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deer hide backed white oak
cowboy:
Thanks fellers!! You got it Bob - scralls, don't know where I picked that up - prolly from one of the kids. Far as building stuff - endeavor to persevear has always been in my vocabulary :), now if I can just get the wife off my back.
Jamie - what's your address? I'm going to mail you some prickly pear ;D. Thanks David, that hide backing isn't hard to do at all - the red look is Rit dye from the grocery store. Preciate it Gordon - knew you'd like that color scheme :), wasn't stealing your look - let's just say I got inspired. Hey Justin - ha, ha, you wouldn't think I could work wood as bent and twisted as my hands are from beating on rocks ;D, their not as bad as that oak tree was though. Had to do a lot of heating and twisting, bending etc. Learned something on those tips - after I flipped em the string didn't cross the handle any more, good experience, had to redo em.
Pat B:
Very nice Paul. Your color scheme along with the rawhide backing are striking. You got the tiller good you just took off too much wood! ;) Each one after this will be better than the last. I've had mixed luck with white oak. I built a very fast 66" flat bow years ago but the last couple have been fat and slow. Pat
mack:
Great job cowboy, an eye catcher for sure. What did you use to color the black tips? dye also? Like the leather work on the grip too.
mack
Pappy:
Very nice cowboy,That is a beautiful bow,Tiller looks good and the finish work is gorgeous.Well done. :)
Pappy
cowboy:
Yea Pat, that hunk of wood started out so heavy I thought I might take it elephant huntin ;D, I didn't take off much at a time - used a scraper only once I got it bending. That tillering thing is a real head scratcher for me, what's a good way to really fine tune once you get close to finish?
Hey Justin, and Mack - that tip dye....hmm, not sure what all is in that recipe? Naw, that's permanant marker again - hey it was handy ;D. That new masking tape they sell now, it's blue - works real good without any bleed through.
Thanks Pappy, man if there was any money in these self bows and arrows I'd be doin it full time - still a very rewarding hobby.
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