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Offline ohma2

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2017, 12:28:08 pm »
Thats a fine looking bow .

Offline leonwood

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2017, 01:42:52 pm »
Now that's wild I've just finished a fumed mulberry bendy, too. Hope I find time to make some pics after christmas.

Your work is excellent, love it.
I've seen handle wraps like this somewhere ...

Thanks, can't wait to see yours!
Oh and you are absolutely right about the handle wrap O:)

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2017, 04:49:38 pm »
Simple, but far from easy. Fine tips, nice details. Looks like a really smooth shooter.

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #18 on: December 19, 2017, 03:14:42 pm »
Beautiful bow Leon!

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #19 on: December 19, 2017, 04:00:51 pm »
Thanks guys!

Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #20 on: December 19, 2017, 06:52:14 pm »
What a finish!

Offline Bob W.

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #21 on: December 19, 2017, 07:40:11 pm »
Excellent mulberry bow Leon ,  I can't wait to start on mine!

Offline Jan de Bogenman

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #22 on: January 03, 2018, 07:32:07 am »
Nice to meet you too on PA Leon. And great bow, like ever!!
Maybe try a nice linen string on this one?
Jan

Offline Philipp A

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #23 on: January 03, 2018, 08:23:32 am »
Very nice bow, I love the colour, bend and finish on it and it looks like a fast shooter as well! how do you fume it with ammonia solution? Just apply it with a rag?

Cheers,

Phil

Offline dolgima

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #24 on: January 03, 2018, 10:12:14 am »
Really nice bow. Does ammonia fume affect to performances or properties of bow ?? or just changing color ?

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #25 on: January 03, 2018, 01:36:22 pm »
Nice to meet you too on PA Leon. And great bow, like ever!!
Maybe try a nice linen string on this one?
Jan

Thanks Jan! And I save the hemp and linnen string material you gave me for a boxwood and yew primitive I am working on now!

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #26 on: January 03, 2018, 01:41:50 pm »
Very nice bow, I love the colour, bend and finish on it and it looks like a fast shooter as well! how do you fume it with ammonia solution? Just apply it with a rag?

Cheers,

Phil

Thanks Phil!
This "fuming" is done using the damps from the ammonia. I followed Simons advice on how to do this (I think he has a howto somewhere here or on his site) I use a large pvc pipe closed on one side, put the bow in and put this on top of a small cup of ammonia in the corner of my shop. Works really easy, just fumed a black locust recurve this week.

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #27 on: January 03, 2018, 01:47:07 pm »
Really nice bow. Does ammonia fume affect to performances or properties of bow ?? or just changing color ?

As far as I know it is only cosmetic. I always let the bow dry out a few days after fuming just in case. However, there is some weird stuff going on while fuming which I don't fully understand. I only sand to about 120 but when the bows come out of the fuming pipe they are extremely smooth, almost polished but without the gloss.

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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #28 on: January 03, 2018, 04:07:07 pm »
Very nice bow.  Well done
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Re: Fumed mulberry bendy
« Reply #29 on: January 03, 2018, 05:22:13 pm »
Wow.....62" lg. and 1 3/16" wide mulberry bow, pulling 28" ....good job!!.  what does the bow weight.  Real light in the hand?
That's a beauty.
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