Author Topic: New and Unusual (Read 1503 times)

John Scifres · « **Reply #20 on:** July 16, 2011, 05:34:00 PM »

You are way too kind folks. Thanks. I've been working on bows all day so I am having a blast. I tillered a osage recurve and am correcting another one. Wish I could find another black snake skin

Thanks again.

KellyG · « **Reply #21 on:** July 16, 2011, 07:10:00 PM »

the talent on this site is just wow. I hope to be like most of you when I grow up.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #22 on:** July 16, 2011, 09:07:00 PM »

Very nice John.

mwosborn · « **Reply #23 on:** July 16, 2011, 11:29:00 PM »

Very cool John - keep your videos coming - love to watch them and as a beginner I am learning a bunch!

Mitch

burnt · « **Reply #24 on:** July 17, 2011, 10:54:00 AM »

Wow John! that is a really cool bow and an even cooler idea. I would like to shoot it? please?

burnt · « **Reply #25 on:** July 17, 2011, 10:58:00 AM »

O yeah, John where is your black rat snake honey hole? I might want to drive back and forth down that road until i find one. wink, wink

Adam Keiper · « **Reply #26 on:** July 17, 2011, 11:11:00 AM »

John, That looks fantastic! Very original, too. Nice work.

Mark Baker · « **Reply #27 on:** July 17, 2011, 08:46:00 PM »

Very Nice, John! Great idea....and a great skin on the back of that bow too! Just remember for future reference, that imitation is the highest form of flattery....

don s · « **Reply #28 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:06:00 PM »

what a cool bow. when you said about using muskrat fur for string silencers it reminded me of when i made my daughter a bow. i did use the muskrat fur and she commented that it looked like i tied a dead mouse to her string. again, i think your bow is awesome and obviously a one of a kind. don

Shaun · « **Reply #29 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:33:00 PM »

Very nice John. It reminds me of a couple bows, one had a hand art painted snake skin on the entire back. The other had a snake heads carved at the fades both ends. The snake head bow broke but was very cool looking. The hand done "snake skin backing" looked like it took a lot of time but was also very cool. Never saw one with the snake carve wrap for a handle.

2treks · « **Reply #30 on:** July 17, 2011, 09:52:00 PM »

That is cool John! very cool!
Shaun, was that one with the two heads eating an Egg that was the grip? That bow was the coolest I have seen. I think it did break tho.

John Scifres · « **Reply #31 on:** July 17, 2011, 11:10:00 PM »

Man you all should see this thing with a few coats of poly on her. Gorgeoous. I'm thinking about a leather handle wrap. Would that look ok?

Stiks-n-Strings · « **Reply #32 on:** July 17, 2011, 11:37:00 PM »

John if your gonna cover up that sweet handle with a wrap then just send it to me, I'm tuff enough enough to shoot her without a wrap :D

don s · « **Reply #33 on:** July 18, 2011, 01:10:00 PM »

i remember an article where the bowyer would carve faces of "wood spirits", i think they were called, on his bows. he would carve them on the belly side on the upper fades. i also remember a carving of a frog also on the upper belly fade. if i remember correctly, it was in PA, several years ago. does it ring a bell with anyone else? don

Kyle Lancaster · « **Reply #34 on:** July 18, 2011, 01:37:00 PM »

Don s,
I've seen that on John Sturtevant's bows. It's stunning!

Kyle

John Scifres · « **Reply #35 on:** July 18, 2011, 04:22:00 PM »

Yes, I have seen several of Sturtevant's bows with carvings in them. He is a great woodcarver.

Osagetree · « **Reply #36 on:** July 19, 2011, 07:27:00 PM »

Just watched your vids again. Just a thought with the dremel tool; a shorter bit might provide more control?

Again,,, great job! I still wanna see that rat head strike plate, tail and muskrat silencers...

KellyG · « **Reply #37 on:** July 19, 2011, 07:30:00 PM »

yes I agree with Joe John a finished pic would be awesome.

steadman · « **Reply #38 on:** July 19, 2011, 07:54:00 PM »

John, you make AMAZING bows!

John Scifres · « **Reply #39 on:** July 19, 2011, 10:21:00 PM »

I put several spray coats of gloss poly. I'll finish up with some satin poly tomorrow night and then put the strike plate on. Then I'll get a finished vid or pic up. In the meantime, check out the first 3 shots from a little reflex tip bow I made on Saturday for a guy I cut wood on. I might have to keep it

This one is 58-1/2" NTN, 40# at 27". It's got a semi-locator handle and arrow rest. I'm pondering doing some checkering on this one.

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