Well it took much tolong but after fighting and wrestling with the finish on a make up bow you can mark thattrade finished. I put together a nice bamboo cedar core white oak belly bow with ipe power lam at pats house who was able to straighten out the mess i made on the finish. Note to self. Tru oil finish on feathers on the belly will make the feathers so stiff it will pop off. You cant glue them on with the finish, you have to use superglue.
I think i made a nice bow but patrick made it really shine. He is a hell of a wood finisher. Also found out spray on polly can be applied by hand with bare fingers with good results. Hopefully the recipient will post some pics for me. I really loved how the bow came out. I really hope this is the last bow of the trade?!