Author Topic: Putting lipstick on a pig (Read 4262 times)

Hoosierarcher88 · « **on:** June 29, 2018, 11:56:02 PM »

Im in the process of if you shall say, putting lipstick on a pig. I recently picked up a used longbow that i had no clue anything about other than it was 68" 55# and D shaped. After receiving it and doing some research i found that its a sas pioneer, $189 new so i wasnt expecting much out of it. My initial thoughts were it was extremely slow which i later found was my perception tricking me as this thing is eerily quiet. There is now twang or thump at the shot, just a very muffled puff sound from tge string. Now i will say for $189 you dont get anything fancy, its some odd ball woods with black glass, matching plain brown wood nock overlays, a flat finish and a pseudo leather grip. Im going fix it up so its a little easier on the eyes and hopefully make it a bit better shooter. First thing on my list i did tonight was ditch the cheap recliner cover "leather" with some real leather. I dampened the leather after cutting close to size and wrapped it in a compression bandage and let sit last night to take shape of the grip. This evening i unwrapped it to find to my surprise it actually took the shape of the handle (ive never done a leather bow grip) and punched holes to lace it up. I loosely laced it up with some artificial sinew and slid it into place before working each lap of sticking tight. I must say i am very pleased with how it looks and it feels like a night and day difference. Next up will be a new string and silencers.

Wannabe1 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2018, 12:00:31 AM »

Excellent work on that wrap! Look forward to some shooting reports after ya get the new string on.

Steve Jr · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2018, 12:10:53 AM »

That looks great ! Nice job

Hoosierarcher88 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2018, 12:14:43 AM »

the grip was my second attempt at anything with leather. Last year while i was learning to walk again i made this armguard.

acedoc · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2018, 07:11:09 AM »

What happened, you mentioned learning to walk again?

Possum Head · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2018, 07:18:05 AM »

Man I’m jealous of your stitching. Nice work

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2018, 07:49:50 AM »

Very nice..

nek4me · « **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2018, 08:41:50 AM »

Nice job on the grip. Those nickels are a unique touch on the guard.

ron w · « **Reply #8 on:** June 30, 2018, 09:15:29 AM »

Great job on the grip.........

Hoosierarcher88 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2018, 03:30:49 PM »

Quote from: acedoc on June 30, 2018, 07:11:09 AM

What happened, you mentioned learning to walk again?

I had a incident with a lawnmower. I hopped off to pick some stuff up out of the yard and while i was in front of it the drive and belt engaged. When i turned around it hit me and went up over my leg. The blade severed the main tendon going from my kneecap down and cut through my kneecap itself

Hoosierarcher88 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2018, 03:31:53 PM »

The buffalo head nickle buttons came from joanns fabric, they are i believe pewter

mahantango · « **Reply #11 on:** June 30, 2018, 08:58:09 PM »

Yikes! That sounds horrible. Great job on the grip, that's how I've been doing them for years.

acedoc · « **Reply #12 on:** July 01, 2018, 12:08:34 AM »

Tough luck , great that you are pushing through recovery

Hoosierarcher88 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 01, 2018, 05:17:09 AM »

Recovery has been pretty decent, i shot cloverdale last year 2 days after the removal of my staples i was still in the full length leg brace. Besides work, shooting is where i get my exercise. Thanks everyone on the grip, it was a lot easier than i expected and i think turned out pretty nice and its very comfortable. The leather was from a bag of scraps i got from hobby lobby

kennym · « **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2018, 08:35:42 AM »

Nice job on both!!

Rick Butler · « **Reply #15 on:** July 02, 2018, 07:52:28 PM »

Nice job!

Hoosierarcher88 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2018, 02:16:41 AM »

Well with the recent realization that i wont be able to order a new custom for a good while project lupstick on a pig is back on the table. Since it has reinforced tips i decided tonight to twist up a fast flight skinny string with b50 padded loops to try out on it. String looks great, now to see how it compares to the regular diameter dacron string.

pavan · « **Reply #17 on:** July 23, 2018, 03:01:08 AM »

Those bows are better behaved with a fast flight string, and deer cannot tell 10 fps, if it works for you, keep it. I have corrected the tiller on one, a bit and glass sanding and limb rounding and nock correction is all it took, with some new finish and a string from Chad at Champion Bow Strings, it shot great and was impossible to tell the guy only paid $60 for it. I hope he shares his deer meat with me.

Hoosierarcher88 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 23, 2018, 03:17:27 AM »

Its not a bad shooter at all. It has a decent amount of back set and is fairly zippy. Really my only problem is that the draw weight is too heavy

pavan · « **Reply #19 on:** July 23, 2018, 03:30:13 AM »

You can take off 5 pounds just by rounding the corners and another couple by rounding the belly corners a little more and a couple more by taking down the belly glass. Count your strokes and keeping checking alignment and brace differences, from the fadeouts, and mid limb. At specific points, I use a mark on the string to remain consistent.


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