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Offline Dan K

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2013, 07:52:37 am »
Gotta chime in on this one buddy...nice work! 
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Offline JonW

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2013, 08:04:10 am »
Wow very nice. The colors are excellent and tiller looks like a smooth draw.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2013, 08:12:30 am »
All kinds of cool character in that bow Weylin. Beautiful dye and finish work, color combos and handle wrap all pull together nicely. Also like the back profile and snaky shape and looks like a smooth shooter to boot. Excellent work!
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2013, 08:41:12 am »
Quote from: Weylin on October 22, 2013, 02:35:04 am
Thanks Paul. It's actually easier than it looks. I stained the whole section dark brown first. Then I stained the beginning black and saturated it well. Then I used a successively drier rag and rubbed in the transition until I got out to the faintest traces of black with a very dry rag. I hope that makes sense. I can explain it further if you'd like. I've only done this with the leather dye which is alcohol based. I don't know how it would work with other types of stain but I imagine it could work similarly.
Makes perfect sense. Thanks
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Offline danny f

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2013, 09:14:34 am »
thats a cracker i bet your friend will be well pleased with it
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2013, 09:18:00 am »
 Weylin,
                That sir is a beautiful bow...As your title says for a good fiend, he must be a special guy. That is a special bow and it would be a shame not to enter it in Bow of the month...absolutely beautiful
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #21 on: October 22, 2013, 10:06:44 am »
Wow! That is one beautiful bow Sir!  The dye and finish work is exquisite and very classy!  Josh
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Offline steelslinger

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #22 on: October 22, 2013, 10:11:47 am »
Nice work, I really like the finish on this one.
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #23 on: October 22, 2013, 10:48:47 am »
That handle wrap is great!  I have got to learn to do that.  Really sets that bow off.  Nice work.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #24 on: October 22, 2013, 11:27:54 am »
That is one pretty bow.  Great job.  I have a mountain maple on that I am putting the finishing touches on with similar specs, but shorter.  Keep up the good work.  Can't wait to see the next one :)
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #25 on: October 22, 2013, 12:11:01 pm »
looks like one smooth shooting bow. excellent job. love the dye job with the white tips.
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #26 on: October 22, 2013, 12:14:00 pm »
beautiful work weylin, that definitely needs to go in for BOM.
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2013, 02:00:14 pm »
Wow... that would make BOM really really tough.  This thing is absolutely, drop dead gorgeous. I love it.

Gabe
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #28 on: October 22, 2013, 02:05:42 pm »
Nice.
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Offline The Gopher

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Re: Vine Maple Bow for a Good Friend
« Reply #29 on: October 22, 2013, 04:26:39 pm »
oh my is that a cool looking bow!
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