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Offline Josh

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Wife's Bow
« on: October 28, 2010, 10:27:56 pm »
IT'S NOT PURPLE, IT'S OXBLOOD.  (LOL just kidding Nate)   ;)

It's actually just purple tissue paper used to wrap gifts.  My wife wanted a bow so she could learn to shoot and she wanted it to look like a girl's bow so this is what I came up with. 
It is Osage Orange and 63" NtN and 30 Lbs @ 26".  6 coats of tru oil and two coats of satin poly.  It was hard to glue the tissue paper down on the bow--you have to make sure the tissue paper is straight because once it touches the glue, it's gonna rip if you try and adjust it too much.  I just kinda pushed all the air out and left it textured which gives it a little more character I think.  I also incorporated  a different design on the handle wrap than I usually do.  The arrow pass is Purpleheart and I made it a little extra wide to accomodate for her not used to shooting yet.  I got her to do the full draw but I still haven't taught her about anchoring and drawing yet.  Whaddaya think?  Thanks for looking!  :)










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Re: Wife's Bow
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2010, 10:34:37 pm »
Josh, very nice  8)
i like the "OXBLOOD" tissue paper too
gives it a nice "earthyness"
tiller looks spot on too dude
if this dont get ya "favors" nothing will  ;)
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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2010, 10:42:20 pm »
LOL thanks Tim... "favors"  ;D
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Offline NTD

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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2010, 10:50:51 pm »
Dude That's PURPLE!!! ;D  Great looking bow, I like the textured look of the tissue paper too looks almost like leather.  Really like the handle wrap too.  Lucky Gal, first bow's 'sage.
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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2010, 10:51:32 pm »
Take the "favors" while they're still offered :P ;D >:D
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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2010, 10:55:03 pm »
dang nice bow Josh glad to see you know how to build one with the arrow on the correct side lol ;D  ,Nates been married a while cant you tell.  glad to see your back at it!!
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Offline Josh

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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2010, 11:13:41 pm »
Thanks Nate and Ken!  This might be my last one for awhile, I am going Tuesday to meet with my surgeon to schedule my surgery.  I am aiming for the second week of November but that is up to him when it happens really.  Glad you guys like it.  :)
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2010, 11:20:16 pm »
 Very impressive Josh. the tiller looks great and the profile is stove pipe straight. great job on a fantastic bow. Even if it IS PURPLE. ;D :o
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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2010, 11:51:21 pm »
 Very nice Josh, yea, it's purple ;). I bet that tissue paper was a pain in the butt to glue down.Good luck on the surgery.
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Offline Josh

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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2010, 12:29:44 am »
Thanks Keenan and Eddie!  :)
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Offline david w.

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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2010, 12:46:24 am »
great tiller :)
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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2010, 01:05:19 am »
Great tiller and a nice girlie finish, too!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Wife's Bow
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2010, 01:17:42 am »
Cool bow Josh. The tissue paper does have a "leather" like look.  I'm sure Kitten will love it!  ;)
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