Winter time projects custom grip

[Bonescreek]

I found a burl on a cherry tree while I was cutting fire wood clearing an over grown pasture a few years back. I decided to save it, cut into appox. 6” thick sections and dry it for some wood working project. I applied a heavy coat of floor wax to both sides of each slice to slow the drying process hoping to minimize cracking from shrinkage.



After curing over the fall/winter I decided to use them to make a custom grip for my bow.



First I got the dimensions from my original grip then roughed out a blank on the table saw.





Then I started to rough it out using a draw knife, buck knife, chisel, file etc.



Like carving a knot, burly wood is tough and it’s slow going.



Sometimes you have make difficult decisions about when to cut off excess length for instance. You just have to make your best call on that sometimes.



You may find as you get closer to being done, it gets harder to do. Thin wall areas become thinner. Using a vise to hold the piece can make you sweat thinking about it.



Then you see some real progress.

[Bonescreek]

I was inspired by your posts on bow building. Very nice work thanks for sharing.

I made the grip above for my Switchback around 2008, after I bought my DXT
in 2009 I made another grip for that one. Different profile and darker stain,
thought it turned out better..

[RoscoeP]

Very nice! You guys have talent and more patience than I. Cheers Roscoe

[justinO]

Wow that is awesome very nice..

[ww2269]

Those look great and seem to fit awsome as well. I made this one from an old whitetail shed.

[CNP]

Nice. I miss the hardwoods down east. The only harvest around here is spruce, pine and cottonwoods. Specialty stores for everything else.

[Bonescreek]

Thank you all.

WW2269, that grip is outrageous! That's a torque free grip if I ever saw one.
Very nice, lots of character.

[ForwardBias]

Those grips look awesome. I have never even thought about doing that. i feel inspired to add a personal touch to me compound now.