Thanks everyone, I'll get a closeup on the tips when I get home from work, the handle is a combination of red crochet thread wrapped and then soaked in tite bond II, then coated with tru-oil, the black part of the handle is the natural wood painted with black walmart acrylic craft paint then coated with tru-oil. I finished the bow so I could take it to the classic in a few weeks. The tips are painted with the black paint also as are the string grooves on the belly. The silk is held on with tite bond II also.
