Thanks guys,
I forgot to mention that both of these bows were salvage efforts. The osage was an early bow(#4) that was whip tillered and shot very slow. I flipped the tips and sinewed it to fix the tiller.
I ran out of poundage with the hickory bow before the tiller was right so I sanded about 3/16" off the belly and glued on Ipe lams.
Both bows shoot the same spine arrows so I will end up hunting with both of them. I must give credit where it is due, I wouldn't have either of these bows without Mark. He gave me the hickory stave and the Ipe for the belly lams, and provided the inspiration and knowledge to sinew the osage.
swtchbckshtr, I only used Tru-oil. I rubbed on 3 heavy coats to seal and fill the grain, then sanded it smooth with 320 grit. After 2 more light coats I sanded it with 1000 grit wet/dry then applied the last coat. One thing I would like to share with everyone is that I used a lint free towel to apply the finish. You can get them at automotive paint supply stores or industrial supplies. The finish goes on very smooth and actually looks like it was sprayed on.
Topic: Finished a couple woodbows. (Read 946 times)
