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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: sulphur on May 11, 2009, 04:22:19 pm

Title: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: sulphur on May 11, 2009, 04:22:19 pm

its been raining just about every weekend this spring.  what a bummer.  on the upside it have given me some time to make a few bows.  this is an ash selfbow from a board colored with black rit dye.  i mixed the dye in alcohol and spread it on with a cotton rag.  not to heavy, i wanted a grayish color.  it turned out pretty well i think.  i have used this on arrows a bit but never on a bow.  52# @ 27"  66" ntn.   still raining a little but i shoots my 550 grn poplar arrows pretty well.  top limb seems to me just a tad weak.  i didn't even notice till i saw a pic of the full draw.  i gues it would have been i good idea to take a full draw pic before i applied the finish.
(http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww279/sulphur7/CIMG2112.jpg)(http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww279/sulphur7/CIMG2114.jpg)(http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww279/sulphur7/CIMG2115.jpg)(http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww279/sulphur7/CIMG2116.jpg)(http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww279/sulphur7/CIMG2117.jpg)(http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww279/sulphur7/CIMG2119.jpg)
sorry no Manny action shot.  i have no stumps around my place.  that always looks so cool ;D.

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: Pat B on May 11, 2009, 04:36:33 pm

Nice looking bow Sulphur. I like the way ash takes stain. Very cool looking.

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: El Destructo on May 11, 2009, 04:50:55 pm

Looks nice....like the Dye Job too....and One Manny Padrone Squatting on Stumps all pumped up is enough for one Board!!!

                                                                   :o     >:D      ;)

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: nathan elliot on May 11, 2009, 04:55:36 pm

Nice finish on that bow sir. I love the fact it never rains in my workshop, silver cloud eh ;) ;) Who cares about the rain.

Nathan.

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 11, 2009, 07:51:27 pm

Yes, sir! It's a beauty! Jawge

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: The Burnt Hill Archer on May 11, 2009, 11:07:27 pm

very nice. ive used rit dye on a couple of bows lately, and im pretty happy with the results. not as nice as yours, but still good. i think your tiller looks fine.

Phil

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: Aosda on May 12, 2009, 01:06:55 am

Great job.  I like the way the dye brought out that grain.  What did you finish the tips with, I can't tell from the pic?  Any close ups?

Tavis

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: chep on May 12, 2009, 01:12:21 am

Great job on that bow. I like the dye job.

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: Pappy on May 12, 2009, 06:31:04 am

Nice looking bow,the dye job,looks great.The top may be a little weak but don't look to bad,the main thing is if it shoots good. :) I have got to where I do take a full draw picture before I call it quits
on the tiller,it seems to help to be able to study it a bit when drawn by hand and not on a tiller tree,sometimes it looks different.Nice job. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: Marc St Louis on May 12, 2009, 10:00:15 am

Nice bow

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: OldBow on May 12, 2009, 05:24:43 pm

Good use of Rit dye. Looks like a very fun bow. (ps love that clock in the full draw pic!) Bookmarked your bow for May Self Bow of the Month.

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: venisonburger on May 12, 2009, 05:33:00 pm

I like the color, I think you did a great job.
VB

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: Hillbilly on May 12, 2009, 08:29:30 pm

Good job, I love the way the grain in ash wood picks up stain and dye. The tiller will probably even out over time, the bottom limb often tends to get weaker after a bunch of shooting.

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: sulphur on May 12, 2009, 11:11:34 pm

thanks for all the kind words guys.  Aosda the tips are osage i thought it needed just a little color.  will look better once the osage darkens a bit.

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: smokeu on May 12, 2009, 11:20:28 pm

That is a nice weapon you got there. I think it looks great...plus I think the corner of your picture frame throws the looks of the full draw pic.

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: brownhillboy on May 13, 2009, 01:33:58 pm

Nice looking bow!  I like the way it took the dye too, good job. :)

Title: Re: ash selfbow w/ rit dye
Post by: John K on May 13, 2009, 03:39:58 pm

Looks like a keeper to me  ;D

Good job !