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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #720 on: April 10, 2014, 08:52:56 pm »
Oh boy Jordo! Bub got you good on that one! The ol' fart still has some game to him.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #721 on: April 11, 2014, 12:02:14 am »
LMAO..  Just got back to check this. Man I needed a good laugh!
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Offline BOWMAN53

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« Reply #722 on: April 11, 2014, 12:15:22 pm »
lmao keep it up bub, ill tell everyone about your decoy!
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #723 on: April 11, 2014, 04:38:59 pm »
Quote from: DuBois on April 09, 2014, 12:20:50 am
Hey bubbles, was that your mulberry?

Yepper. Heat treated it too. About 3 inches north of the handle.  I tried scraping them away and retillering to 40# but, they came right back.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #724 on: April 12, 2014, 02:37:46 pm »
I'm still trying to decide which will be the trade bow; mulberry self bow or buckthorn with sinew.
The bows might decide for me since I still got a long way to go yet.

Mulberry still at long string stage.

Goat hide is on over the sinew.

How do you guys treat the edges of the hide?

Seems like I saw where people used a sharpie or something along the edge when finishing??
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #725 on: April 12, 2014, 02:57:26 pm »
Once it is good and dry I use a smooth bastard file to dress up the edges.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #726 on: April 12, 2014, 09:54:48 pm »
Do you stain along the edge to kinda make a border or just leave it wood to hide?
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #727 on: April 13, 2014, 12:24:16 am »
Here's a pic of the little ash bow.  I got it down to the min requirement for weight not quite the draw length.  I will post more tomorrow.  And get some opinions  :).  The yellow ochre didn't turn out the way I wanted over such a large area so I color matched it with acrylics.  I like the look of it a lot.

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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #728 on: April 13, 2014, 12:51:50 am »
DuBois, if I stain or dye the rawhide I dress the filed edge. If not I just add the Tru-Oil finish and sometimes burnish the edge a bit to smooth it out.
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Offline DuBois

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #729 on: April 13, 2014, 06:50:01 pm »
Thanks Pat, that was the answer I was looking for.

I like the ash Idaho, what's the dimensions?
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Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #730 on: April 13, 2014, 09:23:09 pm »
They are 49.5" ntn and 1.5" at the fades to 8" from tips tapering down to about 3/4".  Shoots pretty fast.  I have it drawing to 25". 
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Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #731 on: April 13, 2014, 09:50:27 pm »
Here are some pics of unbraced and braced.  The top limb is the one with the wiggles little of a twist there.  Hasn't seemed to affect the shooting at all.  I'm going to do a small handle build up because it's 1 3/8" at the handle and pretty thin so I think it will help.



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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #732 on: April 18, 2014, 03:13:23 pm »
ttt.  hows everyone doing?
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Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #733 on: April 18, 2014, 03:15:37 pm »
Plugging away.  How bout you Jordo.  I have a couple in the mix and am going to pick the best or least worst  :o
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #734 on: April 18, 2014, 03:25:08 pm »
Weather hasn't been cooperating very well. I'm finishing up a couple kids bows this weekend and will try to get a fresh start Monday. Suppose to rain all weekend here so outdoor work will be stymied.
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