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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2015, 05:00:45 pm »
Looks like you might want to enter that in a flight shooting contest
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Offline bushboy

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2015, 05:31:25 pm »
Thx's guys!i kinda wanted to try a deep narrow handle @ 1" and flaring out to just under. 1-1/2"to just over midlimb,then back down to a deeper limb to skinny levers.i. Didn't measure reflex before tilling,but it started with quite a bit of dried in reflex.i reduced to very close to final dimension at floor tiller so after heat treating it only took a couple of scrapes to balance..fight shooting is not all that popular up here in canada,at least manitoba.
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Offline bushboy

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #17 on: June 26, 2015, 05:33:09 pm »
Flight shooting!lol!
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Offline joachimM

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #18 on: June 26, 2015, 05:34:48 pm »
That's a superb bow   8)
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #19 on: June 26, 2015, 06:16:47 pm »
Very cool bow, nice design and execution on that one.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #20 on: June 26, 2015, 06:20:45 pm »
Awesome bow!  Very well done.
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Offline ajooter

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2015, 11:53:24 pm »
That's a great bow!! We don't have a lot of elm down here due to dutch elm disease.  I really like the stain job.  Could you detail just how you got that effect?
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Offline bushboy

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #22 on: June 27, 2015, 12:21:57 am »
Yes,really quite simple.i used Kelly green rit dye,about 4 parts dye,1 part isopropyl alcohol.i applied the mix with a small craft brush,allowed to dry for about 10 minutes and then scrubbed down with a wet rag.i gave it a bit of drying time and repeated with black rit dye at the same ratio,following the same steps.then I wet it down with armor all,allowed to dry and applied wipe on poly.allowed to dry,then reapplied armor all for 4 coats.lightly sanding with 320 grit sand paper,and touching up with 0000 steel wool for highlights.hope that makes sense,kinda ends up looking like frog skin.i've done it with hickory and it turns out great!maple not so much!
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Offline simson

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #23 on: June 27, 2015, 01:35:17 am »
Just beautiful execution! I like these profiles: front side braced and drawn. Very well made!
You should try elm and fuming some time - just to see the difference in the patterns of the grain. But your dye job is awesome too.
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Offline ajooter

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #24 on: June 27, 2015, 08:54:45 am »
Thanks bushy....got some hickory to try that on  >:D
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Offline Aries

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #25 on: June 27, 2015, 09:42:10 am »
The profile on that bow is awesome!
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #26 on: June 27, 2015, 09:50:09 am »
Very nice bow.  Sometimes you cut some Elm that is just outstanding

I sort of figured there was some heat-treating involved there
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Offline bushboy

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #27 on: June 27, 2015, 10:52:49 am »
Thanks guys,appreciated! After seeing the results of heat treating I wouldn't dream of not!thanks for passing it on Marc!Rob.
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Offline Glerian

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #28 on: June 27, 2015, 12:54:07 pm »
Great looking bow!
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Offline PeteC

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Re: elm bow
« Reply #29 on: June 27, 2015, 05:09:46 pm »
That's a fine bow.Great job . God Bless
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