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Offline Parnell

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Re: Osage stick bow (No.79) pic heavy!
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2016, 03:33:17 pm »
Magnificent color.  Very cool bow.
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Offline dantolin

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« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2016, 03:56:41 pm »
As nice as always :)

Offline Bob W.

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« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2016, 04:10:10 pm »
Jesus man that's incredible!

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Re: Osage stick bow (No.79) pic heavy!
« Reply #18 on: May 12, 2016, 04:26:52 pm »
Incredible such a simple yet amazingly fancy bow. I love it, how does this fuming method work? Is there a build along for it? That bow bends so nice.
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« Reply #19 on: May 12, 2016, 04:28:41 pm »
Another nice bow Simon.

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« Reply #20 on: May 12, 2016, 04:57:30 pm »
Keeping it simple is sometimes hard, but this bow really stands out because of its lack of fringes.
What a killer bow. I prefer 'm a bit less glossy though.

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« Reply #21 on: May 12, 2016, 10:49:43 pm »
Very cool looking stick Simon, you are turning out beauties as usual. I love the character, profile and exceptionally smooth tiller of this one. The colors your getting from the fuming are amazing as well, good stuff coming out of your shop. :)
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Offline Lehtis

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Re: Osage stick bow (No.79) pic heavy!
« Reply #22 on: May 13, 2016, 12:57:02 am »
Wau!

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Re: Osage stick bow (No.79) pic heavy!
« Reply #23 on: May 13, 2016, 07:44:19 am »
Beautiful bow, very nice work as usual. ;) :)
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Offline johnfolchetti

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Re: Osage stick bow (No.79) pic heavy!
« Reply #24 on: May 13, 2016, 08:44:37 am »
You've done it again. That is beautiful in all respects.

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Re: Osage stick bow (No.79) pic heavy!
« Reply #25 on: May 13, 2016, 03:11:53 pm »
It looks darker at the tips. Did you use progressive(for lack of a better word) fuming?

No progressive fuming, I know what you meant.
The color is very homogen - a deep black.
What you see on the stick are reflections from environment. It's hard to describe what color the wood has, but it gets depth.


Incredible such a simple yet amazingly fancy bow. I love it, how does this fuming method work? Is there a build along for it? That bow bends so nice.

There is howto here on PA -don't remember the where I did it. But you can visit my site, on the HOWTO section is info

Keeping it simple is sometimes hard, but this bow really stands out because of its lack of fringes.
What a killer bow. I prefer 'm a bit less glossy though.

Yeah, I'm also no fan of glossy finish. But on the fumed blackies it does look great ... I cannot resist.


Thank you all for your kind compliments, glad you like the stick!
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Re: Osage stick bow (No.79) pic heavy!
« Reply #26 on: May 13, 2016, 04:01:11 pm »
Just beautiful!  Love the way the finish looks.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Osage stick bow (No.79) pic heavy!
« Reply #27 on: May 13, 2016, 04:03:57 pm »
Simon, what concentration of ammonia are you using? I think the stuff I have experimented with was only 5%

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Re: Osage stick bow (No.79) pic heavy!
« Reply #28 on: May 14, 2016, 01:27:21 am »
Simon, what concentration of ammonia are you using? I think the stuff I have experimented with was only 5%

Aaron, I use solutions of 20% and 10%. I think only 5% is a bit low. Go to a restorer shop they have the stuff you want.
You can increase and speed up with temperature, place your setup in the sun or heat up anyhow. Just be careful the stuff is dangerous on skin and eyes and lungs.
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Re: Osage stick bow (No.79) pic heavy!
« Reply #29 on: May 14, 2016, 01:36:16 am »
Very very nice!!!! Those tips are skinny..

It's so good! An absolute beauty.
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