sick of seeing my bows yet?

[Gringa Bows]

finished this one today, was for myself but came in a bit light, its 55lb@28 -68ntn the riser is cocobolo diamondwood, the tips are the same diamondwood and under that is orange Micarta i made.

[Stickbow Hunter]

Looks very nice mate and I don't get tired of seeing yours or anyone elses bows. Getting the poundage right is fun huh?

Jeff

[Steven J]

Super stylish simplicity! I this one Rod. Where did you source your riser timber. It is beautiful.

I second that Jeff

Steve

[rodlonq]

Another great looking bow Rod........ The brown glass compliments the cocobolo very nicely.... Well done. As Jeff said, could never get sick of seeing new bows, bit jealous tho .

Cheers, Rod

[Gringa Bows]

thanks Jeff,i've played with a few combinations of paras and tapers and different timbers its not easy to estimate what to use,so i'm going to stick to the vert.bamboo the same form and the same taper rate for awhile,or maybe do a couple more with the NG Tulip oak ..Thank you Steve,it turned out nicer than i expected the photo's dont really show how nice this wood is,thanks Rod.

[Gringa Bows]

oops i fgorgot to tell you Steve i got the Diamondwood from Binghams.

[Roadie]

Good to see Rod, Always a pleasure to see what other people can acheive, when they put their minds to it. Cheers Roadie

[longbow steve]

Yes Rod it looks great . Did you make the Micarta with orange fabric? Did you just use Techniglue or resin?

[Gringa Bows]

Thanks Roadie ............Thanks Steve,yep i used orange material and Smooth-on.

[howler]

wow ,beautiful bow mate ,,,jas

[Gringa Bows]

thanks Jas.

[howler]

every time i see a handmade bow it allways amazes me as how they turn out when finished ,i can look at them all day ,,jas

[Jayson Inglis]

Fantastic looking bow. Never get sick off seeing them. Keep em coming.
Cheers

[kerrille]

as usual your skill knows no bounds .. well done mate i love it


...nev...

[ivorycollector]

Just brilliant Rod. Your bow has got class!

[GrahameA]

Nice.......

[Gringa Bows]

thank you you blokes,i'm starting another one today so see how it goes..

[Nephew]

Mate, far from sick of seeing them! In fact, you had better send that one down here so I can get a closer look.

[Bill]

Sick never, but they are really sickkkkkkkkkk..........

[Gringa Bows]

thanks Craig, thanks Bill i think

[Bill]

Not a problem mate, they're fully sick..........

[Outbackdad]

Way to go.

Getting a real roll on now, and they look great.

Eddie

[Gringa Bows]

thanks again Bill,you kids and your sayings ...........Thanks Eddie

[UPTHETOP]

Hey Rod did you find the diamondwood hard to sand and file. I used the same one in that recurve I done and boy I thought it was hard to sand. But I didnt use any sanding machines that may have helped. It shore dose come up nice when the clear goes on brings it to life.
There great bows mate.

Cheers Wayno

[Gringa Bows]

ay Wayne,no it was ok to do, i used a 4in grinder to rough shape it,then finished it with a file and sandpaper.

[BenBow]

Nice, love the wood.

[Gringa Bows]

thanks mate,it is nice timber when its finished.

[dawallace45]

Well I went down to visit Rod yesterday and have a look at the new bow and it's beautiful , best one yet , of course he reckons his fancy riser bows are the best but while I admire the skill he puts into the fancy risers and he is good at it , as good if not better than any of the other custom work I've seen I still love one piece risers best and I do count Dymondwood as one piece

Good one Rod

David

[Alex]

Nice work again Rod.
Flawless finish.
What do you think of the weight of the diamond wood Rod?
I got one charcoal for my next bow but I think that it's pretty heavy.

Ah! Almost forgot.
Nah mate! Not sick of seeing your bows.

Alex.

[greybeard]

Hi Rod,

Well done, at the rate you are going you will have to extend the workshop to house all the bows.

The Dymondwood certainaly looks better than Actionwood because of its flawless transition between layers.

Daryl.