2021 what did you do today?

[wood carver 2]

Looks good.
Dave.

[Roy from Pa]

Mike is that cow hide or deer hide?

Tanned Deer hide stretches real nice.

I spray the hide with 3M adhesive and put the hide on right away and get it positioned, let it sit for 10 minutes and stitch it up.

[Crooked Stic]

Roy I got a bag of upholstery cutoffs off of the bay.
So cow hide. Yeah I got deer but wrong color.  Think sheep hide is about like deer to.

[Flem]

Nice wrap job Stic

Anybody that does leather wraps should consider burnishing the edges. Really finishes off the job, makes it look professional. Easy to do with a little wax.

[Shredd]

  Nice wrap Stic...

 How do you burnish ends, Flem?  Speaking of wax, weren't you giving some away?? I said was into it if you are still into it...

[Flem]

Its simple to burnish the edges of leather. First make sure you have a clean cut on soft leather, stiff leather can be cut smooth or lightly sanded. Then you can warm up your leather and/or wax and rub it into the edges. Then take a tool, most use a wood dowel looking thingy with a groove in it and rub the crap out of the edge until it looks, well.... Burnished!

I do still have some raw beeswax to give away to anybody who wants some for the cost of shipping.

[Longcruise]

You can also wet it slightly and burnish with that dip part of a screw driver handle.   Then, before it dries burnish a little bit of school glue in. Do all this after you dye it if you are going to dye it.  The glue will block some dyes.  Except vinegaroon.  That goes around it.

[Shredd]

I do still have some raw beeswax to give away to anybody who wants some for the cost of shipping.

  Thanks Flem...  I did not think about shipping and I know 2 bee keepers...  I might just ask them for some wax...   

[Flem]

Ask them for the dregs. The bottom of the pot has the best stuff in it, but it's not real pretty. The beekeepers I know don't mind parting with the ugly stuff.

[Roy from Pa]

Thought I'd clean this up a tad:)

[B-JS]

DFC'ed my little 50" Recurve.
Up to 28" it's OK.
But above this, IT hits the wall.
But need to build a 45-50# Version with even more Taper to see If IT has real Potential.

[Shredd]

  Nice Curve...  Looks like you squeezed everything you could out of a 50" bow....   I wonder what it would look like at 52 or 54"...  Do you have pics of the bow??  Unstrung, Brace and 28" draw??

[B-JS]

I want to Test even more Taper.

Pics Not optimal, but i think IT Shows the Essence.

[Shredd]

Wow, Bro...  That is some extreme engineering going on there...  How fast you spitting them arrows out at 10 gpp??

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice.

[B-JS]

Not really measured, yet.
Last try, i almost Killed my crony and ripped of the fletching of my heavy Arrow.
Need to eat my breakfast cereals to have Enough omph to pull the 65# Clean enough for propper chrony results.

[Bowjunkie]

Leather grips... I usually use deer leather and skive the top and bottom edges of the leather on the glue side, so it fades in thickness to almost nothing at the edge. When installed, it appears to roll or fade into the wood.

I spray the back of the leather with 3M spray adhesive, except for the last 3/8" or so where the stitching will be, then lay it on the bow. It never budges. Easier and more neat than the regular contact cement.

For the leather on the arrow shelf and side plate, I use 3M ATG transfer tape. Stays put through all weather but easily removed if ya want. Love that stuff.

[Bowjunkie]

Like this

[Roy from Pa]

 

[Bowjunkie]

Hi buddy 

Picked up a few bowmaking tools at yard sales and antique stores yesterday. Got the drawknives fixed, cleaned, and just need sharpened now, then they'll be ready to go to work.