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 [...]
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.