Sawing the lams on the band saw then planing to thickness

This bow has .003 per inch tapers cut on a planer

Here is where I had a camera malfunction so we missed the glue up and jump to the form with the bow buckled up and ready for the oven

the bow is hanging while the finish dries

The finished bow

Here are the tip wedges

WOW !! nice looking bow.

No full draw pics, the bow is 63# and a bit too much for me to draw

Nice work,nice bow.It will make some one real happy.

Are there wedges in there to make the tips static? Thanks in advance John

James are those the forms Brett Rudolph used???

John.............

Yes the wedges make the tips static

Gator..................

I built this form using a sheep eater bow as the pattern

James

Mighty fine! Jawge

Nice bow. I’m sure the owner will cherish it. Lance

Beautiful bow! I’ve always liked that look and would really like to get one at some point soon.

Does the “SheepEater” name signify anything or is it just a cool name for a TRAD Bow?

Larry

Outstanding build as always James.

OK..............

Here are the full draw pics, featuring the new owner, Chance Bailey. Mr. Bailey came by the shop and picked up his bow this afternoon on the way back to Arkansas.

James

Chance...................

Good luck with your hunting season and your new bow.

James

That is awesome.

How do they shoot? Accurate? Fast? I keep hearing about them but never seen one up close.

Awesome at full draw, nice clean lines and love the static tips. John

LB..........

This bow is 52" and is very fast. With .003 taper in the limbs the bow draws smooth, the static tips stay open helping to eliminating finger pinch. All in all it is a nice little bow.

James

Very nice! Jawge

Like that bow! Is it a quiet bow?

“The Sheepeater Indian War of 1879 was the last Indian war fought in the Pacific Northwest portion of the United States; it took place primarily in central Idaho. A band of approximately 300 Shoshone people, the Tukudeka, were known as the Sheepeaters because of their proficiency in hunting Rocky Mountain sheep.”

Jim and Holly Akenson lived and worked in the heart of Sheepeater country in Idaho. Their book “7003 Days in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness” is a fine read. Thought this would be good for those who are interested in learning about the people who inspired the form of your bow James.

Any body know where James V is ????????? Or how to get ahold of him???? about 6 years ago He invited me over to his house to build my first Glass bow, Cool guy. I brought a 58" Take Down Static Recurve Made by the same guy that made the Sheepeater for James to look at.I found this Thread by searching for the 50" sheepeater bow and I PM'ed him a few weeks back. The sheepeater bow is what got me interested in building bows so any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Mark, check your PM.

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