Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Pat B on June 08, 2007, 12:03:44 pm
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I had to post pics of this new bow to show off the backing :o. I will post the real pics later with full draw, braced, etc. This looks so good I couldn't help but show it off. It sure is hard to get a strip od leopard hide off of the leopard with it know. ;D Any guesses how I did it? ??? If you look closely you will see a clue. Pat
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Very nice looking bow Pat, My guess is linen backing and sharpies.
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next! ::) Pat
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Camo Tape.
J. D.
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I don't know, but it's darn skippy and I'd love to see more.
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I don't know how you did it, but it looks real purty.
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Man, I don't know - some kind of paint job though. Cool lookin bow, don't take it huntin in Africa - you might get shot ;D.
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Pat,You skinned the alien holed up in the basement? :o, wall paper? ;D Ya its wild looking for sure. I'd buy some!
Rich
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Wall paper of some sort. That is my guess.
Looks good.
David
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I'm guessing its a printed fabric, looks like a couple of tiny wrinkles above the handle in the one closeup. You buy it new or steal your wife's spandex Capri pants?
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Borrowed a bit of the wife's lingerie, perhaps?
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very cool looking. my bet is a printed fabric.
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Some are close but no cigar yet! ;D I'll post pics this evening of the secret process. Pat
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contact paper?? ???
gift wrap paper?
mylar balloon?
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Ohno....! Wheres my cat?.....Brian
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Borrowed a bit of the wife's lingerie, perhaps?
Nope it was his Tarzan suit. ;D
Wrapping paper. Lilly
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Looks like silk.
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gift tissue paper, the kind that you put in a gift bag to hide the present... ;D
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Wifes silk stockings in leapord skin pattern?
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Leave it to Marie to spoil everything! ;D Yep, It's tissue paper with animal print on it. I have leopard, zebra, tiger, giraffe and cow. My wife is an artist and lately she's been playing around with paper mache. She was ordering some colored tissue paper from an art and craft supplier when she saw the animal print and brought it to my attention. :o
I cut two 2" wide strips, sized the bows back with TBIII and laid it down. The problem with tissue paper is once it gets wet it gets real fragile and tears at the lease provocation. With the irregular back on this bow the wrinkles were hard to get out.
I will post more pics and the info about this bow this weekend. Pat
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What do I win? What do I win? ;D ;D I might have some thoughts on how so keep it from tearing. Another thing to think about with tissue is to buy the bleeding kind. You can lay it down on paper...I use light colored construction paper but i bet it would work on wood and you paint it with water. Then after the water permeates the tissue you lift up the tissue leaving the dye. The colors bleed giving it a watercolored look. My guess is the kind you used, Pat, is non-bleeding. If you try the bleeding kind practice on paper and a wood sample before doing it and remember it will always come out lighter than the color you choose. Makes for great valentine's cards for kids to make! ;D
Do I sound like a mom or a pre-school teacher? ;)
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Cool idea, bet you'll get a bunch of copycats on this one
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Man I should listen to my wife. She told me it was tissue papper. She saw someone modpodge a storage trunk with the alligator print to make it look like a gator skinned trunk. Justin
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There is a lesson in that...wife right :) wife right :) wife right ;D just keep reminding yourself every day all day long and your life, justin, will get much better than it is already!!! :D
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Oh Please !.....Scheesch ;D............."non"
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Marie, For guessing correctly you win my respect and admiration! ;)
Lily...I mean Justin, Listen to what Marie tells you. It will make life easier. ;D You can tell how perceptive she is just by the way she picked the correct answer. ;) Pat
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Poor Bob (non) his life will never be as good as Justin's if Justin is smart enough to take my advice. :'( I bet Pappy would back me up on this and look he has a thread called "life is good" plus Joanie lets him play all weekend in his shop!! He ain't no dummy! ;D
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I repeat, Oh please............. scheesch ! ;D Btw I think "wife right", "wife right", "wife right" is called "henpecked" ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D..............bob (non)
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I thought non was an Eastern Indian(from India) flat bread. ::) Pat
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I promised I wouldn't give him a hard time but since he seems so opposed to the whole "wife is right" campaign....Bob sent me a pm about t-shirt and when he went to sign Bob he accidentally hit Non...maybe it was a freudian slip or something... :o But he obviously has a great sense of humor (either that or just types really badly) he continues to sign Non with a smile of course. :D
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:D :D :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D.been called lots of" thangs " before but never a bread ! ::) uh........Who was Freud ?..........bob (non) ;)
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That's way cool, Pat. I was gonna guess fabric fom a leopard-print Freudian slip ( :) ), but then we all know that you have your methods for obtaining used feline parts. ;D
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This thread is so funny, I spilled my coffee :P
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My wife always tells me I should listen to her more because she's always right...and occasionally she is, but not "always"! ;D
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Here is the stuff I used for this bow. The package cost about $6 and there are 5 sheets(24"x30")of each pattern in a package. Probably any large art and craft supply store would have these. My wife said that this stuff with the animal pattern is heavier(relative to other tissue paper) than most. I would think some even a bit heavier than this would be better. It probably wouldn't be as susceptible to tearing while working with it. It would be easier, and come out better with 2 folks working together with it. I have a Cherokee style osage I've made to donate to a local archery club to be raffled off. I think I will use the tiger striped paper. That ought to look good on a side nock bendy handle bow. ;D
Well, here it is... ...Pat
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My wife always tells me I should listen to her more because she's always right...and occasionally she is, but not "always"! ;D
She is right about as often as she agrees with you right Greg. In fact that is exactly when she is right. ::) :-X Justin
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Neat idea Pat and nice looking bow. I READ somewhere that no kittys or chickens were safe in the Carolinas and this adds to the proof ;D
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That's funny - whatever material's available works.
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LOL's...way to go Pat.....I love it. Oh BTW.....just remember...If MOMMA ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy....
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Did you hear that, Non? :o ;D ;D :P
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...... Gee, I thought this was about "wife right" not "wife happy ?" Btw I didnt know this was a campaign, hmm....military term ! ;) :P ;D ;D ;D......non (bob)
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My wife just told me that this is a very creative idea, and to try some on one of my bows ;D
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On this bow I used watered down Elmer's white glue to put the tissue down on the bow. Yesterday I tried to put another print down on a bow but used TBIII undiluted. DON"T DO IT! This the glue first before applying the tissue. Because the tissue is so thin and the glue thick it was hard to get an even application. I ended up removing it all but will try again.
I did size the back of this bow with a thin coat of TBIII to seal the wood from the moisture that would be taken up from the glue and backing material. I guess that doesn't sound logical but who ever said I was logical. ::) After all, it is Sunday morning. Pat
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Don't let Pat fool you, that's actually a cut-up pair of his weekend going-to-the-nightclub drawers :o
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Steve, in actuality it is part of my Freudian slip! ::) What can I say! ;D Pat
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Pat, one of the ways I put decals on my models is to use a layer of wax paper over the decal. The decals are fragile, but with the wax paper over it I am able to squeegee, with a thin plastic card, the excess fluid out from under the decal. You can even use a "stiff" sponge, or a stiff paint brush.
Dick Bernier
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Hey Pat.....why not tae one of your "thigh highs" .....pull it over the bow tight into the toe on one end....straighten the pattern to what you want....then glue it thru the hose. Thebn when it dry's you can release the tension and trim the excess......wooohoo.... ;D
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JPitts is having way too much fun with his thoughts! :o ;D
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Shucks......and I thought I was just getting into the spirit of the conversation.... ::) :P
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That isn't a pretty vision Pat in tights :o :'(
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Looks good, Pat. Very interesting backing. Jawge
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Thanks George. I meant to post more pics(full draw, etc) and the stats and specifics about this bow but the time got away from me. I'll try again tomorrow afternoon. Pat