New Cherry bow, silk backed.

[dwardo]

Hi All,

This is a new one all finished up besides the new owners name under the handle. Wish i could do this my self but my handwriting puts a doctors to shame.
This bow is from prunus avium, our edible cherry. Lovely wood this although you wanna watch the dust! Made a nice job of making my nose swell to the point it became infected, all better now but ouch. This bow is 60 inches long so a shortie and pulls about 50lbs at 28 (sorry mate i know you wanted 40 but i may scrape the top limb a little yet before sending it out ) Anyways its s nice shooter as all of the length of the bow including the recurves is working hard.

I really like this shape and style and the next one will be similar but much more natural.


Resting

back

tips

Cadmium back showing throug the silk

handle

Braced

Rubbish full draw but thats cameras and timers. The arrow is 33 inch.

 

[shaggystu]

that's lovely mate, top work

stuart

 

[im spartacus]

Very Nice
Now i cant wait to get me hands on it

 

[Dreadhead]

spectacular work there tis a beaut

 

[andyc54]

Very Nice
Now i cant wait to get me hands on it

lovely work that,your a very lucky bloke being the new owner of a fine looking bow enjoy

 

[craeg]

Now that sir, is a thing of beauty

 

[cowboy]

sexual .....

 

[Wayne]

Not too shabby. Never tried backing a bow using Silk must give it a go. Nice tiller.

What glue did you use?

 

[Steve13]

Now that is very nice

Well done

 

[mrcairney]

I know nothing about bows and have never seen one in the flesh, never-mind let one loose but I can appreciate a beautiful object; and that is a beautiful object.

 

[dwardo]

Not too shabby. Never tried backing a bow using Silk must give it a go. Nice tiller.

What glue did you use?

Cheers all,

The backing is pretty easy once you have had a few goes. I size the bow first and let it dry. Then i thin out some more glue with water and soak the silk which is cut roughly to size. Glue wise i likeTightBond 2 but have used the BnQ special in the past with little difference. Once the silk is soaked i clamp at the handle and spread out the silk to the tips taking out any bubble en route. Once dry i trim with a sharp blade then sand very gently from back to belly.

 

[lannyman8]

my first thought, nice boots, second thought awesome bow...

 

[dwardo]

I got a good deal on some issue cold weather boots years ago and they were my pride n joy but they eventually died after about 4 years off abuse.
Our kid got me these orkney ones kinda lst min before we did our winter hill trip and they were great, vibram soles but i know they aint gonna last more than a season or two. Got me through a couple of even odds foot holds..

 

[stovie]

Nice piece of work Dwardo. Good shape. I really must go cut some wood and get back to scraping...been very slack over the last year...

 

[dwardo]

Nice piece of work Dwardo. Good shape. I really must go cut some wood and get back to scraping...been very slack over the last year...

Would be nice to see some of your work again mate. Its one of those jobs where you have to be months ahead of your self and if you slack a bit you end up with nothing ready to work on.

 

[Corso]

very nice

ever make them with arrow rests?

 

[dwardo]

very nice

ever make them with arrow rests?

Never have as i like to shoot of the knuckle. I have made bows with a little floppy rest at the top of the handle but never a cut in shelf, may do one day.

 

[dwardo]

Very Nice
Now i cant wait to get me hands on it

Its finally on its way mate uppy_dog missing her already

 

[Cromm]

And how much would a bow like that be to buy from you dwardo??

 

[dwardo]

Not realy gone into the selling phase yet as my baby boy keeps me pretty busy at the min.
Will pm you but you need to delete some pm`s first