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Hillbilly:
That's a great looking bow! I like that profile, looks like a good'un.
Ryano:
Hey that turned out pretty nice! Did you have to tweak the limbs like we were talking about?
tpoof:
Yes Ryano and then some! :o lol
When I first bent the limbs with dry heat I must have stressed one limb big time, and cracked it! never noticed till I let the sinew dry out and put it on the tillering tree, one curve just pulled right out and twisted bad, one stayed good.
Put the heat to her again to try to regain some curve to match the other and retwist it some and I overstressed it again and cracked the limb closer to the tip this time,,,holy s--t!! :o ( this bow never really wanted to be a recurve I'm thinkin)lol ::)
So I made up some of the Jay Massey finish (epoxy and acetone)mix to a thick sirup and slapped it over the weak limb curve while having it tied to properbend and twist position! about 4 coats worth of epoxy ??? ::)
Next day it was hard as rock, put it back on the tree and darned if it didn't hold!, the curve looked good! had to retiller big time to get the limbs to match but now that I've shot it about 100 times its holding better than the other limb!??
I'm going to finish her off with those Garter skins ( I hope) and use this bow as a learning tool, which it most certainly was!
I'm thinkin of wrapping the tips with thin rawhide to help with the splint effect, might as well throw everything at her! lol
Its still quite twisted but gives good arrow pass, almost like offset limbs lol ;D
This bow, Many Faces, has been a great teacher and isn't finished her lessons yet!
As it grows or blows I'll keep you's posted! ;) 8)
Thanks again guys for all the great ideas and input!
tpoof:
Well here we go!, check to see if those Garter skins are freezer burnt, one was unsalvagable 2 were good to go!
I had 2 of them in the freezer for quite a few years, maybe 8- 10, not even sure, lol.
Started to skin em out after they thawed and as I was cutting up from the vent, little babys were falling out!, :o thought they were leeches at first! but second look confirmed the baby Garters, pretty gross! ;D
They cleaned up good, tried washing them with Dawn dishsoap to degrease some and then let them dry for about 8 hrs.
They were still nice and supple when I sized the back of the bow and the skins with Knox Gelatin.
Installation went very well, I tend to worry needlessly over things sometimes! ::)
Still got to descale em and trim and finish but after alignment I think they're going to look allright!
The previous thread about the Garter snakes skins was a big help to me guys!, without youre help I'd still be in the dark on alot of this!
I've only had my computer for a year and the information is just unreal, sure makes it easier than the school of hardknocks!
Sure appreciate all the help you's have so unselfishly provided!
Here's a few of the latest pics!
Think I'll have to keep an eye open for more Garters from now on! :D
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Pat B:
Hey, Nice glue-up-along. I love the look of the garder snakes. I wouildn't kill one but if I had skins I'd use them.
Maybe you could skin out the babies for some of the bows Marius and friends are making. Pat
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