Bamboo Backed Osage/Curley Maple Longbow (Deflexed-Reflexed)
Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by rondowney in Custom Long Bows
This bow was made from two clear osage billets that were z spliced at the handle with bamboo laminated on the back. It was shaped and tillered. Next I added some curly maple lams (which i cut from some board stock I have) to the belly and some snake skins over the bamboo backing. I [...]
Black Walnut/Antler Coat Rack
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by rondowney in Miscellanous Projects
This coat rack was made from a piece of one and a quarter inch black walnut. The antlers were sheds of a recent find. I added some deer prints with color and burnt them for the theme.
Decorative Black Walnut Coat Rack
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by rondowney in Miscellanous Projects
This was made from a really cool piece of one and a quarter inch thick black walnut, the horse shoes are used and most of them still had the original nails still attached. I dremmeled out the stensile work, finish sanded to 220, burnt and installed a conversion varnish. The horse shoes were cut, welded, [...]
Custom Shoe Rack
Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by rondowney in Miscellanous Projects
We constructed this project with a number of different types of wood on hand. The main frame are made of western larch( tamerack), the shelves are made of two pieces and cut from a red oak log that i brought back from Wisconsin. The face frames and recessed panels are made from my bow wood stock of Osage Orange from Illinois. It [...]
Bamboo backed osage deflexed-reflexed long bow
Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by rondowney in Custom Long Bows
This bow has an osage core with bamboo for backing, and gemsbock horn on the belly over bloodwood. I used buffalo horn for tip overlays and added some ebony and yellow heart to create a snake image, then installed snakeskin over the baboo backing. The riser is made of osage, blood wood and snake wood, with [...]
lemon wood flat bow
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by rondowney in Custom Long Bows
This bow has a lemon wood core with bamboo backing. It would be considered a bamboo backed lemon wood flat bow.
Pantry cabinet
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by rondowney in Miscellanous Projects
osage orange-screen door
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by rondowney in Miscellanous Projects