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Offline Pat B

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #495 on: March 15, 2014, 11:55:28 pm »
leather dye and a dry sponge.
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #496 on: March 16, 2014, 12:02:26 am »
Ah I see, ill have to try it sometime.
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #497 on: March 16, 2014, 12:26:16 am »
Looks like a shooter pat. Nice ...

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #498 on: March 16, 2014, 02:13:36 am »
DAMN, it's a righty, someone is gonna be happy pat, bub
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #499 on: March 16, 2014, 02:34:30 am »
Man Pat you are going to make someone's year in the third month.  That thing looks great.  Can't wait to see some shots of her when she arrives at her new home. 

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #500 on: March 16, 2014, 02:12:51 pm »
Your sponge and leather dye pattern on that bow is fantastic, Pat.  Really looks primitive and it is very effective. 
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #501 on: March 16, 2014, 02:48:18 pm »
That's beautiful pat.

Offline Pat B

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #502 on: March 16, 2014, 02:58:03 pm »
Thanks for all the kind words, guys. Different types of sponges will give different effects. We used to use this method for dying leather belts and bags when we had our leather shop in the mid 1970's.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #503 on: March 16, 2014, 03:04:29 pm »
Hmmm, I wonder how this would work using a feather instead of a sponge????
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #504 on: March 16, 2014, 03:19:49 pm »
Do I smell a staining build along???

Buckthorn is at 4 1/8" reflex all by itself and I will get to tillering n the next week or 2  ::)
Still got the mulberry to tller too but got sidetracked by a couple reworks of past less than awesome bows. Seemed like a simple idea at the time and then opened up some worms.

Will be posting them in a short while (week or 2  ;))

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #505 on: March 17, 2014, 01:27:18 pm »
Ttt!
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Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #506 on: March 17, 2014, 01:33:28 pm »
JW, you could probably get some pretty cool designs using a feather.
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #507 on: March 17, 2014, 01:56:14 pm »
here's a feather camo tech. that I've used, dirtydan's how to JW http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,9142.msg129646.html#msg129646
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #508 on: March 17, 2014, 02:04:37 pm »
I remember that thread. I think Dan was the first person(that I know) that made a turkey feather bow backing too. I think it is his artistic brain coming through.   Haven't seen Dan around here lately.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #509 on: March 17, 2014, 04:43:11 pm »
yep Pat the guy is an artist for sure, I've used this several times and it makes a fantastic camo
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