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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #660 on: March 30, 2014, 08:59:14 pm »
Thank you very much Pat.  I love it :D
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #661 on: March 30, 2014, 09:04:18 pm »
You are welcome Matt.      The rawhide tip ends are just glued down. I usually would have a wrap here but thought I'd try it without. If it starts to lift there a simple thread wrap set in glue will hold it down.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #662 on: March 30, 2014, 09:06:20 pm »
Sounds good.  Thanks for the tip.
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Offline rps3

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #663 on: March 30, 2014, 11:12:45 pm »
Congrats on a beautiful bow Matt.
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Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #664 on: March 31, 2014, 06:37:47 am »
Got a little work done.
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Offline skarhand

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #665 on: April 01, 2014, 10:09:36 am »
More progress, glue up on Saturday afternoon:



And last night after cleaning in up and starting to take the limbs down some:



After I glued on the Hickory backing, it was so stiff I couldn't even bend it with most of my weight and the floor, lol. So I started off by taking almost 1/8" off the whole thing and shortened and inch or so off both sides of the handle. Now it is looking pretty curvy. I got it to about #35 @ 18". I want to take a bit more off mid-limb to get it bending more there. Then I'll take it out a bit more.

I actually had to take off one of my sweat shirts last night it was so warm in my shop! (42°F) LOL.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #666 on: April 01, 2014, 10:14:43 am »
That's fixin to be a pretty cool bow man. 
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #667 on: April 01, 2014, 01:36:45 pm »
Got my tips narrowed some and experimenting with leather dye. Haven't finish sanded yet so the dye isn't perminate yet. Moose antler tips.

Looking good josh
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Offline bubby

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #668 on: April 01, 2014, 03:19:47 pm »
blaflair your gonna cover up that beautiful yellow wood :o, say it aint so
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #669 on: April 01, 2014, 04:39:51 pm »
hmmm looks familiar lol
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Offline Blaflair2

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« Reply #670 on: April 01, 2014, 08:52:45 pm »
Lol yea jordo it's like ur recurve  :P

Only a little bubby. It'll still be yeller
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Offline DuBois

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #671 on: April 01, 2014, 09:16:36 pm »
Wow Idaho, Looks like the American dream AND a Pat B bow. Can it get any better?
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Offline hunterbob

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #672 on: April 01, 2014, 10:46:09 pm »
Well tonight when I came home from work . There was a plastic tube waiting on me from RPS3  . I opened up a beautiful HHB bow with just the right amount of character . Very very nicely done. This bow is smoking cool. I can't wait to shoot it. Dark out now worked till 9 tonight. But wow was I surprised when I got home. Thank you so much Bob . I can tell you poured your heart into this bow. I will have to get ahold of blackhawk and get him to take and post some pictures for me. Maybe tomorrow he is only like ten minutes from me. Thanks again RPS3 (Bob)
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Offline hunterbob

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« Reply #673 on: April 01, 2014, 10:50:17 pm »
All yeah I got some fur from RPS also. Some mink. I will put that to some good use. Thanks
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Offline JonW

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« Reply #674 on: April 01, 2014, 11:20:32 pm »
A few more coats of finish and I'll be ready to ship.
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