68 Super-K basket case

[ishi1archer]

Just got this 68 Super-K from my brother. He picked up for 10 bucks at a yard sale. Going to restore it. Will try to post pics on the way. Scott
 

[4runr]

Wanna double your money??        


Heck of a find! Congrats and good luck. Make sure you post pics after the refinish.

[reddogge]

I'd gladly give $10 for it.  Nice project.

[Whip]

Beautiful!! I need to start crusin the yard sales!

[Jon Stewart]

I wonder what conditions caused the bow to look like that?

[stagetek]

You've got your work cut out ! Can't even imagine what that bows been through.

[reddogge]

I wonder what conditions caused the bow to look like that?  

High speed drill, finish crazing, old and bad camo job wearing off.

[d. ward]

thats a sweet bow good hit right there and not that bad of condition...as for the blisterd finish I would venture to say the thing that caused that normaly would be from using the bow on warm or wet day and then placing the bow into one of those black vinyl zipper cases and then leaving the bow in the car putting it in the barn or basement still in the case and not wipeing it dry.
Give it a try some time(works best on future wood or micarta handled bows)when its nice and warm out set the bow in the sun(unstrung) for 1-2 hrs and then place it into the black bow case and then in the car for an hour.She'll be soaked with sweat and if you keep doing that very often what you see is what you get bd

[ishi1archer]

I've already taken most of the finish off amd it's really in pretty good shape underneath. The linbs are straght. It does have a broken screw in one of the holes which may be a problem.

[ishi1archer]

Hey Bowdoc do you use the same method to remove the coin on these micarta handled bows?

[d. ward]

yes sir place a warm bolt on top of the coin for about 2-3 minutes and it should come right out.I said warm not red hot.....red hot will cause the micarta to burn and darken around the hole.The bolt or whatever you use to transfer the heat into the coin only needs to be warm enough to melt the hot melt under the coin to release.I'd use the hot melt stick trick to pull the coin though.If you use a pocket knife or blade of any kind digging the coin out may cause a small gouge or chip around the coin hole and man are those ever hard to sand out.keep us posted on how your project it going bd

[Jon Stewart]

Don, thanks for your response to my question on the finish condition.  The bow almost looks like it has been damp for a long time as the entire finish from limb to limb is bad.

[d. ward]

oh yeah Jon I've seen many many bear bows in that condition.One thought is it does make it easier to remove the old finish....however make sure and inspect all the glue lines on the bow after you remove the old finish and look for delaminations bd

[ishi1archer]

Hi Doc Your coin removal method worked like a charm. And your right about the finish coming off easy. There are some very faint stress lined near the grip. Should I hit them with the LT420. I want to thank you for your heil since this isn't puttting any money in your pocket. The world needs more sharing people like those here on Tradgang!! Scott

[ishi1archer]

Ok  here she is all sanded out and the holes filled ready for the first coat of finish. Scott
 

[59Alaskan]

Looking good so far!

[d. ward]

if it were me I would maybe try and fill the stress cracks with india ink and LT 420 before applying new finish bd

[Whip]

Great looking bow