I never thought to take pics before the work was done but it was in about typical condition for a bow that's pushing 50 years old except for the less-than-normal amount of stress on the limbs. The finish was sort of yellowed with tiny cracks here & there. Dings & scrapes here & there. Sanding took a long time but not as bad as you'd think.
I guess it could be a '59, I'm no expert on these. I think the original feather rests were red but yellow is the only one I had. I've read elsewhere that these clear glass models of Bears should not be shot because they tend to delaminate but I've shot the daylights out of this one and Bowdoc says it's no problem to shoot them. As I said in the original post, I over-drew the bow to about 36" to open up the tiny stress lines so I could ooze the adhesive in. This made me a little nervous but it was of no consequence.
Thanks everybody for the kind words.
Topic: '60 Kodiak Special refinish...finally done, pics (Read 824 times)
