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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Okie on November 11, 2009, 08:53:34 am

Title: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: Okie on November 11, 2009, 08:53:34 am

Here's a bow I made for a lady in Dallas that is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. When her husband called and said he wanted to get her a black and yellow bow, I told him I'd have to do some thinking on it and see what I could come up with. Well I wanted to use gaboon ebony, but it's a little pricey, so I went with some black phenolic. It was the first time I had used phenolic and I was surprised how easy it was to work. First time to dye the bamboo all black also. I think all in all it turned out good. Let me know what you think.
Specs...
60"
40#@28"
1 1/8" at fades
3/8" tips
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Lizzys%20Bow/IMG_4820.jpg)(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Lizzys%20Bow/IMG_4821.jpg)(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Lizzys%20Bow/IMG_4822.jpg)(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Lizzys%20Bow/IMG_4824.jpg)(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Lizzys%20Bow/IMG_4826.jpg)(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Lizzys%20Bow/IMG_4828.jpg)(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Lizzys%20Bow/IMG_4819.jpg)(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Lizzys%20Bow/IMG_4829.jpg)(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/jlholman/Lizzys%20Bow/IMG_4830.jpg)

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: Aries on November 11, 2009, 09:34:27 am

That bow is awesome!! ive been wanting to make one like that for a while! It looks great tiller is on the spot and the colors are beautiful

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: cowboy on November 11, 2009, 09:37:34 am

That's one beautiful bow John! Love the contrasting laminations and the black boo. Lady from Dallas should love it.

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: dwardo on November 11, 2009, 09:49:39 am

Lovely bow in finish and tiller :)

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: knightd on November 11, 2009, 10:10:56 am

Looks good..  ;)

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: Pappy on November 11, 2009, 10:15:11 am

Beautiful bow Okie1,she should like that. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: Okie on November 11, 2009, 11:41:46 am

Thanks guys!!
Aries, you're around Chickasha aren't ya? You should come up sometime. I'm always workin' on bows. Just ask my wife. >:D

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: brownhillboy on November 11, 2009, 01:42:50 pm

That's real purdy, I like it! :)

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: Josh on November 11, 2009, 01:47:44 pm

cool bow!   :)  -josh

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: medicinewheel on November 11, 2009, 02:46:03 pm

This bow looks GREAT!

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: Aries on November 11, 2009, 03:04:49 pm

Hey i may take you up on that sometime when i get some time off from college stuff, i deffinitlaly could do for a lesson in laminating ;D ::). I have boo and sage so i could bring my own toys to play with too  ;). ill pm you and maybe we can get together some weekend

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: Hoot on November 11, 2009, 06:02:10 pm

WOW!  That is sharp!  Great job

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: OldBow on November 17, 2009, 08:51:45 pm

And I have this fine BBO bookmarked for Nov Laminate BOM

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: kerryb on November 17, 2009, 09:21:15 pm

great looking bow.

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: OldBow on November 17, 2009, 10:27:50 pm

Quote from: OldBow on November 17, 2009, 08:51:45 pm

And I have this fine BBO bookmarked for Nov Laminate BOM

Evidently this is a glass bow because of the phenolics used. Not for BOM

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: Okie on November 18, 2009, 05:53:19 pm

It's a linen based phenolic??? ??? Don't people around here back bows with linen? No big deal.

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: HoBow on November 18, 2009, 06:07:20 pm

Is phenolic a thermosetting resin? 

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: recurve shooter on November 18, 2009, 06:45:59 pm

wow. this is like politics, only about fiberglass instead of a health bill.  ;D

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: HoBow on November 18, 2009, 07:11:26 pm

Funny recurve!  Around here FG is a four letter word worse than communism ;D

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: recurve shooter on November 18, 2009, 07:12:21 pm

yup. i know it.  ;D

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: mullet on November 19, 2009, 09:35:05 am

 Well it is good to go in the handle area.

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: zeNBowyer on November 19, 2009, 09:37:57 am

Outstanding  looking  bow,  bamboo and black:)

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: Postman on November 21, 2009, 04:36:27 pm

Wow - great lookin' bow. A Steelers logo would look great on the riser. Especially in Dallas... >:D

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: Okie on November 21, 2009, 11:30:49 pm

My thoughts exactly Postman... If I'd a had one I'd a sure put it on there. Thanks for the compliments guys.

Title: Re: BBO for a Steelers fan
Post by: NTD on November 22, 2009, 02:19:24 am

Glad to see it made it back here.  Great Bow man looks awesome.