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Offline takefive

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #20 on: January 25, 2014, 12:36:00 PM »
I agree with the Ol' funny guy    :thumbsup:
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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2014, 12:47:00 PM »
Glue lines came out really nice!

 

Got to figure out what I'm gonna do for the tips and glue them on. Also need to shape my fades some more... Gonna be a slow process!

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #22 on: January 25, 2014, 01:45:00 PM »
lookin good.
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Offline BenM

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #23 on: January 25, 2014, 01:54:00 PM »
Very nice

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #24 on: January 28, 2014, 03:32:00 AM »
That's looking great . Keep it coming!

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #25 on: January 28, 2014, 05:53:00 AM »
Looking Good. Bue--.

Offline bowhntineverythingnh03743

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #26 on: February 12, 2014, 05:03:00 PM »
Got my tips roughly shaped now and will be starting to get the limbs tillered once I kick this flu...

 

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #27 on: February 12, 2014, 05:36:00 PM »
still lookin' great!

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #28 on: February 13, 2014, 04:36:00 PM »
Well feeling about 80% today I thought that I would push myself and do a little work before taking a nap. Spent the entire morning texting ol' Roy back and forth about the bow. Good times! Anyhow here is where she is... Got her bending some but still feels a little heavy... I am shooting for 45# at 28 inches.

 
 
 
 

She is getting there... Will finish up tillering tomorrow and start shaping the handle. Then will start shooting it in for a while before I finish her up.

Want to do a cool fade of black to brown back to black tips... Gonna try leather dye I have to get a deep color and ready for hunting this spring!!!

That is it for today though.... comments welcomed!

Offline Echatham

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #29 on: February 13, 2014, 05:10:00 PM »
lookin good man.

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2014, 05:23:00 PM »
very cool-
are you going to spray the dye/finish on, or some other technique?
looking awesome!

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #31 on: February 13, 2014, 05:39:00 PM »
Gonna rub it on and then use steel wool to blend the fade area... I will do a test first though

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #32 on: February 13, 2014, 08:05:00 PM »
Looking good, I would round those belly edges down to the glue line now. Ya see those square edges close to the riser too?

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #33 on: February 13, 2014, 08:26:00 PM »
Ok bud I will do that in the am... How about my tip edges... I stayed right away from them

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #34 on: February 13, 2014, 09:36:00 PM »
Round off all edges.

Offline John Scifres

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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #35 on: February 14, 2014, 01:45:00 PM »
Those tips look pretty chunky.  You can slim them way down.  It also looks like you have a pretty proud bamboo node near the upper tip.  I would have to knock that down a bit if it were me.  Be judicious about it though.

Looking good for a plywood bow  :)
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Re: BBO Follow/Build Along (at brace)
« Reply #36 on: February 14, 2014, 03:20:00 PM »
Looking good for a plywood bow  :)

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