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Hazelnut bow build-a-long (fixed pictures)
cowboy:
Thanks Gordon, that does make for an attractive bow ;D.
Otoe Bow:
Gordon: Outstanding build-a-long. You've set the standard, and now that the Hazelnut's nearing completion, what are you going to do next so as not to leave us hanging?
Otoe
Gordon:
Thanks Otoe. It will probably be a while before I start another build-a-long - they are a lot of work to pull together. I'm kind of hoping that this will spur some of the other excellent bowyers on this site to do the same. Some of the build-a-longs that I would love to see include a short recurve (hint to RyanO), west coast indian flatbow, bamboo backed tri-lam (hint to bowmo), self-backed flight-bow, turkish horn bow, osage character self-bow, a Gauva longbow (Manny?) and a sinew backed juniper brush bow (Keenan and/or Dave). There are so many great bowyers on this site just think of the wealth of knowledge that would release.
Gordon:
After a few coats of finish have been applied it is time to sign the bow. For this task I will enlist the help of my wife Jayne who has much better handwriting skills than I do. She will use white acrylic artists ink with a calligraphy-style pen.
The area to be lettered is prepared by sanding lightly with 400-grit sandpaper. My signature is written on the top limb and the owner’s name and bow specs on the bottom limb.
And here is what the lettering looks like when done.
Now I can continue applying the remaining coats of finish to the bow.
cowboy:
Good idea :). I did the same, that's about as far as wifey gets into bowering ;D.
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