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Offline jstason

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #90 on: September 29, 2013, 12:29:10 pm »
Quote from: gstoneberg on September 28, 2013, 11:51:55 pm
Is that the Bass Pro over by DFW airport?  Don't forget to practice with that longbow you took home, it'll help you be more comfortable at that draw weight.  Do you have plans for arrows yet?  I don't have wood shafts in that spine weight, other than the 2 in the 3Rivers test kit.

You did well today Jack.  I really didn't help much in the final tillering and it looks great!

George

Yep it's the one by lake grapevine. What was the spine on the arrows with the yellow fletchings because I think I might just order some shafts from 3rivers?
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #91 on: September 29, 2013, 11:50:58 pm »
Jack,

Those are the 50-55lb spine.

George
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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #92 on: September 29, 2013, 11:53:18 pm »
Thanks George  :)
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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #93 on: October 05, 2013, 01:28:14 am »
Jack is back working this weekend.  He spent all of tonight on finishing his limb tips.  Very nice work!



That is mesquite on the overlay.  He did such a nice job on the overlay/limb junction that we'll stop the snakeskin short of it.

I wasn't much help and spent most of the night knapping.  This came from a piece of Burlington from Stringman.



Tomorrow the skins will go on Jack's bow.  Life is good!

George

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Offline BowSlayer

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #94 on: October 05, 2013, 07:26:24 am »
well done to both of you looks like you made a fine bow there. can't wait to see the skins! ;)
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #95 on: October 05, 2013, 02:02:02 pm »
Sweet tips Jack! 
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #96 on: October 05, 2013, 03:51:39 pm »
We've made some progress.  The skins are on, but not fully dry.  I caught Jack in the process of putting on the first skin.



The skins are drying a little slower than usual, a cold front blew through this morning and lowered the temperature 20 degrees.  It's been drizzling ever since.  So, Mary made up a batch of venison chili in the crock pot and a double batch of bread dough for cinnamon rolls.  We grabbed a little bit of dough to have fried bread with our chili for lunch.  O man was it good!!!!



Jack's closing in on a flint point.  I think we'll head out and see if he can't wrap that up.

George
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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #97 on: October 05, 2013, 11:36:27 pm »
A couple more pictures.  Jack finished the up the final sanding on his bow after the snakeskins were dry.



(Gotta love jeans turned yellow by osage dust... :))  We prepared the handle wrap and the cork arrow rest and ended the day spraying on the first coat of finish.



We're very close to the end now.  I'm afraid I can't work with Jack next weekend so it may be a couple weeks before the next session.  We need the thread wrap at the end of the snakeskin, to lace up the handle wrap, and a few more coats of finish and it'll be done.

George
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Offline BowSlayer

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #98 on: October 06, 2013, 11:32:31 am »
Very nice.
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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #99 on: October 06, 2013, 11:53:54 am »
Great progress since I last checked in. Jack, you'll be a real trend setter with the youth today with the Osage faded jeans ;D everyone will want a pair!


Tracy
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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #100 on: October 06, 2013, 12:30:44 pm »
Quote from: TRACY on October 06, 2013, 11:53:54 am
Jack, you'll be a real trend setter with the youth today with the Osage faded jeans ;D everyone will want a pair!


I sure hope so. It'd be nice to be cool again.

Doing great Jack. Looks to be a sweet bow!
-Dan
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Offline Zion

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #101 on: October 06, 2013, 01:58:05 pm »
lookin great, keep it up  :)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #102 on: October 06, 2013, 03:09:24 pm »
Well done, George. Nice tiller, Jack. It's a fine thing this bow making and it's a finer thing when we can teach it to others. Jawge
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Offline Josh B

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Re: My New Friend Jack
« Reply #103 on: October 06, 2013, 06:05:30 pm »
Wow!  That's shapin up quite nicely!  Kudos all around!  Josh
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Offline jstason

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« Reply #104 on: October 06, 2013, 11:18:04 pm »
 It's been a great experience all around and I can't wait to see the finished product. Thanks for all the compliments guys it means a lot  :)
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