HH straight bow build... Finished!!

[kennym]

Yep on sealing the coco, CA or shellac seems to work.

For me it seems to be OK ,first coat, then turns gummy with 2nd coat of poly....

[Razorbak]

Justin..that is a sweet bow..cant wait to see how your hybrid turns out

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Hey guys! So I sprayed the first coat of spar urethane on the bow at around 10 am.... How long does this stuff take to dry? It is still slightly tacky. I also used thin CA glue to cover the entire riser and tip overlays. Then went through 220-600 grit paper to smooth it all out like glass!

Looks really nice with the first coat on eh?
 

[Roy from Pa]

It's ok I guess  

[Razorbak]

That looks sharp. Might take longer to dry with all this rain we got Justin

[jsweka]

       

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Thanks guys

[Trux Turning]

Looking good- if it doesn't dry try some bullseye shellac as a sealer.

[bigbob2]

Very purty  

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Thanks guys! What a pain in the butt it was to get the clear coat to harden. It was tacky even after 24 hours of curing time. I sanded it off and then added a thin layer of CA glue, sanded that and then did another thin coat of clear... same results. I was frustrated with this so I took the bow up to my local small paint shop where I know the owner. I showed him my bow and after looking over my work on building it he handed me a can of sanding sealer. He told me that if this stuff didn't work than nothing would. I went home and followed the directions on how to apply it. Sanded down the bow and did another clear coat. Two hours later SUCCESS!!! The clear is completely hard and looking pretty darn good for the first coat. I plan on lightly buffing the high spots with 0000# steel wool in the morning and then signing the stick... Still dunno what I want to name it or even if I will. Then I will add two more clear coats.

My buddy and LT. at the police department that I work for is a big bow hunter. But he still has wheels. He has seen this bow throughout the building process and has been in aw of it. Since I have another bow in the oven I am going to gift this to him and take away his training wheels. The only stipulation I will put on it is that he must take it to the woods this spring and fall with me so that I may take some pictures of it. Its going to feel real good to pass it along to him because he has no idea that it's going to be his.

I will put up some pictures tomorrow of the finished bow.

[bigbob2]

What a great gesture! Bow looks terrific too.

[Echatham]

dude i love it. im gonna have to build one.

[Razorbak]

that's a awesome thing your doing for him...good for you bud!!!!!

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

After re sanding the bow once again and adding two coats of sanding sealer to it I was able to get a beautiful finish with wipe on poly. I don't know if my spar was bad or something which would not let it set up, but after three days I finally just put the final coat of clear on her.

Hopefully it is a beautiful day tomorrow and I can get some finished pictures up of her.

She has her marking now!!!

This is prior to clear coats
 

[MoeM]

Hm I have an similar issue right now- wiped on maritim spar on my hybrid and can sayd "touchable after 4h sandable/next coat after 14h"- 24h have passed and it still feels soft and sticky...
I`d still prefer oil/wax if it would do same protection and not wipe away my wifes beautiful signing!

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

I let the ink dry and did two coats over it... Still looks fresh with no issues even with the wipe on poly.

[Razorbak]

that is sweet!!!!!!! great job

[MoeM]

Yes I guess poly is not that solvent as oil!?

[Dan Bonner]

He'll of a nice bow! Way to go!

Bonner

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Well today I took this bow out for its first time at a 3D shoot. Man did she shoot nice! Here are some final pictures of the bow. Best I can get right bow being that they were taken from my phone.


Comments Welcomed!!!