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Offline Arrowind

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Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« on: February 09, 2013, 07:26:26 pm »
Here is a bow I built for my friend.  When I started building bows he let me borrow his band saw for 5 or 6 months.  I thought it would be cool to make him a bow.   I built it over a year ago…well I guess it’s been almost two years.  Wow time flies!  It’s sad to say that it’s been sitting in my closet waiting to be finished. 

The top limb has his last name “Owens” written on it.  The bottom has his first initial “R” for Rob.   The Scottish lion is also drawn there.   I added some Celtic knots to frame the words and create some kind of boarder. 

Now after so much time has passed I pick it up and can see all my mistakes and am almost embarrassed to give it to him.   It has a hinge in each limb (more pronounced in the top limb) It is a little whip tillered when it should probably be more circular.  (I tapered the thickness rather than keeping it even.)

The other kind of bummer thing is that when I finally decided to pull it out of my closet and FINISH IT ALREADY I decided to clean all the dust off of it and thought it would be a good idea to wipe it down with alcohol.   NOT a good idea.  I had all the artwork done (in ink)…..and well it smeared.  Fortunately I only smeared the top limb and I caught it before I did too much damage.  It’s still painful after having spent so much time on that part of it.

I don’t mean to be overly negative.  It still shoots pretty well and I think he will probably like it. 

Hickory
66 inches TTT
43lbs @ 29
The handle is leather stitched with red B50.
Finished with wipe on poly

Thanks for look’n
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2013, 07:27:09 pm »
More pics
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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2013, 07:43:40 pm »
I bet he loves it!  Cool bow.  How did you do the art work?
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Offline Don

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2013, 07:51:14 pm »
Very nice bow and the art work is beautiful. Seeing as I from Scottish descent.
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Offline ksnow

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2013, 09:50:59 pm »
That artwork is amazing!

Kyle
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Offline Ozzy

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2013, 09:53:41 pm »
Love the bow think the art work is freaking awesome  ;)
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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2013, 10:00:33 pm »
Beautiful bow, I could just hang it on the wall and look at it O:)
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2013, 10:01:35 pm »
Wow! beautiful as always. Do you free hand all your stuff or do you trace from a template?
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Offline Adam

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2013, 10:16:33 pm »
Great bow and absolutely beautiful artwork!
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2013, 10:25:22 pm »
Awesome!  That is a beautiful bow.
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2013, 10:37:32 pm »
Quote from: mwosborn on February 09, 2013, 07:43:40 pm
I bet he loves it!  Cool bow.  How did you do the art work?


mwosborn - thanks!  I did the art on this one by creating a template - transfering it to the bow - by applying graphite to the back of the design (on paper) then tracing over it.  This leaves your design on the bow in pencil.  then I traced / colored with ink.  I use fine tipped pens that are supposed to be smear proof and fade resistant.   
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Offline Zion

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2013, 10:41:37 pm »
That is so cool.... that scottish art is awesome! bet he loves it!!
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2013, 10:44:19 pm »
Don, Snow, Ozzy - thanks!

Knapper - I hoping by buddy will be hanging it on HIS wall.   :D  Thanks!

Weylin - Hey man, thanks!  I usually free hand the work on paper first then scan it into my computer clean it up or make changes and print it out to use as my template then transfer / trace to the bow and go from there.  this way It's easier to correct mistakes because I'm doing it on paper first.  Having a copy on my PC allows me to print out another template If I somehow screw up the first one.  This helps becuase it sucks to only have the original if something happens to it and you need it!  Been there and it's frustrating!  Thanks agian!  I really apprecaite it.

Adam, hrhodes - Thanks!
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2013, 10:45:48 pm »
Hey Zion -  thanks!  I hope he does. 
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Offline adb

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Re: Owens Bow Hickory Pyramid
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2013, 10:49:55 pm »
The artwork on your bow is absolutely amazing!!! The rest of it is awesome, too.
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