Author Topic: 2020---->What did ya do today? (Read 91185 times)

kennym · « **Reply #560 on:** May 30, 2020, 05:13:39 PM »

Cool!

Shredd · « **Reply #561 on:** May 30, 2020, 05:26:41 PM »

Nice... Good to see you working on bows again...

monterey · « **Reply #562 on:** May 30, 2020, 06:14:10 PM »

Like the tips.

monterey · « **Reply #563 on:** May 30, 2020, 06:22:52 PM »

Put the finish on the second granddaughter bow. Decided not to stain the maple riser and do kinda like the look. The form for these little bows was a reduction of the full size form template for the full size bow. Just did a percentage reduction in cad . Simple as that. Here's a picture of a full size and the little bow together. Big bow is 60" and the little is 50".

Shredd · « **Reply #564 on:** May 30, 2020, 10:30:41 PM »

Monty... So Cool that you did that... It's hard to visualize what a smaller bow looks like, so being next to a standard bow gives you a better idea...

kennym · « **Reply #565 on:** May 31, 2020, 10:30:05 AM »

Mike, I've found the shape can be percentage but stack is harder to guess. Did you % that also?

Flem · « **Reply #566 on:** May 31, 2020, 11:22:37 AM »

I think that plain Maple looks good. Simple and clean. It's easy to get caught up in the quest for the "bling" look. I know, I have been guilty of unnecessary adornments.

monterey · « **Reply #567 on:** May 31, 2020, 01:27:32 PM »

Quote from: kennym on May 31, 2020, 10:30:05 AM

Mike, I've found the shape can be percentage but stack is harder to guess. Did you % that also?

No, I kinda swagged based on suggestions from Jess Stuart. These could've had a little thicker stack but better light than heavy. Also would benefit from less thickness taper. This totals. 004 which I went with due to maintaining the width well out the limb. These two girls will out grow these pretty quickly so they will be due for something off the full size form.

monterey · « **Reply #568 on:** May 31, 2020, 01:30:47 PM »

Quote from: Shredd on May 30, 2020, 10:30:41 PM

Monty... So Cool that you did that... It's hard to visualize what a smaller bow looks like, so being next to a standard bow gives you a better idea...

I was a little bit surprised at how well worked. If you look carefully you can see that the little bow is reflexed a bit more. That's because the thin limbs had almost zero spring back off the form.

monterey · « **Reply #569 on:** May 31, 2020, 01:33:19 PM »

flem, I have a bunch of well seasoned maple and plan to use more of it. Especially with an ASL it doesn't look good when it gets on the gaudy side. Just my opinion on that.

Mad Max · « **Reply #570 on:** May 31, 2020, 03:08:54 PM »

Quote "these little bows was a reduction of the full size form template for the full size bow. Just did a percentage reduction in cad "
I'v done that many time on my CAD program but never on a bow.
You got to keep the kid's away from the cell phone a little bit.
Nice work

monterey · « **Reply #571 on:** June 01, 2020, 12:17:08 PM »

Thanks, Max.

Crooked Stic · « **Reply #572 on:** June 02, 2020, 05:51:32 PM »

OKay am protoing curve limbs. got a shoot able set here. So I had the ash block laying around. should I sex it up or leave it plain? Ideas ??

Mad Max · « **Reply #573 on:** June 02, 2020, 06:11:38 PM »

Less is more

you got a nice curvy stripe going there.
sx, more is more

wood carver 2 · « **Reply #574 on:** June 02, 2020, 06:49:35 PM »

I like it as it is. Maybe a simple leather grip.
Dave.

4 point · « **Reply #575 on:** June 02, 2020, 07:31:46 PM »

I agree. Looks good already but a brown leather grip would really set it off.

Buemaker · « **Reply #576 on:** June 03, 2020, 03:19:37 AM »

I like it the way it is.

ztontonz · « **Reply #577 on:** June 03, 2020, 06:07:36 PM »

Looks great the way it is !

kennym · « **Reply #578 on:** June 03, 2020, 06:13:01 PM »

Quote from: 4 point on June 02, 2020, 07:31:46 PM

I agree. Looks good already but a brown leather grip would really set it off.

This!

Flem · « **Reply #579 on:** June 03, 2020, 08:15:04 PM »

looks like you got a nice Ash there

I agree with the consensus, looks nice. Maybe when you finish it, give it a little amber tone, like old school varnish look.

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