Author Topic: Winter project #1 (TG trade bow) (Read 1288 times)

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #40 on:** January 21, 2012, 07:07:00 PM »

Looking sweet Pat.

Osagetree · « **Reply #41 on:** January 21, 2012, 08:37:00 PM »

The olde stoves a real beaut! Thanks for the extra time and pics Pat!!

red hill · « **Reply #42 on:** January 21, 2012, 09:08:00 PM »

Pat, when you "saturate" with super glue, how much glue?
Great bow.

KellyG · « **Reply #43 on:** January 21, 2012, 09:17:00 PM »

Pat that is really interesting handle.

My grand parents had that same stove in there house when I was growing up.

Pat B · « **Reply #44 on:** January 21, 2012, 11:23:00 PM »

No problem Joe. This stove is our primary heat. It does a good job at heating our 2000sqft house.
Wait til you see the tip overlays, Kelly.
Red, until it won't take more. It really doesn't penetrate a bunch. After I smoothed it with a rasp I found places I'll have to reapply.

mwosborn · « **Reply #45 on:** January 22, 2012, 12:10:00 AM »

Nice looking bow!!

DVSHUNTER · « **Reply #46 on:** January 22, 2012, 12:56:00 AM »

Lookong good pat. Those rocks can be handy for lots of stuff.

Pat B · « **Reply #47 on:** January 23, 2012, 02:48:00 PM »

Thermal mass, DVS!
I added leather tip overlays and shaped the tips and overlays. One tip was off a bit so I shielded the leather tip and rawhide with aluminum foil and gingerly heated and straightened it.
I have her tillered out to 50#@26". I braced her to her regular brace height and left her to "sweat" for a few hours. Then I went out and shot about 15 arrows. She has a bit of hand shock at my 26" draw but whenm I stretched out the shock was lessoned.
Here is a pic of the tip with thr raw leather added...

...and the overlay shaped...

Here she is at her regular brace height...

...and from the end...

and after sweating for 2 hours and shooting 15 arrows here is what she looks like just unbraced...

not too shabby for a lil' old 2" osage pole!

razorback · « **Reply #48 on:** January 23, 2012, 03:13:00 PM »

Thats a great looking bow there Pat. One of these days I'll be able to do something that nice.

Pat B · « **Reply #49 on:** January 26, 2012, 03:16:00 PM »

I was getting a bit of hand shock so I re-shaped the tips to eliminate some of the physical tip weight...

She is now tillered out to 28" and just over desired draw weight...

Pat B · « **Reply #50 on:** January 26, 2012, 03:20:00 PM »

The cave type drawings on this bow will be similar to these...

Bel007 · « **Reply #51 on:** January 26, 2012, 08:17:00 PM »

Pat

What type of ink are you using on the rawhide and then how will you finish the bow, tru-oil?

Looks great. Very inspiring work.

Pat B · « **Reply #52 on:** January 26, 2012, 11:16:00 PM »

India ink and Tru-Oil, Brian.

SportHunter · « **Reply #53 on:** January 26, 2012, 11:22:00 PM »

Great bow, turning out very nice. Now I know what to do with that osage pole in the garage, thanks.

WestTexan · « **Reply #54 on:** January 27, 2012, 12:15:00 AM »

Really nice Pat.....wasn't many days ago that was just a stick.

Osagetree · « **Reply #55 on:** January 27, 2012, 04:33:00 AM »

NICE!!!!!

KellyG · « **Reply #56 on:** January 27, 2012, 11:44:00 PM »

Pat you are one of the master artisans on this site. I know and this swap proves they are many such artisans. But still I am always impressed with your work.

Pat B · « **Reply #57 on:** January 27, 2012, 11:59:00 PM »

Thanks so much guys. I just do what I do. When I started building wood bows there were very few guys doing it. Just seeing how many folks are interested and involved gives me a big thrill. Being part of it all is a bigger thrill!

John Scifres · « **Reply #58 on:** January 28, 2012, 08:54:00 AM »

ranger 3 · « **Reply #59 on:** January 28, 2012, 09:27:00 AM »

Pat, I still don't understand (even after a 1/2 doz bows) how you tiller out a bow and get no set. Great bow.

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