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2023 bow trade - BUILD IN PROGRESS
superdav95:
Can’t wait jake! I’m sure it will be sweet.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: airkah on July 27, 2023, 11:17:25 pm ---I am so amazed and envious of how fast you make new bows Dave! I feel like evwry week I see a new beautiful bow of yours! Can't wait until I get to see this one all finished up! Whoever gets one of your bows in this trade is going to be a lucky guy. :)
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Thanks Airkah. Much appreciated. Very kind words. I’m recently retired so this new found fetish of mine keeps me out of trouble 😆
superdav95:
Went to work a bit more on this yew bow. I’ve decided I’m going to back it with raw hide. I shaped up the handle and dished out the fades a bit. The shelf is minimal. I’ll add some width when adding the leather wrap. I’ve added a about an inch of backset as it was natural deflex stave. We shall see what it retains if any. Yew can be funny with reflex retention with heat. Any preference on a stain on the rawhide? Let me know and I’ll do my best to oblige.
superdav95:
Just applied my rawhide. I used some old work t shirts cut into strips to wrap up. I used tb3 for my raw hide glue up. I find it work well. I’ve used hide glue also with good results too but wanted the waterproofing of the tb3. I pulled my bow into a reflex with string. I’ll leave the wrap on for an hour or so then pull it off and work out any bubbles that may still be there. The glue should hold it on pretty good by that point. Also included a couple pics of the handle shaped up. Cheers.
superdav95:
Here’s couple pics of the hide after set up of glue. No bubbles. All good. I think it’ll look decent when stained.
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