No wheels here. I only have one compound and it's a Browning Micro Midas kids bow. This is my favorite because...I made it!
It's basically a Cherokee flat bow. Most Native American bows don't have a shelf, but I put one on mine.
I used a draw knife to "shape" the bow out of Hedge, Bois D'arc, or Osage Orange, three names for the same tree.
"Sagwu" is, I'm told, the Cherokee word for the number one. This was the first real bow I ever made.
The finish on this bow is SUPER shiny so it makes it hard to get photos of the wood grain.Sorry.
For those who don't know, when you make a bow like this, you have to look at the end of the stave, or log, and find a growth ring you like. Then you have to carve down to that ring, and follow it the whole length of the bow. This creates the back of the bow and it keeps it from splintering and breaking. It's quite the test of patience.
And this was the reward, a nice 8 point buck. It's the only deer I've killed with this bow.
Sorry, no hero shots, one of these days I'll scan all my old pictures. Hope you enjoyed.