Macassar ebony with red heart and maple accent stripe. Going to have maple limbs red and black glass on opposing sides. This one's for my grandson building one that he can grow into. JF

that will look cool

Can’t wait to see how this turns out

So like the reverse of your red bow with the pattern

Kinda like this one, cuzin Deano's Bow. JF

Love heart wood!

Oops Red and Gray glass. My bad,I was thinking of Dao's Bow. That's my grandson's school colors red and gray. JF

Ahh,,thought so itll match his letterman jacket ; ) Im watching brother

The dark side is hanging on a hook in the background :) Seriously though can't wait to see the finished product

Man, wish I was yer cuzzin!

That should make a beauty

Lucky grandson. I thought shooting a compound was the dark side?

It's only Dark because of the Black wood sides,of the Ebony. I've never used it before. This one is gonna have a heart beat. Go Lancers!!! Traditional archery is actually the Brite side :-)

Gorgeous, as usual.

While the Dark sides. Is drying iin the vice and clamps,to it's mate. I thought I've time to square up it's Red Heart brother :-):-)

That will look sweet. Darth Vader!

~Wojo

Strange colors for sanding dust. Black,Red and white,maple. JF

It's brother in the rough. All straight and square. JF

That's going to be one sweet looking bow. I'm sure your grandson will treasure it. Can't wait to see it finished.

Curt,,,,ive try'd,,,,his cuz'n is a bow slut and the daughters and sisters are all married Ya just gota pony up like the rest of us ; )

May the Force be with you, Jedi Master.

You sir are a true craftsman. John

Awesome! That is a striking color. Jawge

I had to join two pieces of ebony down the center to get the grain running the way I want. Turns out that there will be a blind spot under the palm. JF

This is gonna be cool :-) JF

boy that's gonna look stunning!

B-MAN, Keep me in the loop! STAY SAFE & WELL

Layed up exactly how I want it. Now drill for tooth pick peg. This will make it a cynch when I glue and clamp it. JF

Gonna be super!

Little more progress on ol Dark sides and his brother. I squared up the Dark sides and glued up the brother. JF

Lots of different colors for wood :-) JF

The Dark sides brother.Redheart, with the same color accent stripes. JF

Wow, I want one or two or three of them.

Looking great Jeff!! Which one is heading to Vermont?

I had a little bit of time after grandsons baseball game. I cleaned up and squared up the Redheart brother. JF

Now both brothers are ready to layout the bellyramps, tommorow maybe and trim out on the bandsaw. Till tomorrow. Have a great night everybody. JF

What length bows are these going to be Jeff ?

Joey they are going to be 66" just like yours and 40-42 @ 28"

Dan I make up my own accent stripes :-) JF

Kind of a long process :-) JF

Hoops The Cutting of the 2-inch blocks are out of order. LOL

Now they all get run through my thickness sander till I get them all the thickness that I want down to .042 I think on the skinny ones

Awesome ! Love watching a build Ken

That is beautiful, intricate work.

What is the gray colored adhesive you used to glue the ebony ? Would it work on teak ?

It only appears Gray after its sanded it's smooth on epoxy. It would go clear if it was sanded and cleared again. JF

Ok im lost as usual

Are ya making one bow,,yin and yan or are you make ng the boy two boys one black one red?

: )

I'm making each grandson his own Longbow. All traced out, ready for the bandsaw when I get more time. JF

No fancy cnc machineing here. Just my template,cut and grind by feel and my eyes. Oh and I do listen to the grinder on how it's cutting to get in the groove of things. That's my process. JF

Ok I thought there were two bows goong on here Im slow but sure ole pal,,,carry on

LOL. Thank you sir I will :-)

I love your craftsmanship, I aspire to the same level in my cabinetry.

Nice to see how you made the accents very informative. The lamp needs a mate so be careful with them :)

Mike, I know what your saying, LOL :-\ JF

Really cool JEFF, thanks for taking us along. Jim

Here we go, starting with the Red brother. Saw about a 1/16 from the line. Cuz I'm not really steady on following the line closer. Chicken,yup. I can get it perfect on my edge grinder :-) sorry :-\ no pictures tonight,server error:- (JF

Now to really get the bellyramps shaped up wit long gentle fadeouts. JF

Sweeeetness right there.

Now that they are the same size. Lets see what the weight difference is.

Yeppers Ebony is very heavy, coool. JF

I have an idea for these cut off :-) JF

I like the stripe down the handle and the JF monogram.

These two brothers Dark sides and Redheart,are gonna be sporty :-)

Sweetness indeed!

Very enjoyable to follow, thank you.

Nice work Jeff! Richard

Did a little research and development of what to do with the cutoffs from the belly ramps. JF

Now thats a slick idea

Your gona need a big shaft for that sucker!

Good target points for an Atlatl : )

Trimming up this Osage slab. Checking for moisture content. Part is 6-7% and some is 10-11% it's just about ready :-) I harvested it 2 & 1/2 years ago.One Longbow will be Osage limbs, the other Maple. I plan on both bows being 42# when I'm done :-) JF

Impressive as always! Those are some very lucky folks getting your work efforts. Well done!

Been waiting to see more of this build. : )

Love this !! Can't wait to see them finished.

Jeff I don't want to railroad your thread but I'll start another thread for with an easy scrap use.

Cool Mike, I would like to see what else can be done with scraps :-) I know it's been a while since I've worked on these two builds. It's been to darn hot the last month and I get wore out after work. JF

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