24" I just kept it braced and proceeded to shoot her in,and launched a couple dozens arrows, and she's holding steady and 1/8" positive tiller. She feels good.

Here's what she looked like immediatley after I unbraced it,and it maintains 3" of reflex after unstrung. And after some rest she returned to 3 5/8". Sweeeeeet.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-31_16-54-01_583.jpg)

Thanks Noel and Thad.....id say you guys admire my wood stash more than the bow..lol >:D
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on October 31, 2011, 09:55:30 pm: The bow is looking nice.......I drool over the wood stash......LOL
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on October 31, 2011, 10:02:59 pm: Thanks James.. :)

Here's a shot of it from the other side. It looks like a totally different bow....gotta love the twist,and kinks.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-10-31_16-40-16_993.jpg)

I've done video of it from both ways and its well balanced,timed limbs,and a fluid synchronization of draw. I can also feel its well balanced when I draw it in my hand.
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on November 01, 2011, 06:26:17 pm: Seeing how the weathers cleared and nice today I took her out for more shooting. Here's some of the finished front profile pics. She ended up weighing 13.5 ounces

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-11-01_14-45-09_498.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-11-01_14-47-51_833.jpg)

Here's a shot of the top limb tip showing the branch knot and red oak overlay tips

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-11-01_14-53-25_638.jpg)

Here's the bow braced.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-11-01_15-03-40_141.jpg)

So after another braced and shooting session she's still maintaining her position and im feeling good about it. It still maintains 3"of reflex immediatley after unstrung. :D

Now I need to aquire some skins for her,so it might be awhile before she's all dressed up purtty. And now that I feel confident in her and can call her a bow ill say that this bow is being made for mom. She loved my last snakeskin osage so much she enthusiastically expressed wanting one. ;D

So it might be a few weeks before I post all the finished pics of her,and ill give this to my mom for xmas.

Thanks for looking so far everyone...Chris
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on December 16, 2011, 11:53:35 am: Welp...I finally got some skins for this one. I applied them on last night,and ill trim,descale,sand,and start rubbing her down with oil tonight....finished pics coming soon...my moms gonna love it ;D

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-12-15_19-06-23_301.jpg)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: Pappy on December 16, 2011, 12:24:58 pm: That looks down right nasty >:D >:D Very cool tho. ;D ;D I bet if you had a naming contest that would be funny. ;D
Pappy
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 16, 2011, 12:26:32 pm: Thank you soo much son! Its the best Christmas present ever. I didnt think you could tell the diff between male and female snakes...................................yours is quite clear to me. HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: Elktracker on December 16, 2011, 02:28:53 pm: Excellent build allong!!! You are truly great at what you do, I would have looked at that stave turned tucked tail and ran the other way! ;D It turned out great I look forward to the finish pictures ! I too was drooling over your wood :-\ :o (bow wood)! lol any way great job and thanks a bunch for taking the time to put this together I know it takes about as much time to take pictures and type things up for one of these as it does to build the bow ;D

pappy thats funny right there! ;)

Josh
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on December 16, 2011, 03:00:59 pm: LMAO....you guys crack me up big time :laugh:

Good idea Pappy ...ill start off with "malice phallus"

Thanks Josh for a truly great compliment!!! And wear a bib next time you open this thread. :laugh:I hope to have it done Sunday or monday
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: Elktracker on December 16, 2011, 03:03:25 pm: Quote from: blackhawk on December 16, 2011, 03:00:59 pm
LMAO....you guys crack me up big time :laugh:

Good idea Pappy ...ill start off with "malice phallus"

Thanks Josh for a truly great compliment!!! And wear a bib next time you open this thread. :laugh:I hope to have it done Sunday or monday

;D
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: Gus on December 16, 2011, 04:03:32 pm: Yes Sir,

That is a Cool looking bow.
Love your Skin Work on this one.

You could always hang a Feather off that knot for a wind vane.
Or you could put a Gold Ring through it... 8)

-gus
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on December 16, 2011, 04:57:22 pm: Quote from: Gus on December 16, 2011, 04:03:32 pm

Or you could put a Gold Ring through it... 8)

-gus

Lol Gus...thanks...if I did that id have to name it "prince albert".....lol :laugh:
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 16, 2011, 07:03:56 pm: Thee most pure version of bow porn I have ever seen!
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: dbb on December 16, 2011, 08:23:45 pm: Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on December 16, 2011, 07:03:56 pm
Thee most pure version of bow porn I have ever seen!
Haha,i agree :o
If it was me i name it "equipped"

/Mikael
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: MWirwicki on December 17, 2011, 01:03:13 am: All in all, I think that your tiller is good except, I think that it was a little stiff in that one spot. :-[
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: Blacktail on December 17, 2011, 02:11:31 am: i have to say...nice work on the stick and letting us follow along ...but,i think you have the same trouble as keenan does...TO MUCH BOW WOOD..LOL..just kidding cant have to much...great job...john
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: hammertime on December 18, 2011, 01:05:40 am: Awesome bow -just love that character and those snake skins-Hammertime
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on December 18, 2011, 11:51:55 am: Hahaha Matt :laugh:.....thanks guys. I put the 5th coat on this morn, and ill prob put one more on,and put a wrap on it tomorrow....she's looking purty :D
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood
Post by: blackhawk on December 24, 2011, 07:27:04 pm: Finally a day without rain/snow to take some finished pics. 57.5" ntn. 40@24". Stiff handle. Red oak tip overlays. Prairie rattlesnake skins.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-12-24_14-29-37_757.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-12-24_14-31-31_875.jpg)

Sorry I couldn't get a better front profile photo showing off the skins

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-12-24_14-33-13_290.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-12-24_14-26-16_78.jpg)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-12-24_16-03-27_201.jpg)

Thanks to all who followed along...ill be giving it to my mom tomorrow on xmas. And pics don't do this one justice.

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-12-24_16-07-20_702.jpg)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: coaster500 on December 24, 2011, 07:55:13 pm: Great build along... been glued since you started it.

Thank you and great job!!!
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: Will H on December 24, 2011, 09:50:05 pm: Great job on a challenging piece of wood :) Your gonna have one very proud mother tomorrow! That thing is beautiful :) Congrats!
~Will
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: Gaur on December 25, 2011, 01:45:27 am: Really cool bow there blackhawk. Looked like a fun project. Merry Christmas
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: mullet on December 25, 2011, 02:36:34 am: Beautiful bow, Chris, your Mother is gonna love it. If she doesn't I could ;) The month Of December always brings out the Best of the best.
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: Postman on December 25, 2011, 04:20:55 am: great bow and great present. That is one snake that does NOT suffer from "reptile dysfunction"
sorry
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: TurtleCreek on December 25, 2011, 06:27:36 am: Very cool lookin' bow, great job.
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: johnston on December 25, 2011, 10:03:45 am: Chris it is clear that you really DO know what you are doing. Very nice and really appreciate the build along.

Lane
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: blackhawk on December 25, 2011, 03:31:52 pm: Awe..I just made my mother cry on christmas :'( ;D

Thanks everyone ;)

(http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/blackhawk28/2011-12-259512-46-4695798.jpg)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 25, 2011, 04:18:41 pm: Ya big mushball! Tell her I said her smile looks REAL!
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: Buckeye Guy on December 25, 2011, 06:51:30 pm: Sswwwweeeeeet !!
Good stuff right there !!
Guy
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: blackhawk on December 25, 2011, 07:09:31 pm: I sure did Chris,and showed her the pic online. I am a mushball,got it from mom,n I was shaky n almost in tears myself.

Thanks Guy..isn't this what xmas is all about.
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: gstoneberg on December 25, 2011, 07:31:45 pm: Outstanding bow! Great gift.

George
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: criveraville on December 25, 2011, 11:05:40 pm: Way to turn a tough piece of wood into a bow and a beautiful Christmas gift!

Cipriano
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: HickoryBill on December 25, 2011, 11:26:18 pm: Great work om the finish..... that was a great shooting bow!!!Josies uncle(the blacksmith) is gonna make a bow from the sister stave.
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: gmc on December 26, 2011, 03:00:12 am: That's some real interesting character in that bow.

It finished up well and has a good primitive look for sure.

Nice job on that bow.
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: blackhawk on December 26, 2011, 01:51:27 pm: Thanks george,cipriano,and gmc :)

Thanks Bill...hope he can make a bow out of it,and id like to see it if he does. I think mine was the worser of the two,but you know that kind of wood is my forte and I like a challenge some of the times.
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: Elktracker on December 26, 2011, 02:12:24 pm: Very Cool follow up and pictures!!! That picture of you and your ma is great! man you clean up well ;D Bow turned out GREAT!

Josh
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 26, 2011, 07:13:48 pm: Wow! That sure is nice. Jawge
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: blackhawk on December 26, 2011, 09:27:00 pm: Thanks Josh....yeah I shaved n cleaned up for the holidays..its a once or twice a year thing..lol :laugh:

Thanks Jawge ;)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: Gus on December 26, 2011, 09:51:17 pm: Yes Sir!

What a pleasure it is... making one's Mom Smile.

Well Done Blackhawk!

-gus
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: BakhSA on December 27, 2011, 04:07:51 am: Excellent builalong and great bow. Your Christmas gift for your mom is beautiful.
Bakh
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: blackhawk on December 27, 2011, 09:25:24 am: Thanks Gus... :) she wasn't the only one who was smiling.

Thanks BakSA :)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: PAHunter on February 07, 2012, 02:36:55 pm: That's awesome that your mom appreciates what you've done. You are a skilled craftsman. Your workshop is pretty incredible as well. Now I feel bad for just getting my mom some kitchen utensils. :-[
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: DRon knife on February 07, 2012, 06:32:34 pm: Hey Blackhawk Sir..you some kind of teacher or somethin?That was the most informative and detailed piece on bow construction I've read to this point(I could actually follow what you were writing as I read it..the fist time!),Kudos!! The breakdown on faceting filled in a lot of ???'s for me as well,so thanx again and keep em' coming,Ron ;)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: blackhawk on February 08, 2012, 08:08:51 am: Thanks pahunter and dron.

Dron...haha yeah right...me a teacher...nope..just another working class joe. Glad someone benefited and learned from it. ;)
Title: Re: Working Some Yeller Wood..FINISHED PICS!!!
Post by: Pappy on February 08, 2012, 09:01:02 am: Missed this one, ??? very cool and beautiful work.Got to love that. :)
Pappy