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Author Topic: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial  (Read 306 times)

Offline JParanee

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Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« on: November 20, 2011, 08:45:00 PM »
I've got a buddy that owns a very cool Pawn Shop

I usually get a call when he gets swords, guns,etc but he has special instructions on what to do when recurves come in

The other day he gave me a call and said he got a new one a Bob Lee Bicentennial , well kneed another bow like I need a hole in my head

I drove the 45 min and what do my wondering eyes should appear but a very nice Bob Lee covered in thousands of mold spots especially on the micarta

The bow seemed straight with no nicks but covered in grey green spots that would not rub off   The bow must have laid in a musty basement for years and this stuff would not rub off it Linda stained into the micarta

After I paid him 220 dollars for it it was on it's way home with me

All I could think was what a buy and I could not wait to take this little restoration project on

First thing I did was shoot it a few times to make sure everything was a okay

Then ji stripped the bow acetone the limbs and started sanding the riser

I took longer than I thought the mold had really stained the micarta but in time it was pretty clean and I hung it up for spray and started gathering my parts

Made a quick call and got a barely used Great Norhern Quiver

Soaked the limb bolts in oil wire brushed them and some flat black paint and while everything was drying laid out a new strung etc.

Threw it all together and wow what a smooth bow

It is a 62 inch bow that is 58 # @ 28 and shoots very nicely very forgiving ,quiet and a real pleasure to shoot

Here it is when I found it the staining does not show in the photo well
   

Riser drying

   

All the parts assembled and ready to go
   

Here it is all together and the best part it shoots my hunting arrows that 5 of my other bows like   It does not get better than that    :)  
   
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Offline GrayRhino

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2011, 09:19:00 PM »
I think it turned out great.  That is a great price on a very nice bow!
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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2011, 09:33:00 PM »
You lucky dog.What a deal!!!
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Offline JParanee

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2011, 09:38:00 PM »
Thanks it's either Bubinga or shedua and micarta   Makes for a very dense nice shooting bow
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Offline Over&Under

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2011, 09:39:00 PM »
Great restore job on that!
Good friend you got there too!
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Offline Jwilliam

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2011, 10:08:00 PM »
What a find !!! Congrats  :thumbsup:  


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Offline DannyBows

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2011, 10:16:00 PM »
Very nice job on the restoration, she's a beauty!
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Offline Night Wing

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2011, 10:21:00 PM »
A great find and a very good restoration job. Congrats on your new toy.
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Offline JParanee

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2011, 10:27:00 PM »
Thanks guys

Night wing I was thinking about you I shoot mostly 60 Inch and a 58 inch bows this 62 sure is smooth and forgiving your 66 inch bows must be like silk
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Offline stujay

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2011, 10:32:00 PM »
Great job, that Bob Lee looks mighty fine!
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Offline Thumper Dunker

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2011, 03:18:00 AM »
Awsome.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline lpcjon2

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2011, 05:57:00 AM »
Lucky guy for sure,I have to say by the looks of that hopper you spend way to much time reading on that can...LOL
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Offline Lamey

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2011, 07:35:00 AM »
nice 'find' Joe!   Patrick told me about it yesturday,  glad you posted pics!
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Offline LONGSTYKES

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2011, 07:48:00 AM »
Congrats on a great find. Love the finding and refurbishing of a classic bow. Great job.
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Offline Bldtrailer

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2011, 08:39:00 AM »
Just shows what a diamond in the ruff a deal can be if one is willing to put some elbow grease into it!  :archer2:
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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2011, 08:56:00 AM »
Discrning that she was a great find and wonderfully restoring her in quick order was nothing but magic for many of us.

Just grand!!!!!!
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Offline JParanee

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2011, 12:37:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Friend:
Discrning that she was a great find and wonderfully restoring her in quick order was nothing but magic for many of us.

Just grand!!!!!!
Friend I dig what you say I feel the same way

This bow is fairly new to have been neglected like that

Classic case of god bless them someone dies and their aires do not know what they have and sometimes don't care.  

A true thourohbreed like this left to languish in a dark moldy basement   Kinda makes ya sad  :)  

Well she is back in the light and a real sweet shooter

I have a lot of Fedoras which pull a bit hard but I use them of a gauge on arrow performance because they throw an arrow hard.  I have yet to chronology this bow yet but it is bare shaft testing right with a like pounded or a little heavier Fedora which is telling me it's throwing an arrow real hard  :)  

On another note just got off the phone with JJ at Bob Lee seriously great guy and a coany that stands behind here bows even sending me updated titanium limb bolt cups


Great bow great company

Thanks
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Offline PaddyMac

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2011, 07:12:00 PM »
Sweet!

That's why I haunt the pawn shops and the garage sales and auctions. You never know.

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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2011, 07:27:00 PM »
Good find Joe. I'm always looking but most of the pawn shops around here wont have em that good. I'll keep looking though.
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Re: Pawn Shop Bob Lee Bicentennial
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2011, 08:23:00 PM »
That was a great find. Congrats! Nice looking bow.
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