christmas exchange '12 time to move'em out

[bubby]

Im done just got to get some pics up!     maybe tomorow


o.k. now your just trying to make me fill bad , Bub

[bowtarist]

DAMN!!! I really missed out this year.  Ding Dang 'ol job.    You guys are going above and beyond.  Love that stuff you all's makin!!  dpgratz

[Stringman]

Ok I must confess a failure of sorts... I was trying to delude myself into thinking that the bow I was working on (which came in light) would be adequate to send off. However, after receiving good counsel from a friend I have decided to remake and hope for better results. I brought 2 staves along and am in the final stages of assembly, now, on what I hope to be my gift for the exchange. I still feel confident I can meet the deadline, but my butt is in high 3 right now.

Here's a little peek:



"If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right!"

Scott

[bubby]

that's lookin' sweet Scott, i know i'd take her, Bub

[ionicmuffin]

  It broke! i dont know exactly what happened but it broke I was heating some reflex into the tips(using a heat gun and jig) i had a small amount of weight on the other end helping it to slowly reflex as i applied heat. I thought it was going well, then crack! If i can salvage it let me know what thoughts you have. otherwise im going to use it as a test to see how well boiling the tips work...

[skyarrow]

Aww now that sucks   

[seabass]

that sucks bad muffin.i was hoping that bow was headed my way.stuff happens.

[bubby]

look's like a fair amount of force was needed to do that, dont need to boil, just steam for 45 min per 1/2" of thickness, then you have to hustle getting it bent before it cools. as you havn't made a hole lot of bows maybe a simple flatbow for this exchange, not a bunch of time if ya get halfway thru a build and get a k-boom, whatever you decide your guy should be happy that you did your best, now all that aside, time to get scrapeing, Bub

[ionicmuffin]

yeah, i think ill set this bow aside and instead make something else. I might superglue and wrap with sinew that limb and use it for myself if it turns out. if not its a learning experience. It did fail on the belly so it could have broken because of the surform rasp marks that were there, maybe if i had made it smooth until after i had bent it, it might have made it.

[ionicmuffin]

I am at a loss as to what im going to do for my recipient now! that was all working in my favor until a few hrs ago. Maybe arrows? idk.

[Rick Wallace]

I am at a loss as to what im going to do for my recipient now! that was all working in my favor until a few hrs ago. Maybe arrows? idk.

  If its me,A big bag of 100$ bills would be ok,,,,,,,just sayin.   

[JW_Halverson]

I am at a loss as to what im going to do for my recipient now! that was all working in my favor until a few hrs ago. Maybe arrows? idk.

  If its me,A big bag of 100$ bills would be ok,,,,,,,just sayin.   

Since one of the rules is that everything has to be home made that may be slightly....problematic, so to speak.

[ionicmuffin]

well if you made the money it would be "homemade"... but i think that either way, i don't have the skill or materials to send "100$ bills" for a gift  I do think however, that i could try something else. If all else fails would any of you be disappointed to receive this?

[fishfinder401]

i wouldnt mind receiving that

[ionicmuffin]

  Thanks for your response! I believe very few of you on here have pvc bows(because this is a primitive forum) But if worse comes to worse i was thinking that this wouldnt be a bad alternative. Its close to 50 lbs although the tips are 1 inch wide and deep.