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Offline carpin'mark

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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #20 on: February 28, 2014, 08:51:00 PM »
Great looking bow, nice colors, what are the limbs, bamboo, maple? Looks great together.
Don't worry, Roy is gonna come out of the wood shed one of these days.
Uh-Oh, I may have just made 'the list'.
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Offline critman

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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #21 on: February 28, 2014, 10:00:00 PM »
My eyes aren't that good anymore. Just ship it to me and I will closely examine it over the next few months....seriously, that's one fine bow. Great job Randy.
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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #22 on: February 28, 2014, 10:10:00 PM »
Thx for the great comments everyone. Carpin Mark, it's boo veneers over action boo. All the accents are from the same piece of bocote. Everything came from KennyM. Starting a new form for a more mild rd soon. I'm thinking bout cocobolo with myrtle veneers. Still debating.
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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #23 on: March 01, 2014, 07:14:00 AM »
Nice job and a beautiful piece of bocote there.
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Offline red hill

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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #24 on: March 01, 2014, 05:09:00 PM »
Pick, Pick, Pick, Nope! Nothing to pick on that I see!
Sweet bow!
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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #25 on: March 01, 2014, 05:15:00 PM »
Randy, great job man!!
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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #26 on: March 01, 2014, 11:14:00 PM »
That looks like a very nice job to me! Your patience has paid off!
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Offline day_stalker

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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #27 on: March 07, 2014, 12:11:00 PM »
Great bow.  Really motivates me to get my 1st started
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Offline goobersan

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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #28 on: March 07, 2014, 10:23:00 PM »
what a great first bow Randy! Nice to see some wood guys not AFRAID to give glass a try (Roy)
Super job    :notworthy:
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Offline Crittergetter

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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #29 on: March 07, 2014, 11:18:00 PM »
Thanks a lot guys! I really enjoyed this build. I think I like this glass stuff! Got an idea for a mild rd, and doing a Hill has been weighing heavy on my mind lately! Then Roy's trade bow got me wanting to do a boo back bow. I've got a black walnut stave that should be dry by now! Aaahhhhh! So many bows and so little time!!!!!!  Maybe I'll be ready to do a trade bow myself next year and just swap Roy some glass for one of his beauties!!
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Offline mike hall

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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #30 on: March 08, 2014, 03:19:00 PM »
Great job. Beautiful wood choice. What type of finish did you use?
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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #31 on: March 08, 2014, 03:47:00 PM »
After talking with KennyM I went with automotive clear coat, sanding between coats. Works surprisingly well. 5 coats on the riser and 3 coats on the flat areas of the limbs. The last coat I sprayed from further away to give it more of a matt finish. I was going to hit it with some 0000 steel wool to dull it a bit more but I just couldn't make myself do it. Thought it was to pretty the way it is.
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Offline mwosborn

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Re: First glass bow
« Reply #32 on: March 08, 2014, 04:49:00 PM »
Love the wood choice - think you made the right choice on not hitting it with the 0000 steel wool!
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