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Offline ken75

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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #30 on: June 19, 2010, 12:23:17 am »
lol, ifn i dont do em first , i just got a bunch of wood today, watch out here they come

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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #31 on: June 19, 2010, 06:20:24 am »
A fantastic and absolutely cool looking bow - and NO, your are not going too far - I am curious about the next one  :D
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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #32 on: June 19, 2010, 08:02:08 am »
Absolutely astonishing!
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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #33 on: June 19, 2010, 08:07:51 am »
That bow......is beautiful!   

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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #34 on: June 19, 2010, 08:17:52 am »
Rich, thanks for the recipe. I'll get some to working and give it a try on some test pieces. I am trying to build this rifle period correct and was wondering about how to stain it.

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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #35 on: June 19, 2010, 09:38:09 am »
If you google "homemade wood stains" you can find a lot of useful formulas such as these:

Concentrated tea (10 bags of black tea per quart) steeped an hour and the bags squeezed, works for all woods.

One fluffed out steel wool pad in 2 cups vinegar and sit overnight.  For tannin bearing woods like oak

Soap-less (read the bottle) Ammonia straight from the bottle brushed onto Oak.

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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #36 on: June 19, 2010, 06:09:22 pm »
Wow ! Thats a prime example of natural beauty brought out by a skilled artisan , nothing hiding the natural beauty of the wood and a great way to show technique.
 Too far? Tough call , if its functional and capable of taking game no, if an example of skill set definitely not.
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #37 on: June 19, 2010, 11:28:11 pm »
That bow, and the craftsmanship in it,are incredible.  God bless
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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #38 on: June 20, 2010, 02:21:21 am »
I'm late to he party but let me add my WOW to the list...
Amazing work Rich. You are taking these bows in new and interesting directions that is for sure.

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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #39 on: June 20, 2010, 08:16:27 am »
Me too, but absolutely agree with the others.


WOW :o :o :o


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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #40 on: June 20, 2010, 09:31:42 am »
Rich that is an amazing bow. It scares me a little as far as thinking of pulling it back all day long but I just can't stop looking at it. Thanks for sharing. Dean

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Re: Going to far? / sculpted oak mollegabet....(not bom)
« Reply #41 on: June 20, 2010, 01:08:56 pm »
Rich great work my friend, love that grain!  Holey cow!  I'll call u soon.  TTYL

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