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Bamboo, Ipe Hickory Build (Repair In Progress)
Sanford:
And some more of the tillering process....
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Sanford:
Yeah thanks again Josh! You'd think attending a nationally ranked engineering university (University of Illinois) would require some sort of intelligence.....
.....i guess not....
Sanford:
Also, been thinking ahead here, and can't decide what to finish the bow with. I have used a number of different brands and methods in the past. I built an Ipe backed with Hickory, and used Deft because i was told it dries on anything, and it did, and looked and still looks amazing. Would use it again and still may but for one problem, it seems to scratch off. For that bow i shoot off the knuckle, and i have a spot worn where the arrow hits the handle. Some may say, well just get a strike plate duh! But i like the simplicity of that bow. Im ok with a little where, its easy to see where i grab the bow everytime. But i've noticed it scratches in other places easy too. So i plan on re-finishing that bow, while making handle adjustments for comfort/asthetics. so any advice on finishing IPE would be good too.
So other more important question is what people would reccomend for finishes in general that bring out the woods natural color for the bow i'm making now. I'm not a big fan of staining the wood, as I feel like the natural wood color looks the best in most cases if done right. Also, i want it to be a protective finish. What i don't want is for my bow to look like it has a layer of glass on it because the finish is so thick haha. So yeah i guess i'm picky? so what.
So yeah, looking at protective, satin/ low gloss. Now witht hat strip of IPE, i'm willing to put some seal on it so a normal finish can be used for the rest, because i know some won't dry on ipe. any suggestions there would be good too.
youngbowyer33:
lots of people use tung oil or tru-oil, but i like to use Minwax wipe-on poly, it's clear satin and it looks great, really brings out the color.
Sanford:
Ok so coming right along here
I have been doing a little bit of tillering here and got about 6 inches or so. I decided I actually want to make a higher draw weight. Shooting for about 70-75. Shouldn't be a problem considering this bow is like an iron tank with the combo of woods I got glued up.
I also started on the Knocks, nothing too fancy, I'm kinda going for a simplicity theme with this bow. Still going to shape the knocks a lot before its done, just got the rough cut out.
And really, I don;t know if i smell or what, but any input on tillering and tillering advice on the R/D would be helpful, and I'd love to get the input.
Also, check out that little file kit, went to lowe's looking for a specific file to do the knocks, and it was about 8 dollars. Then i saw that 23 piece kit for only 18. I was like what? jackpot. Totally worth it!
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