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Offline RatherBinTheWoods

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Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« on: April 19, 2018, 03:40:42 am »
This is my first paddle design bow. It's made of ash and 58" ntn. 44# @ 26". Heat tempered the belly. I was going to paint it originally but then found this really nice cotton fabric left over from a quiver project which I decided to use as a backing and decoration in one instead. As I thought sinew over this huge area might be counter productive (if anyone has experience of this I'd be interested to know) I just sinewed the recurves as an experiment and it seemed to work out nicely.

Hemp twine handle, strip of rabbit fur around the tips, 5 coats of danish oil and a final coat of linwax finished it off.

Seems pretty quick and snappy, it's shot in now but hope to take it around the 3D course soon to see how it does in the wild. See what you think.

BTW I'm only ever allowed 4 pics on post but I see some with more can anyone enlighten me as to why that is? I've had some nice close-ups of the tips and handle I wanted to include too :0)

Cheers

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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2018, 03:42:29 am »
V Nice  ;D
I like the shooting at the camera shot
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2018, 04:08:11 am »
Very nice!it mean you can only post in sets of 4 per post
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2018, 05:29:19 am »
Well that decorated cotton looks great on there. Almost as good as your bend. Nice job RatherBinTheWoods.
To post more than four pictures hit the reply tab again type in anything and post four more pictures.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2018, 07:19:22 am »
      I noticed and like the way you are tillering from your fulcrum point of your handle on the rounded cradle...Great job and beautiful backing man...Nice...
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2018, 08:17:54 am »
Excellent. Those limbs certainly appear to be THIN.
Congrats!
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2018, 08:47:31 am »
Really like the art work and bend on your bow.Nice work.
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Offline CallanJ

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2018, 12:05:32 pm »
Very nice bow.  That upper limb looks like it has some propeller twist to it.  Did you make any attempts to straighten it or is that just an optical illusion?
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Offline Springbuck

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2018, 02:39:57 pm »
Dayam!  Looks like a great shooter and I actually wish I had some of that cloth.  Great looking pattern!  Very handsome.

  Did you apply the cotton pre- stretched?
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Offline RatherBinTheWoods

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2018, 04:33:54 pm »
Thanks for your comments everyone 

Bjrogg - thanks for the tip ;0)

Callanj - it has but I generally leave it unless it’s very severe or affects alignment of the tips.

Springbuck - yes I dampened it and stretched it as I was applying. I keep smoothing it out until the glue is semi dry and air bubbles are gone then wrap with cohesive bandages over night. I then put a layer of waterproof glue on the outside too.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2018, 08:18:23 pm »
Wow man, that's a sweet one, and not something you see everyday. Props my friend, props! (-S
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Offline ntvbowyer1969

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2018, 11:27:17 pm »
Very nice bow. Love the art work and awesome bend on her.
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Offline DC

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2018, 09:54:26 am »
Very nice. I have always envied artistic people. Whenever I try something like that it looks like you left the bow in a chicken coop.  Great job.
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Offline M2A

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Re: Cloth Backed Paddle Bow
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2018, 10:28:28 pm »
Great looking bow! Very nice tiller and that paint job is beautiful.
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