Author Topic: 2020 Bow Swap Progress Thread (Read 53237 times)

skeaterbait · « **Reply #120 on:** February 22, 2020, 05:56:30 PM »

Quote from: kennym on February 22, 2020, 01:19:45 PM

Pads were 18, was copying (gasp) a known bow for this one but now doing what I shoulda done first. Measure six times cut once!!

Based on what I see here I wonder if we haven't copied the same known bow.

skeaterbait · « **Reply #121 on:** February 22, 2020, 06:09:06 PM »

The Tamarind is in for a nice long bake but I don't think it's going to make it to the bow stage. I don't recall the dark streaks being that far up so I am wondering if I didn't scrape the wax well enough. But I also wonder, would Cactus Juice cause the wax to soak in more or perhaps those dark areas were there and I am just senile. (your welcome Roy, have fun)

On top of that it took on some gnarly checks while it was in the soak.

I'll just have to see what it looks like after the bake and I can shave it down a bit. If it does make the cut I will likely have to change the form I planned to use and go with a more mild R/D

kennym · « **Reply #122 on:** February 22, 2020, 07:04:32 PM »

That is after I changed the pad angle by my usual way. Getting the nocks ahead of the back a bit...

The known bow had nocks on belly side when you put the straitedge to it...

4 point · « **Reply #123 on:** February 22, 2020, 09:38:43 PM »

Well it's all glued up. I think it's gonna finish up a couple pounds heavy. Hopefully that's okay. Made a little lower grip than I normally do just to see if I like it. Still have to glue up the tips and over lays.

Crooked Stic · « **Reply #124 on:** February 22, 2020, 09:52:40 PM »

Somebody gonna be happy. That is a sweet one.

Lonnie if you put that wood in the resin right after the wax was off it may not have been dry enough.

Buemaker · « **Reply #125 on:** February 23, 2020, 03:09:58 AM »

That is a beauty, must have been a puzzle to get it together.

EvilDogBeast · « **Reply #126 on:** February 23, 2020, 03:31:47 AM »

Looks amazing 4 point, you are an artist for sure. Couple pounds heavy? Well within limits! I know I'd work out a bit to shoot that bow

Good call on the flat cardboard, Stic don't like wrinkles

skeaterbait · « **Reply #127 on:** February 23, 2020, 09:24:59 AM »

Quote from: Crooked Stic on February 22, 2020, 09:52:40 PM

Somebody gonna be happy. That is a sweet one.

Lonnie if you put that wood in the resin right after the wax was off it may not have been dry enough.

I will remember that. I was hoping it would be good, it only had wax on the ends and it didn't really look to be enough to seal anything.

Either way, I will just have to go shopping again.... darn it.

BO-R · « **Reply #128 on:** February 23, 2020, 01:09:54 PM »

doing some dry runs before glueup..

4 point · « **Reply #129 on:** February 23, 2020, 08:25:25 PM »

Got the poundage down so its in the range. Shoots good for me. Ready for final sanding and finish.

kennym · « **Reply #130 on:** February 23, 2020, 08:36:27 PM »

Great looker Travis!!

skeaterbait · « **Reply #131 on:** February 23, 2020, 09:28:01 PM »

Those veneers look fantastic. Great bow.

4 point · « **Reply #132 on:** February 23, 2020, 10:22:04 PM »

Thanks guys, I changed the grip a little from what I normally make trying to make the pattern show more. I don't care for it. Hopefully it works for my victims shooting style.

ztontonz · « **Reply #133 on:** February 23, 2020, 11:03:39 PM »

Beautiful bow 4 point! Lucky victim

EvilDogBeast · « **Reply #134 on:** February 24, 2020, 05:45:56 AM »

Beautiful bow Travis. Hope my build turns out even half as nice.

Buemaker · « **Reply #135 on:** February 24, 2020, 07:54:31 AM »

Must be a real Sivertsen, will be one lucky victim.

4 point · « **Reply #136 on:** February 24, 2020, 09:04:00 AM »

Glad you guys like it. I really don’t care for it. I had some pieces that weren’t big enough for anything but overlays. I glued them all together to make a riser block.

Bue, are there Sivertsen’s in Norway?

Buemaker · « **Reply #137 on:** February 24, 2020, 10:35:05 AM »

There is close to 6000 people with the name Sivertsen in Norway.

4 point · « **Reply #138 on:** February 24, 2020, 12:43:03 PM »

That’s the area my family came from when they came to America. The two brothers that came over got in a fight so one changed the spelling from sen to son. There are a lot of sivertson’s around this area.

kennym · « **Reply #139 on:** February 24, 2020, 01:27:39 PM »

Hopefully back on track now...

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