"Guest Bows"

Guest Bows - Page 2

(Some Thumbnailed Photos - please click on the pic for a closer look)

This is the November 22-23, 2008 Bow Class

Hi Curt,

Here’s are some pictures of a Hazelnut selfbow I just built. Here are the SPECS and the story. If you have not experimented with Hazelnut I highly recommend it. It is super easy to scrape and finish.

Sincerely, Joe Klink

This bow is very, very special to me. If you'll indulge me, allow me to elaborate as to why....
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This is Keith Anderson - with his Osage Bow (55@27) which he built while attending the July session of the Brisky Bows Traditional Archery Bow Class.

Court and Damon McFarland - Curt, thought you might like to see these up and close. Damon (our Youngest) immediately latched on to your static tip osage w/snakeskin backing. I prefered your osage backed with deerhide (painted). After a few minor repairs ie. re-glueing some of the snakeskin, adding a leather grip and rest, I give them both a new coat of finish. I then finished a small brushed rawhide backquiver that I had started before and painted it up to go along with your bow. After putting a few coats of finish on it I put one of my homewoven wool straps on and we started shooting. After a little tuning we both were dropping arrows in on the caribou at 40 yards.

I have never made a selfbow out of Osage. I have made selfbows out of hickory, ash, hackberry etc. Do you think if I purchased a stave from you that I could figure it out? I'd sure like to try my hand at osage. Oh by the way I posted this pick and give you a good name on Tradgang PowWow under the conversation of St.Judes things we won.

Take care.

Court

January 13-14, 2007 Bow Class (left to right) Tevin Overland - Vine Maple 45#, Justin Philips - Vine Maple 60#, Trey Carpenter - Osage Static recurve 50#, Bill Haveland - Snakey Osage 60# - sturgeon skins on next weekend and Ben Polhamus (not present for picture) made a Vine Maple longbow.

I finally got around to making a Bow from one of the Vine Maple I bought from you....what awesome stuff. I would never believe that a Bow with such massive knots would be able to be built from Maple, and this one is awesome looking and one of the Best Shooters in my Collection too.

I would be proud if you would add this to your collection of Photo's...and I hope you don't mind that I have added your Web-Site to my Favorites!

Thanks again,
Michael Roberts

June 24,25 Bow Class.

David Tiller makes a dandy English longbow with nice horn nocks.
60@27 and 69" nock to nock.

Alejandro Sandovalv - Mexico.
Alex bought the snakeskins from me. From the site instructions he put
the skins on his Black Widow.

Applying Snakeskins

Ocean Spray Longbows made by Jim Remmp. Jim makes and sells excellent Osage and Yew longbows for great prices. Email me, Curt Brisky for more info.

Built by: Dave Shupe
His First Vine Mapel Shooter
45#@28" With Ebony Limp Tip Overlays and Ebony Arrow Shelf.

"Real nice bow Dave"

This is Dave Shupe's boys at the 3D Shoot. Shooting longbows made by their proud Dad, Dave Shupe.

Built by: Michael Roberts from Amarillo, Texas

The Bow's in the Pictures from left to right are: 1) Modoc Style Paddlebow 2) Hupa Style Paddlebow 3)Potowotomi Style Flatbow 4) Wintu Style Snakeskinned Recurved Paddlebow

Built by: Joseph Klink
Vine Maple Longbow