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Grunt

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Veterans Bow
« on: June 16, 2009, 10:48:33 pm »
In NA culture black and red worn together are veterans colors. Since I am a old USMC grunt I made a Veterans Bow. Red oak with a linen canvas back, 44# at 28".

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Offline Kent D.

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2009, 12:07:14 am »
Nice.  I really like the colors.
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Aosda

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2009, 01:07:15 am »
Semper Fi,  what did you use for the colors?  Natural pigments or paint?

Almost like the colors of the Dress Blues coat
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Offline Dane

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2009, 06:55:12 am »
It looks like a beaut, but could we see more photos?

I like the idea of a grunt bow. I'm ex infantry, too, US Army, and have the bad knees and legs to prove it :) Maybe one day I'll do something similar.

Dane
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2009, 07:39:02 am »
Nice looking bow Grunt and thank you for your service :)
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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2009, 08:00:07 am »
Good looking bow sir and thank you from a grateful American.
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Grunt

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2009, 08:16:32 am »
The linen canvas back was first sealed with two or three coats of spar varnish and then painted with your basic hardware store waterbased exterior paint. I paint the backs on most of my fabric backed bows. Here are a few.




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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2009, 08:28:14 am »
All good looking bows. Got any more photos of the veteran's bow?
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2009, 09:26:42 am »
Nice bow and thank you for your service. Jawge
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Offline smokeu

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2009, 11:00:50 am »
Great bows!!

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2009, 12:36:06 pm »
Same as the rest,great looking bow and thanks for you service. Love to see more. :)
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Grunt

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2009, 03:11:21 pm »
Heres another pict of the Veterans Bow/



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Grunt

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2009, 03:13:37 pm »
I haven't figured out how to post two picts in one post. Here is the Veterans Bow drawn,

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Offline DustinDees

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2009, 04:49:02 pm »
Thank you for your service. that is a good looking bow. like the theme.

Dustin D
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Aosda

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Re: Veterans Bow
« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2009, 11:57:23 pm »
Grunt:
Click "Additional Options" just below the reply window.  Just to the right of the "browse" button for posting pics is {  (more attachments)  }.  Click on that and it will let you post up to six pics as long as they are within size.  Hope that helps ya.
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