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2022 Bow Trade - complete
Mo_coon-catcher:
Those guys are looking awesome guys!! I’m getting excited to see which one will make it into my hands.
Flntknp17, I use a lot of truoil and it generally dries for me in about 6 hours. I put in on pretty thin. I’ll put a bit in my finger, spread it as far as it’ll go and rub it in for a few seconds to make sure it’s good and thin and warms a little
I’ll be getting back to working on my bow soon. Between grappling tournaments, family stuff, and work I havnt had much time for building lately. I’ll be demonstrating self bow building at a renfair the next couple weekends so I can probably make good progress and a backup bow. Probably getting it done. But will focus on the trilam for the main bow.
Kyle
Allyn T:
Where is the fair at?
Mafort:
--- Quote from: Mo_coon-catcher on April 22, 2022, 02:01:12 pm ---Those guys are looking awesome guys!! I’m getting excited to see which one will make it into my hands.
Flntknp17, I use a lot of truoil and it generally dries for me in about 6 hours. I put in on pretty thin. I’ll put a bit in my finger, spread it as far as it’ll go and rub it in for a few seconds to make sure it’s good and thin and warms a little
I’ll be getting back to working on my bow soon. Between grappling tournaments, family stuff, and work I havnt had much time for building lately. I’ll be demonstrating self bow building at a renfair the next couple weekends so I can probably make good progress and a backup bow. Probably getting it done. But will focus on the trilam for the main bow.
Kyle
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I’ll be doing the same at a fair in Indiana.
Flntknp17:
I worked on finalizing tiller and sanding/smoothing and scraping the bamboo on my BBO for the trade. I have shot the bow about 200 times now and left it strung for 8 hours to "soak". It sprung back to the original shape and hasn't lost any of its original 2.5" reflex so I think it probably won't take any set.
Matt
superdav95:
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--- Quote from: superdav95 on April 20, 2022, 07:52:23 pm ---Few more pic after several coats of tru oil.
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Dave, how long does your tru-oil take to dry? I have used it on a few bows, but it takes FOREVER (months) to dry and sometimes I wonder if it ever actually gets truly dry and loses its tackiness. I have heard people in drier climates have better luck with it. Thoughts?
The bow is beautiful BTW and I also love using leather dyes for the bow backs.
Matt
Thanks Matt. Much appreciated compliment. I do several very thin layers like has already been said too. About 7-8. I also use my finger to spread it on likes others do. Now I do something a little different after all my layers are on and it had had a week to dry. I use toothpaste. Yup. Toothpaste and do small circular rubbing over the entire surface of the back. This gives it a depth to the finish. I got this idea from whelyn except he uses a bonami powdered cleaner and mixes it with little water to a paste to rub with. I couldn’t find any so I used toothpaste and it works like a charm. The finish is noticeably better imho. As for not drying. I’m in a humid climate and I don’t have issues with drying so long as my layers are thin and dry to the touch between layers then a week after all layers. 8 layers my seem like a lot but it’s worth it all said and done with final result. Your true oil may be getting thick and drying out possibly too. I had to throw half a bottle out because of this. This may account for long drying times if the cap is left off for a length of time. Another tip I picked up from whelyn … I put a pin hole at the top of the foil seal under the cap and tip the bottle slightly onto my finger for a drop to minimize air drying the rest of the bottle while applying a layer to the bow. Hope this helps ya.
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