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Hickory bow build.
Aaron1726:
Really enjoied following this build. Glad it turned out as nice as it did even through all it challenges along the way.
M2A:
Great build along. Lots of good information on the build and the solutions for the problems that could be encountered. Thanks for taking the time. Final product looks great, all around. Just a plain WOW kinda project. Fella getting this piece is getting something good.
Mike
superdav95:
--- Quote from: M2A on April 12, 2023, 06:42:57 am ---Great build along. Lots of good information on the build and the solutions for the problems that could be encountered. Thanks for taking the time. Final product looks great, all around. Just a plain WOW kinda project. Fella getting this piece is getting something good.
Mike
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Thanks mike. It was a learning curve for me this one. I’m happy with it in the end and hope the recipient will be too.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: Aaron1726 on April 11, 2023, 07:27:31 pm ---Really enjoied following this build. Glad it turned out as nice as it did even through all it challenges along the way.
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Thanks Aaron. I actually enjoyed the challenge of this accidental horn bow as well. My intent initially making this bow for my friend was not to post it as a build along but it did put me on the spot to put out and overcome. I think it’s an important lesson for us Boyers to realize that these kind of challenges are just part of bow building. It’s rare when we get the perfect pieces of wood to work with but more often then not we need to find solutions to overcome with less the perfect pieces. This piece has taught me a few lessons I will not forget. Each bow can teach us something. It’s easy to fall into the trap of doing the same bows and not expanding the comfort zone of builds. That’s what I love about this craft. Lots of guys on here and elsewhere that are great builders know the importance of raising their bar. A lot of guys And gals that I look up to and aspire to be like are challenging themselves in their builds. Glad to be part of this community.
Thanks again guys for all the kind words and following along.
superdav95:
Ok so I put several coats of tru oil on after sanding it all down. The recipient as I mentioned before wanted the natural look so I honoured this and named this bow “The Natural”. Seemed fitting. Put some basic stats on the belly of bottom limb and called it done. The horn really shows the grain nice in the sun. Thanks for following along on this one.
Dave.
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