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JW_Halverson:
I had a trade bow down to final tillering and something slipped and it flew off the tillering tree, and cracked a limb less than a week before deadline. I was sick. It was looking great and I was even gonna enter it as a contender for bow of the month.

I sent my apologies and brooded for two days. I laid in bed one night and it was just eating at me, I could not get to sleep. So I got up, went to the garage, turned on the radio. I pulled out a stave with the bark on just as the classic JJ Cale song began to play....After Midnight, pretty appropriate since it was just a little after midnite. This was the original, not the cover by Slow Hand.

Some time around dawn I was down to final tillering, fastest I had ever made a bow. I glued on tip overlays and set it aside. That evening after work I hit tiller, draw weight, and draw length with a few dozen scrapes. I finish sanded and started laying on the finish. One of the best bows I have ever made and the recipient really liked it. I think I shipped it only a little late.  My two take-away lessons: 1) Don't get caught in analysis paralysis, and 2) never beat yourself up excessively, learn to forgive yourself.

sleek:

--- Quote from: stuckinthemud on September 20, 2024, 07:13:59 pm ---Thanks , I’ll clear out some space. 

How does everyone feel about next weekend as the shipping date?

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Ill probably ship next week, bit if not, certainly the week after.

Muskyman:
I’m going to be good to go for the shipping date.

Muskyman:
In my haste to get this bow finished I forgot to put any info on it.  So I’m guessing that I probably can’t do it after 4-5 coats of tru-oil. Also if I remember right I’ve seen that some of you knock the shine off with spray on (satin) polyurethane. I may or may not do that. I might leave that off it and if my recipient wants to dull it he can do it.
I guess I’ll include a card with the bows info on it. If I can’t get anything written on it. Not that that matters, at least to me.

Aaron1726:
I did mine with tongue oil, then painted over that, then a couple coats of true oil over that to finish it.  I think if you have an oil based paint or paint pen you could write over the true oil and then put one more coat over top once it's dry to protect it.  Not sure if others have done that before or not.

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