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Gluing ivory strike plate?
Mesophilic:
Thanks guys. I ended up inlaying with epoxy and clamping down all the edges so it wouldn't curl up. I'm nit the best at inlaying as you can see, and carving the ipe was a real PITA so I needed the epoxy for its gap filling properties IMO.
On the first attempt I had filed flames in to the edge of the strike plate that faces the back of the bow, and it looked really awesome. But no way I do not posess the skills to carve out the flame shapes into the wood so ended up more plain.
I think it'll look alright once I get the handle wrap on, and it covers that lower portion.
osage outlaw:
I used piano ivory for tip overlays. I glued them down with superglue
Mesophilic:
--- Quote from: osage outlaw on April 29, 2020, 01:21:47 pm ---I used piano ivory for tip overlays. I glued them down with superglue
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Do you by chance have any pictures? I was trying to think how to do tip overlays, but these thin ivory veneers baffle me on how to pull it off. I was thinking maybe a laminate by gluing them to some micarta or G10.
BowEd:
Nice strike plate......You could use them on edge of your tips also.As a high lite on your tips.Cutting a slot.Locking in a recurve then too.
Ivory in the past was sought after because of it's denser qualities than horn for highly articulate scrimshawing.
A few items scrimshawed.The horn I did myself.Coon hunting was my main hobby then along with buckskinning.The walrus tusk ivory disk and rosette on elk horn scraper was done by a fellow buckskinning friend artist in trade for hair-on buffalo brain tan leather back in them days.Indian ink and 0000 steel wool used to scrimshaw.Good pair of glasses too.
Reverse side of walrus tusk showing nerve center.
Mesophilic:
--- Quote from: BowEd on April 30, 2020, 08:18:59 am ---Nice strike plate......You could use them on edge of your tips also.As a high lite on your tips.Cutting a slot.Locking in a recurve then too.
Ivory in the past was sought after because of it's denser qualities than horn for highly articulate scrimshawing.
A few items scrimshawed.The horn I did myself.Coon hunting was my main hobby then along with buckskinning.The walrus tusk ivory disk and rosette on elk horn scraper was done by a fellow buckskinning friend artist in trade for hair-on buffalo brain tan leather back in them days.Indian ink and 0000 steel wool used to scrimshaw.Good pair of glasses too.
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Ed, you never stop amazing me with your talent.
I'm not a very good artist but I feel the need to try this scrimshaw stuff out now.
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