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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: denny on November 29, 2009, 09:49:56 pm

Title: bow handles
Post by: denny on November 29, 2009, 09:49:56 pm

Hey here is some handle designs    Denny

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Title: Re: bow handles
Post by: radius on November 29, 2009, 09:53:45 pm

so this guy's cheek is the arrow strike?

Title: Re: bow handles
Post by: woodstick on November 29, 2009, 09:53:56 pm

thats cool i can see the face in it.

Title: Re: bow handles
Post by: denny on November 29, 2009, 10:15:02 pm

I haven't fiqured out how to get more than one pic at a time before it posts. Anyway , you shoot off the hand, near the top of this carving. I have more pics of it at full draw, will post..Thanks for the help and attention radius. Denny

Title: Re: bow handles
Post by: radius on November 29, 2009, 10:22:26 pm

np denny i really like your stuff.  I'm gonna try burning/carving faces in, too, that looks cool.

Title: Re: bow handles
Post by: Knocker on November 29, 2009, 10:26:22 pm

Photos are attached under "Additional Options".  After attaching one photo, just click on the "(more attachments)" next to the "Browse" button.

HTH,
Keith

Title: Re: bow handles
Post by: denny on November 29, 2009, 10:41:46 pm

Radius take a blank piece of wood 2 inch square and shape the way you like to make your handle, then take a pic out of a magazine, that you want to transfer to the handle, then, take carbon tracing paper and trace the image onto the wood. Then take a electric edger or burner pencil or carving tool and have at it. stay anywhere in the handle and fade out area, don't leave that area and you won't change the integrity of the bow. After you do the carving you can dye or stain the carving. There you have it.  Denny                                   Thanks keith I will try to do that with the pics.

Title: Re: bow handles
Post by: radius on November 29, 2009, 10:45:56 pm

thanks denny, i will do that...you won't get to see it for awhile as i'm on a bit of a forced break from bowmaking right now...but that is top priority to include on my next bow.  I will probably use a stave, and leave the handle chunky so that i can do burn in a cool image like you do.  So far i've just carved in runes as the arrow pass, on my yew bows.  but i really like what i see here.  cool stuff

Title: Re: bow handles
Post by: Pappy on November 30, 2009, 07:11:14 am

Very cool. :) Nice work.
   Pappy

Title: Re: bow handles
Post by: denny on November 30, 2009, 05:58:16 pm

Thanks pappy, I was just fooling around, got the idea from a cain maker. Den