2016 Bow Swap

[inksoup]

thanks to you all for all good wishes... me and my family are safe for now.

i hope you like it rainman.

best.

[Roy from Pa]

Wishing you and the family well, Ink.

[breazyears]

Hope everything will work out for you and yours ink.

[Crittergetter]

Ink, I hope everything is well with you and yours!

[Crittergetter]

I had to go out of town for work this week so I'm a little behind. I'll have the bow completed this week end but gotta go back outta town next week so I won't be able to spray the bow till I get back. Sorry #%€#*%, I'm gonna be a few days late!

[wood carver 2]

I just have to get mine packaged up for shipping.
Kelly, can you let me know if I have a green light to ship?
Dave.

[mikkekeswick]

I'm ready for final sanding and spraying. Should ship within a week.

[canopyboy]

Since the plan is to build two identical bows by not needing a spare this time, I'm choosing what I want and hope my recipient likes my taste. Green back, clear belly, yew limbs, laminated i-beam riser with alternating glass and osage sides.

 

Back a little earlier today from family vacation after driving through the night to get home. Had time to pull the risers out of the oven and cut and grind lams. Glass showed up while I was gone too. Won't be too long until ***** gets his bow I hope.

[wood carver 2]

Looking good!
Dave.

[Dan76]

Looks great canopyboy. I finally posted on Monday to #########, I hope you like it. I went with something simply cause it was my first time using green glass and I wanted to see how it went. Then I decided to cut it in half to save myself some postage, overall I think it's nice and it shoots nice too.

Danny

[canopyboy]

Second one out of the oven last night. I'm kinda digging the racing stripe look.

 

[LittleBen]

I also really like that racing stripe glue up. Very cool. Is that the osage I gave you a while back? If so I'm glad to see you're cutting into it! Good luck .... Don't screw up, lol.

[Dan Landis]

David, those risers are really cool looking.  Hope one of them is coming my way.

[Roy from Pa]

Looks very sharp, David.

[wood carver 2]

     
Dave.

[SportHunter]

Making some headway with the English style longbow, very old cedar belly/boo back. I've been wanting to try this true D bow style for a while. Going slow on this one, letting it sweat the string right now. I have to work on this one inside since our humidity is near 95% lately.
 
Left limb is a bit stiff mid limb, working on that slowly, trying to keep it stout. 69" NTN, black n red micarta tips.

   

   

   

[talkingcabbage]

Good looking stuff guys!  I finally got mine sprayed yesterday, then buffed and waxed today.  Got a string made and pre-stretching.  May need to make another though.  I'm a little out of practice as of late.  Also got a piece of leather drying on the bow to get the shape of the grip, and will stitch it up tomorrow, kids willing.  Momma is out of town all weekend, so I'm here trying to play Ring-leader to this three-ring circus solo.  I'll try to get pictures up tomorrow.  I'm totally sold on this Krystal finish.  Sprays super nice, and finishes nice and smooth and hard.  Looks good buffed out with #0000 steel wool too.  Sorry to my victim.  Looks like I'll be a day late shipping for the first time since I've started this swap!  She will go out Monday.

[SportHunter]

Pulled to 18" on tree, stiff at fades.

 

 

[SportHunter]

Drawn to 20" after some fade and tip work.

 

Full brace

 

[canopyboy]

Nice Paul!! You have an understanding wife to be doing that on the kitchen counter. Dang!

Need pictures Joe...

Just back from ETAR and all excited to get back to business. Talked to Big Jim for a little bit about his takedown process and got to examine one up close during the discussion. He's one heck of a guy, very generous with his time and knowledge.