anybody for leftovers... pics pg5-finally!!!

[fujimo]

hey Craig, been working on it some, making a few changes to my form- just to make things a little easier to work with - not the shape!!
will post some pics as soon as i get it finished.
how are you guys keeping down there- getting cooler up here- might have to put on a T shirt tomorrow!  :D

[timbermoose]

no shirts and still in shorts. wouldn't know it's winter.    lol

[Pheonixarcher]

Was in the UP last weekend for a little ice fishing. Only about 3+ feet of ice on the smaller lakes. It got down to -17*F one night without the windchill. I had to pull a stocking cap over my ears for goodness sakes. All kidding aside, it's been a cold winter here, with 50% more snow than our yearly average. And the dnr wants me to think about spring turkey apps! Lol.

That's a great looking bow you have started there. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[bigbob2]

Any further along yet,fujimo?

[fujimo]

had friends over for the last few days- and been doing some boat hunting- filling freezers.
they left this morning- so i will be getting right on it!!

[timbermoose]

i think wayne is hording this bow from us. been dying to see how it turns out.

[fujimo]

sorry guys, have been working on it in bits and pieces- re-did my form, guess i put my brackets on the bottom form, and shoulda been on the top- so while i had the brackets all off i gave it a few good coats of verathane- to maybe stabalise the m/c a bit.
i really gotta finish it soon, i really want to use it for my spring bear hunt- and that is just around the corner!- 1st april!!! to 1st june

[fujimo]

ok, here goes- worked till 1.30 last night up at 6.30 turn the oven off and cleaned it up this afternoon. really wanted to keep the splices  in the right places, and didnt want the lams sliding down the ramps, so after some careful measuring, and dry runs- glued a block to the back glass- worked really well- will be doing that again.
   
   
nope thats not a gap in the glue line-i sanded the riser with some 36 grit paper- guess its just one of the grooves from the paper- nice strong glue joint   :D   - guess i will use a finer paper next time!    


and the toothpick- really made things so easy- its a keeper
   

the maple came out a beautiful golden colour, with the smooth-on- really like it!
   

so here is it cleaned up and ready to be turned into a bow
   

[soy]

Holy cow!!!

[D]

That looks amazing.  Great work.  I like the block at the end to keep it from sliding and the toothpick idea too.

[timbermoose]

looks awesome bro. looking forward to seeing it all finished up.

[fujimo]

Got it all ground to shape tonight, will glue overlays on tomorrow, and finish it over the weekend.

The toothpick was an idea I got from that ol' fella in Pa.
Good idea, really stopped the slimed lams from sliding all over the place, the blocks worked very well too.

[Buemaker]

Can't you take a couple of days off work and get this bow done?       Suspense is killing us. Looking very nice. Bue--.

[delongbows]

Looks awesome!!!!

[Roy from Pa]

Nice, Wayne..

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Beautiful Wayne!

[Roy from Pa]

Get out of bed, Wayne.. The weekend is here..    Looking forward to seeing it become a bow.

[bigbob2]

Your really killing it!Great work!

[Troy D. Breeding]

Very nice!! Really like the spliced veneers in the limbs.

[fujimo]

thanks all,
i too am looking forward to shooting it- am getting cracking with it!!