Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Dean Marlow on June 10, 2010, 01:41:41 pm
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I have take down Osage bow that is about complete that has 2 different colored Osage limbs. I didn't use side by side billets and as you can see one is quite a bit darker than the other. What would you recommend to get the one limb a little closer in color to the darker one. I was thinking some Rit Dye but would like your advise. Dean
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It will darken on its own over time, but so will your dark limb, LOL. UV rays cause osage to darken I would just leave it like it is... maybe it will even out eventually but i think it looks cool like that... More of a conversation piece. :)
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If it were mine I'd leave it. I think it'd look plenty good. How about a picture of it strung?
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Sounds nutty but you can rub it down with clorox and put it out in the sun. It will darken right up.
It will also raise the grain.
David
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O.K. here are some pictures of it out in the sun.
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Nice looking bow. I would not mess with the colors. Let it darken naturally. I like it the way it is.
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give it a couple of months and it will be waaaaay less noticeable... :)
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That's a nice looking bow. I'd go natural too. Jawge
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We will leave it like it is. When I get it completely done I will show the end results.
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Dean its always a treat to see your work. Boiled lineseed oil in the sunlight will darken that limb (suntan with sun lotion). Very nice bow.
gmc
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Bleach will darken the wood as well
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Take the lighter colored limb and lay it in a sunny local during the day. Leave the dark one in the....dark. ;D It'll catch up perty quick,If you let them age together, the lighter limb will never catch the other one.
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beautiful contrast...I would keep the character. I havent seen many two tone osage bows like that.
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I've been told about the bleach method. If it was mine I would leave it just like it is. I like the different toned limbs. It adds character.
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If you must darken it...you can always use Red Devil Lye...that will darken it almost immediately...I would leave her alone...and let Her age naturally myself...but the Lye will work...just wear Gloves...and make sure that You neutralise it afterwards too...
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Cover up the dark limb and lay it in a tanning bed for a while ::)
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Oven cleaner will darken it also, spray on leave it a minute and wipe off.
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Oven cleaner will darken it also, spray on leave it a minute and wipe off.
Yep...thats the Lye in the Cleaner that does it...just like the Red devil Drain Cleaner does....
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Man, that bow is nice! I was wondering if you got the pieces for the take down from a piping/hardware store or if they were from the "pre-packaged set" that I have seen for sale online? If it was the pre-packaged set, then how easy/difficult was it to work with? I have heard/read mixed reviews on it.
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I had the same thing on a takedown,I stained the light one,I did it with several coats ,I also stained the darker one with the same stain ,just real light,it turned out pretty good,I could tell but nobody else that didn't no couldn't. Nice looking bow. :)
Pappy
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Almostpighunter this was an on line sleeve set. The main thing you want to do is make sure you have your billets squared up as much as you can on the ends where the sleeves will go. When you get the sleeve's the brass sleeve will be very tight. I used flat files and emery cloth on the brass fitting. You will be able to see where you need to file or sand on the brass fitting as it will leave a mark where it is still to tight. Dean
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Osage will darken fast in sunlight. I was chasing down a ring and had to leave and left the stave clamped in the vise after three hours in the noon sun it was already turning. Where the stave was clamped in was still yellow as well as the side turned from the suns rays. A dye might make a change you can't get evened out without even more dye. I have bows that I had to retiller drop the weight and had scraping mark of yellow on a brown aged surface that evened up after a couple years .