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Hickory bow build.
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: superdav95 on February 11, 2023, 11:53:57 am ---Thanks fellas. Takin my time with this one.
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It looks great so far Dave and you are definitely to the point where it pays to slow down.
Bjrogg
Pat B:
She's looking real good, Dave. Sinew on the back should give her a lot of pop. :OK
superdav95:
Thanks guys! Just a quick update on this bow… I’ve had interruptions that prevented me getting as much done on this bow as I wanted. Buy that is the way it goes sometimes. Back at today. Got it bending real good just past brace height looking good and getting it all sized up with 8 coats of very thin hide glue mixed with sturgeon glue. I typically use a 20tpi blade to mark my grooves on the back prior to sizing. By the eighth coat it remained nice a shiny and ready to go for tomorrow when I start laying first layer of sinew. The first course will be about 45-50 grams. I like to lay it all out is little Tupperware tubs of water to keep good and wet. I weight out my sinew dry then separated into bundles for each limb. This is the system I find works for me to keep organized. It’s a sticky mess otherwise I find. It’s so important to get the good base layer of servers thin coats of glue to get it to adhere well. Thanks for following along!
Selfbowman:
Is that buffalo tip overlays I see? Can’t wait to see this one done!
Muskyman:
Looking sweet Dave.
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