Jeremy in the Desert

Elven Bow and arrow

2011-05-16T04:17:00.001-07:00

This is my newest creation. It is a 34 inch Elven short bow with a leather grip trimmed in gold paint. The arrow fletchings are pheasant feather. This is purely decorative but dang awesome.

Fantasy Bow

2011-04-12T02:28:00.000-07:00

This is my 74 inch Fantasy bow. It is 30 lbs at 28 inches the knocks and handle are trimmed in gold paint. This is what I think the battle bow of a king should look like.

My first Bamboo

2011-04-11T16:58:00.000-07:00

I made my first bamboo. It is a 73.5 inch 25 lbs with a 32 inch draw. The bow is cable backed with artificial sinew. I stained the wood with ebony stain. Right and left handed people can shoot this bow. I love it.

What I have been up to

2011-03-23T19:02:00.000-07:00

This is my Assyrian long bow

Here are some pics of the latest bow I have been working on. My next one will be really Awesome but I will post that later.

Kyudo

2011-03-10T22:57:00.000-08:00

Once I saw a Kyudo bow I was in love. In case you did not know Kyudo is Japanese archery and it is crazy. This bow is 8 feet tall and looks lopsided but is so neat it almost doesn't fit in the picture.

New bows

2011-03-05T23:14:00.000-08:00

I have made two new bows. 1 is a 75 inch 60 lbs monster, I call it the war bow. I wrapped the limbs with leather and used turquose color beading. The other bow is 25 lbs Yuman Indian style bow with the deflexed ends very need bow has a surpising amount of spring.

Tomahawk

2011-02-27T10:18:00.000-08:00

I build my first tomahawk hammers. The one on the left is ironwood and the one on the rt is mesquite. They were really fun to build. Next I will try a peace pipe.

Art Short Bow

2011-02-21T19:26:00.000-08:00

This is the new short bow I put on ebay.

It is 43 inches long. This is an art bow only non functional.

I love the handle on this bow,it is so soft.

It is made of alder, which is a pretty cool looking wood.

I really like this one as a decorative piece it really is nice to look at.

Wayne's Bow

2011-02-14T19:26:00.000-08:00

This is my latest creation for my big bro. It is almost done. I have pics of it as a stick and then as a finished bow before it is backed and dressed. More pics will be added to this post. This maple bow is 72 inches.

Rams

2011-02-08T17:06:00.000-08:00

I saw three large rams today out by Mitry lake. What a sight it was I was so close. Thanks to my crappy cell camera they looked far away. It made my day.

Mesquite Bow

2011-02-03T21:42:00.000-08:00

On my sweet baby girls 8th birthday I finally finished my mesquite short bow. Going to the range to test it was a dream.

Mesquite bow

2011-01-31T13:40:00.000-08:00

The mesquite bow is shaping up great a little more drying and then it will be time to dress up this functional piece of art.

Laguna mountains

2011-01-29T15:41:00.000-08:00

Most people people dont know that there are Laguna mountains in Arizona. Infact they are the mountains south of Mitry lake. We had the greatest time hiking there today. The sky was so clear today and the weather was just right. We got about 30 yards from the top of the highest peak and the kids pooped out. So then we walked through the washes looking at the various tanks carved by running water. I also love going there because of the stories I've read about gold being found there. In 1781 spanish missionaries said that you could walk and pick up gold all over. What a blast!

Bows

2011-01-28T14:51:00.000-08:00

Right now I am currently working on two more bows. The first one I am naming Nephi's bow, because It will be made for Tamarisk. Tamarisk is one of the few woods that Nephi would have had access to. I made a short test bow and it passed all the test it did not break till 32 inches. So the long bow Iam making will be great.

I am also making a bow out of mesquite. I am also very excited for this one. I am including some pics of the bows that I have built in the past and also some pics of the wood for the two new bows. My favorite of all these pics are the ones of my kids shooting. I cant wait to get pics of Kenz with the bow I made for her birthday!!!The pic of Ali in the church kitchen has nothing to do with bows, I just thinks she is pretty and it brightens my day to see her.

Mr Fox

2011-01-28T14:33:00.000-08:00

This is the perfect day to start my blog. This morning my dog Annie and I went to check my traps. The desert was beautiful this morning, the air was cool. The sky was very clear you could see all around The Laguna and Gila mountains (the Laguna mountains by Mitry lake not the ones in California). There were even some snow birds driving by on their quads each of them waved as they passed it is good to see people enjoy themselves. Now when Annie and I went down into the wash where my trap was I beheld a beautiful kit fox, Annie sure was excited to see it. I had to kneel down and say a prayer of thanks for such a neat animal. So Annie and I went down into the wash and got the trap and dispatched the fox. We took it home and skinned it. I find that fox skin is perfect for my bows. When it is prepaired and then wrapped on the handle or limbs it dries and forms a tight backing and nice soft grip. So today Mr fox I thank you.