2022 what did you do today?

[Pat B]

    Bue, I've started a 60" mulberry stave to use the moose sinew you sent me but I'm not sure if it is right for that precious sinew. I'll be looking for a stave when I go to the Tenn. Classic, something worthy of such a backing.

[B-JS]

Almost finished my new toy.
Just some finishing touches.... And clearcoat.

[Crooked Stic]

That looks nice. Something about black.

[Mad Max]

Blacked out

[Longcruise]

Almost finished my new toy.
Just some finishing touches.... And clearcoat.

I like that 👌.   What is your finishing process on this bow?

I'm planning on doing my next personal bow in black.

[B-JS]

Micarta demands very fine sanding.
You will spot every tiny mark.
So i sand down to 240 grit and polish with 00 Steelwool.
For my Riser, i chose the bearpaw Action varnish.
It makes a rough surface and gives a good grip in the Summer.
A smooth matte finish may look more sophisticated, Bü i'm a pracrical guy.

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

Is that a black micarta riser? If so, do you dye once done to keep from seeing the weave?

Did get by the wood store yesterday and they had some 36" fine grain 3x3 hard maple "table legs" in stock. Picked out a nice straight , tight vertical grain piece to make my core lams with.

[B-JS]

Not dyed.
Just polished and clearcoat.
The Micarta is very "fine".
The rough clearcoat blurs the visibility of the layers.
With Gloss clearcoat, you would see them a bit.

[Mad Max]

I got 3  pieces of Padauk today and a sheep horn for tip overlays

[Jeff tech]

I got a recurve form given to me today. Something seems backwards. IDK. I've never built any recurves. I've shot a lot of them. Refinished a lot of them. This one was supposed to be a Bingham's, possibly. I'm not seeing it match a Bingham's. I'm confused, I'm taking my longbow and going inside. JF

[Jeff tech]

Couple more pictures.

[Mad Max]

It's not a binghams
After it comes out of the form you cut threw the glass and and wood to make you grip

Glue one up

[Longcruise]

Micarta demands very fine sanding.
You will spot every tiny mark.
So i sand down to 240 grit and polish with 00 Steelwool.
For my Riser, i chose the bearpaw Action varnish.
It makes a rough surface and gives a good grip in the Summer.
A smooth matte finish may look more sophisticated, Bü i'm a pracrical guy.

I'm planning to do mine with ebonized maple.  One piece.  Maybe gloss finish.   Maybe red accents.

[Crooked Stic]

The Binghams has a 21 in riser. could have modified that tho and kept the Bingham limb.
Kinda looks like a OMC design.

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

Micarta demands very fine sanding.
You will spot every tiny mark.
So i sand down to 240 grit and polish with 00 Steelwool.
For my Riser, i chose the bearpaw Action varnish.
It makes a rough surface and gives a good grip in the Summer.
A smooth matte finish may look more sophisticated, Bü i'm a pracrical guy.

I'm planning to do mine with ebonized maple.  One piece.  Maybe gloss finish.   Maybe red accents.

I want to see this! How are you going to ebonize it?

I have been playing with transtint dyes in alcohol. I have a amber color worked out for the old time maple look.

Working on a green right now. I just wished I could get it dyed deeper to use as accents that do not sand away.

[Longcruise]

Micarta demands very fine sanding.
You will spot every tiny mark.
So i sand down to 240 grit and polish with 00 Steelwool.
For my Riser, i chose the bearpaw Action varnish.
It makes a rough surface and gives a good grip in the Summer.
A smooth matte finish may look more sophisticated, Bü i'm a pracrical guy.

I'm planning to do mine with ebonized maple.  One piece.  Maybe gloss finish.   Maybe red accents.

I want to see this! How are you going to ebonize it?

I have been playing with transtint dyes in alcohol. I have a amber color worked out for the old time maple look.

Working on a green right now. I just wished I could get it dyed deeper to use as accents that do not sand away.

I've played around with a few methods while doing non bow projects and the only one that I felt ok with is india ink.  It’s a potentially messy process so prep will matter.   Probably do final finish with VHT or Duplicolor clear wheel.   Black glass of course.

[Flem]

I was goofing around with ebonizing also a while back. Did not try ink though, sounds interesting.
I had the most success on light color wood, doing a three step process. First was wetting the wood out with a tannic solution, followed by a iron/vinegar solution. After that dried, rubbed it down hard with a rag and then used Transtint black. Turned out jet black on Maple and Englemann Spruce, which was surprising.

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

Flem, that is a great idea for black! The Ferric Nitrate and then flush it with heat was deeper in the wood than any dyes I have tried. Then black dye on top of that!. You can get it really dark with the ferric treatments alone.

I tried Ferric Nitrate on walnut and blood wood  and they were black as coal.

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

Peeled back the tape on some new limbs! Was gifted some streaky glass to use to learn with. This is walnut on one side and some darker curly maple on the other. Man I love seeing what you get!

[Jeff tech]

Pur Dee😍