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Hazelnut bow build-a-long (fixed pictures)
Dane:
Gordon, let me join the parade of praise for this buildalong. Wonderful information, and I learned quite a few things from you. I am also impressed with how neat and organized your shop area is. Chaos is more my style, so I have to do better there!
huntinoly:
Great build along Gordon, I am keeping this one in my favorites so I can look at it when I am building bows. Thats one beautiful bow and it looks like a shooter. I finally have a stave dry enough to work on, got it floor tillered the other day, hope to finish it in the next few weeks. Let me know when the next bowyers meeting is. Greg
1/2primitive:
Bowmaking is aready an art, but you are one of those rare people who raises the bar........about a mile.
Sean
Gordon:
After letting the bow dry for a couple of days I made some minor adjustments to the tiller and then final sanded the bow. I used 100-grit to remove any remaining tool marks and then lightly sanded using 150, 220, and 320 grit paper.
I’m going to stain the bow using an alcohol based dye. I’m going to use a black dye for the handle accents and tips and light brown for the limbs.
Gordon:
I start by applying the black dye to the area around the handle.
I then use a rag soaked with denatured alcohol and an abrasive pad to feather the color into the limb.
Next I dye the tips black.
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