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Offline dwardo

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Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again.... now finished.
« on: March 28, 2014, 05:40:08 pm »
Not that it needs an excuse to go off in the bottle mind.
Few sneak pics until I get a new bottle and finish it up. Its only a light one at around 45 and from a lumpy twist but straight bit of yew. Its been "fun" for want of a better word but an education. Tiller isn't the best but lots of compromises made.






More to come :)
« Last Edit: March 31, 2014, 04:25:07 am by dwardo »
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Offline bubby

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2014, 06:25:54 pm »
what the h#@%, ya big tease :laugh:, look's like a fun stave, bub
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2014, 07:09:53 pm »
Bucket list kinda bow right there.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2014, 07:29:48 pm »
Quote from: bubby on March 28, 2014, 06:25:54 pm
what the h#@%, ya big tease :laugh:, look's like a fun stave, bub

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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2014, 08:59:06 pm »
Oooooo, yew just looks great with black horn.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2014, 09:23:35 pm »
Hey Dwardo, I have the perfect solution for you, and it is soooooo easy.  I'm sending you a p.m. with my personal mailing address.  I have two never opened bottles of Tru-oil an I enjoy the process of hand finishing.  Drop that sucker in the mail and I will lay a finish on it that will bring tears to your eyes.

(hehehe, he gonna cry when  he finds out I ain't mailing it back!)

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Offline lostarrow

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2014, 10:18:15 pm »
Wiggly!
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2014, 12:34:59 am »
Nice stave. Jawge
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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2014, 03:47:03 am »
Aye I bet that one was fun  ;)
Try using white spirit to dilute it down and then strain the bits out.  :)
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Offline nathan elliot

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2014, 06:09:35 am »
That's the reason I swapped over to liberons finishing oil, it's cheaper and doesn't go off as quick. Nice looking wiggly stick you have there mate!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2014, 06:18:58 am »
Yup, that what Yew is s'posed to look like  :laugh:
Nice clean looking back on that :)
I love that stuff.
Del
(I'm always leavin' the damn lid off my Danish oil too >:( )
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Offline ohma2

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2014, 10:40:52 am »
Man that has some great squiggles going on gonna be a good lookin stick.
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2014, 10:51:57 am »
Oh , you are supposed to put the lid on that stuff .
Nice looking stick! Cant wait to see it bending!
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2014, 05:35:36 pm »
Hi all took a few more pictures whilst me n boy were digging the garden over.

Its 68ntn, no idea what kind of bow it ended up,, elb, alb, but its all that was left after removing all the bad bits :) Holds an inch of reflex after two at most heated in. It has all sorts of twists and bumps which were a pain in the butz for sting alignment.
After many an adjustment it came in about 45@27, 67ntn. Bottom looks stiff I know but seems to shoot better that way. Lost a few lbs figuring that out, been a long time since I made a "long" bow. Horn overlays and Tru-oil. Sapwood was thinned to mostly one ring. No idea if it will get a handle or not yet  :-\

 







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Offline dwardo

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Re: Forgot to put he lid on the Tru-oil again....
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2014, 05:38:10 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on March 28, 2014, 09:23:35 pm
Hey Dwardo, I have the perfect solution for you, and it is soooooo easy.  I'm sending you a p.m. with my personal mailing address.  I have two never opened bottles of Tru-oil an I enjoy the process of hand finishing.  Drop that sucker in the mail and I will lay a finish on it that will bring tears to your eyes.

(hehehe, he gonna cry when  he finds out I ain't mailing it back!)

Shame on you  O:)
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