The Super Kodiak before and after

[jhg]

When asked by Dan Bertalan what bow he'd pick of all  era bows, Fred Bear said he'd go right back to 1976 and grab a Super Kodiak.

Joshua

[Margly]

Nice job  

[Pointer]

Elbow grease I'm sure...lol. Seriously, I've refinished 2 SK's and the finish on those old Bears is really thick. You need to do a fair amount of sanding before you reach glass and wood. Add the paint that was on Cottonwood's bow and I'm sure you've got a real sanding job on your hands. I use 80 or 100 grit to start out and work up to 220. It's a whole lot of work but well worth it.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Very nice    

Tracy

[ronp]

Nice work.  Those Super Ks are sweet shooting bows.

[Cottonwood]

I want another one now.... LOL

[Night Wing]

My first hunting bow was a one piece Bear 60", 40# @ 28" Super Kodiak that looked exactly like the one in the photo. I sold it in 1978 and I regret that decision to this very day.    

[stagetek]

Cottonwood, very nice Super K. Curious as to why a 10" brace height ? I shoot alot of Supers and find they shoot well between 8 and 8 1/2". Thats measured from the deepest part of the grip to the string. Oh...you will never own too many Super Kodiaks !

[Cottonwood]

Originally posted by stagetek:
Cottonwood, very nice Super K. Curious as to why a 10" brace height ? I shoot alot of Supers and find they shoot well between 8 and 8 1/2". Thats measured from the deepest part of the grip to the string. Oh...you will never own too many Super Kodiaks !

I don't know why the 10", but the measurement I took yesterday gave 10" on this one.  Maybe I got to many twist in the string, as when I got it, all the strands were staight with no twist.  Maybe I will back it down and see how it shoots with less twist to the string.

Right now it is shooting so nice.  Here is a video I did yesterday, for a FSF that we do on another traditional forum board.  The object was to hit a ketsup pack suspended inside of a empty water bottle from sitting on the ground at 10 yards.

 

This morning I went out with a differant arrow, using an Easton Legacy 2020 cut at 29.75" with a 160 gr tip.

 

[maineac]

Very nice job!!!  Much better.