Hickory backed black locust bow (laminate) (full draw added)

[OldBow]

Great full draw - A real possibility of this bow giving you BOM wins back to back.

[medicinewheel]

hey ryan!  -  keep looking at these pics: that dye job on the back, did you use a sponge to do that??
really like that!

frank

[Ryano]

Thanks Don. I'm glad you like it ! 
Frank, the dye is aplied with a crinkled up plastic bag. Here's another shot.

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[1/2primitive]

Nice bow! And yes, interesting stain, I may steal it form you. 
    Sean

[Jesse]

Full draw looks really good.

[medicinewheel]

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Frank, the dye is aplied with a crinkled up plastic bag. Here's another shot.

looks fantastic; will try that, too, sometime...
frank

[Ryano]

Thanks guys.  Steal away ! I got the idea from a custom paint shop. They painted a motorcycle fuel tank and side covers sorta like that.

[Ryano]

We raffled this bow off over the weekend at the archery club. Made $355.00 for the club and Charlie "the hawk"s wife Rusti was the lucky winner. I wonder if she's going to let him shoot it.....lol. 

[Far East Archer]

Wow Ryan! What an awesome bow that is!
I really like the color combinations and the smooth profile it has, excellent.

btw, do you know how thick the BL was before the fades?
From what I see it looks about 1/2-5/8, ya?

Again, great bow mate!
Alex

[GregB]

So that's the latest beautiful bow Cha Ching is in love with! I can see why he's so attracted to her now! Another great looking bow Ryan! What do you use to tape off area's you don't want stained? I had some bleed over on the last bow I dyed, I was using maskin tape.

Greg

[Ryano]

Alex,Thanks. It was actualy a 3/4" thick locust board.
Greg, I don't use tape. Its just aplied with a paper towel and the edges are sanded with a block to get the smooth straight edge.

[Dane]

So that's the latest beautiful bow Cha Ching is in love with! I can see why he's so attracted to her now! Another great looking bow Ryan! What do you use to tape off area's you don't want stained? I had some bleed over on the last bow I dyed, I was using maskin tape.

Greg

Greg, you can go to a fine art supply store and get some liquid latex masking. Painters use it on canvas and also on various paper and other surfaces. It would probably work fine on wood. You paint it on with a brush, dries fast, and when you are done, you simply peel and scrape the stuff away.

Dane

[Ryano]

Yes Dane but you still have to put the latex on straight.....
Trust me, you can slop it all over the way I do it and sand paper on a block will straighten you edge lines right up. 

[ricktrojanowski]

Beautiful bow, tiller looks great.  Looks like a real screamer!!

[Phillip K]

whoof Dude , That's fantastic.PK